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    There were error(s) loading the rules: pfctl: DIOCADDRULENV: Device busy

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      a.dresner @stephenw10
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      @stephenw10 Would be great if you could take a look at this, its happening quite consistently now

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      • stephenw10S
        stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
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        Still the 6100 running 23.09.1?

        If you manually reload the ruleset in Status > Filter Reload does that trigger it?

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          a.dresner @stephenw10
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          @stephenw10 Yes sir, the 6100 running 23.09.1. Here is the output from the Filter Reload, it did not trigger any notices.

          Initializing
          Creating aliases
          Creating gateway group item...
          Generating Limiter rules
          Generating NAT rules
          Creating 1:1 rules...
          Creating outbound NAT rules
          Creating automatic outbound rules
          Setting up TFTP helper
          Generating filter rules
          Creating default rules
          Pre-caching ...
          Creating filter rule  ...
          Creating filter rules  ...
          Setting up pass/block rules
          Setting up pass/block rules 
          Creating rule 
          Pre-caching Wireguard Port...
          Creating filter rule Wireguard Port ...
          Creating filter rules Wireguard Port ...
          Setting up pass/block rules
          Setting up pass/block rules Wireguard Port
          Creating rule Wireguard Port
          Pre-caching ping...
          Creating filter rule ping ...
          Creating filter rules ping ...
          Setting up pass/block rules
          Setting up pass/block rules ping
          Creating rule ping
          Pre-caching Default allow LAN to any rule...
          Creating filter rule Default allow LAN to any rule ...
          Creating filter rules Default allow LAN to any rule ...
          Setting up pass/block rules
          Setting up pass/block rules Default allow LAN to any rule
          Creating rule Default allow LAN to any rule
          Pre-caching ...
          Creating filter rule  ...
          Creating filter rules  ...
          Setting up pass/block rules
          Setting up pass/block rules 
          Creating rule 
          Pre-caching OpenVPN OpenVPN Users wizard...
          Creating filter rule OpenVPN OpenVPN Users wizard ...
          Creating filter rules OpenVPN OpenVPN Users wizard ...
          Pre-caching Homebridge Allow...
          Creating filter rule Homebridge Allow ...
          Creating filter rules Homebridge Allow ...
          Setting up pass/block rules
          Setting up pass/block rules Homebridge Allow
          Creating rule Homebridge Allow
          Pre-caching Block Default LAN...
          Creating filter rule Block Default LAN ...
          Creating filter rules Block Default LAN ...
          Setting up pass/block rules
          Setting up pass/block rules Block Default LAN
          Creating rule Block Default LAN
          Pre-caching Block Default LAN...
          Creating filter rule Block Default LAN ...
          Creating filter rules Block Default LAN ...
          Setting up pass/block rules
          Setting up pass/block rules Block Default LAN
          Creating rule Block Default LAN
          Pre-caching Allow Any...
          Creating filter rule Allow Any ...
          Creating filter rules Allow Any ...
          Setting up pass/block rules
          Setting up pass/block rules Allow Any
          Creating rule Allow Any
          Pre-caching Pass VPN traffic from WireGuard peers...
          Creating filter rule Pass VPN traffic from WireGuard peers ...
          Creating filter rules Pass VPN traffic from WireGuard peers ...
          Setting up pass/block rules
          Setting up pass/block rules Pass VPN traffic from WireGuard peers
          Creating rule Pass VPN traffic from WireGuard peers
          Pre-caching ...
          Creating filter rule  ...
          Creating filter rules  ...
          Setting up pass/block rules
          Setting up pass/block rules 
          Creating rule 
          Pre-caching Pass VPN traffic from WireGuard peers...
          Creating filter rule Pass VPN traffic from WireGuard peers ...
          Creating filter rules Pass VPN traffic from WireGuard peers ...
          Setting up pass/block rules
          Setting up pass/block rules Pass VPN traffic from WireGuard peers
          Creating rule Pass VPN traffic from WireGuard peers
          Pre-caching UNVR Allow...
          Creating filter rule UNVR Allow ...
          Creating filter rules UNVR Allow ...
          Setting up pass/block rules
          Setting up pass/block rules UNVR Allow
          Creating rule UNVR Allow
          Pre-caching Block Default LAN...
          Creating filter rule Block Default LAN ...
          Creating filter rules Block Default LAN ...
          Setting up pass/block rules
          Setting up pass/block rules Block Default LAN
          Creating rule Block Default LAN
          Pre-caching Allow Any...
          Creating filter rule Allow Any ...
          Creating filter rules Allow Any ...
          Setting up pass/block rules
          Setting up pass/block rules Allow Any
          Creating rule Allow Any
          Creating IPsec rules...
          Creating uPNP rules...
          Generating ALTQ queues
          Loading filter rules
          Setting up logging information
          Setting up Ethernet filter rules...
          Setting up SCRUB information
          Processing down interface states
          Running plugins
          Done
          
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          • stephenw10S
            stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
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            Hmm, is there any sort of pattern to when it happens? When it's passing most traffic perhaps?

            Is there anything else logged at the time?

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              a.dresner @stephenw10
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              @stephenw10 I have 3 locations. 3 6100, 2 of them are nearly identical configuration, most of the same components on the LAN. The 6100 that is throwing off these errors was replaced due to hardware at one time and so the config was restored. It's also the least configured of the 3 in terms of rules. I really wish I could give you more details but that location is pretty quiet..

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                a.dresner @stephenw10
                last edited by

                @stephenw10 I forgot to mention that I have Tac Pro on this device, I plan to open a ticket

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                • stephenw10S
                  stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                  last edited by

                  Yes, open a ticket if you haven't already. Link to this thread so TAC have the details here.

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                  • stephenw10S
                    stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                    last edited by

                    Just to be clear when this happens it just logs that and continues? It doesn't require manual intervention?

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                      a.dresner @stephenw10
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                      @stephenw10 It's crashed and I had to hire someone to go onsite and manually power cycle it

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                      • stephenw10S
                        stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                        last edited by

                        I assume not every time that error is shown though?

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                          a.dresner @stephenw10
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                          @stephenw10 No, just 2x

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                          • stephenw10S
                            stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                            last edited by

                            Hmm, OK. 2x too many!

                            Do you know if it remains responsive at the console when that happens?

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                              a.dresner @stephenw10
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                              @stephenw10 I wish I could say, but its a remote location and has only acted this way when I'm not on site... last time was 24 hours after I left...frustrating

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                              • stephenw10S
                                stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
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                                Are you able to upload a status file to us to review?

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                                  a.dresner @stephenw10
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                                  @stephenw10 of course, pls tell me what to do =)

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                                  • stephenw10S
                                    stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
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                                    Great, you can pull the status_output file from the GUI. See:
                                    https://docs.netgate.com/pfsense/en/latest/recipes/diagnostic-data.html#view-and-download-diagnostic-data-in-the-gui

                                    Then upload it here:
                                    https://nc.netgate.com/nextcloud/s/YfciQktBin7fLEM

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                                      a.dresner @stephenw10
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                                      @stephenw10 All done sir

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                                      • stephenw10S
                                        stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
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                                        Great I see that. Checking....

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                                        • stephenw10S
                                          stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                                          last edited by

                                          Mmm, OK nothing obvious there. I'm going to consult developers on this.

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                                          • stephenw10S
                                            stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                                            last edited by

                                            Ok, the likely cause here is a race condition between filter reloads triggered close to simultaneously.

                                            That obviously shouldn't happen but you can probably mitigate it by tuning your gateway parameters for the WG_VPN_HQ gateway. Currently that is continually throwing alarms and reloading the filter every time it does. I suspect when you see this error it ends up thowing several alarms and queing up reloads.

                                            I would try either setting the monitoring values to far higher numbers, say 50% and 500ms, or disabling monitoring action on the gateway. If that prevents or reduces the errors you're seeing that would prove the theory.

                                            Steve

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