pfSense Packages loading very slow

kesawi

Running that same command produces no noticeable delays for me, however accessing the system update and package manager through the webgui is very slow.

time pkg update
Updating pfSense-core repository catalogue...
Fetching meta.conf:   0%
Fetching packagesite.pkg:   0%
pfSense-core repository is up to date.
Updating pfSense repository catalogue...
Fetching meta.conf:   0%
Fetching packagesite.pkg:   0%
pfSense repository is up to date.
All repositories are up to date.
0.018u 0.013s 0:04.02 0.4%      7840+630k 85+0io 79pf+0w

Gertjan

@kesawi

Same thing for me, "time pkg update" on the console finished in a second or so.
The GUI, showing "Installed packages" or "Available packages" takes more then a minute to finish.

At first I thought it was a IPv6/IPv4 issue, so I forced to "-4" (modified script in /usr/local/libexec/pfSense-upgrade) but no dice.

stephenw10

Hmm, still slow now?

Does pfSense-repoc complete in reasonable time?

kesawi

@stephenw10 no, it's still taking a long time.

time pfSense-repoc
pfSense-repoc0.093u 0.028s 1:16.03 0.1% 2158+475k 0+40io 0pf+0w

WebGUI takes even longer.

stephenw10

Hmm, do you have IPv6 enabled?

stephenw10

Yeah seems like some IPv6 issue. Try setting 'Prefer IPv4' in Sys > Adv > Networking and retest.

Gertjan

@stephenw10 said in pfSense Packages loading very slow:

Try setting 'Prefer IPv4' in Sys > Adv > Networking and retest.

And that resolves everything of course. With this option checked :

the issue is gone.

Btw : probably related to the access of this forum, since a week or two, IPv6 just fails.
The forum.netgate.com gets resolved for an IPv6, but none of my browser, for none of my location (6 ISP different), using IPv6, using a pfSense router or not, none will connect to the forum over IPv6.
Browsers all fall back quickly to IPv4 208.123.73.71.

Going bare bone :

lynx -verbose https://www.google.com

And all other sites that use IPv6 : ok.

lynx -verbose https://forum.netgate.com

will try over IPv6, .... and then it waits .... the same delay .... and after a minute or so : things start to work, using IPv4.
Really, Netgate ... hosting / routing problems ?

stephenw10

Yup we are digging....

kesawi

@stephenw10 yes, I have IPv6 enabled. As with @Gertjan, preferencing IPv4 when IPv6 is available eliminates the delay.

stephenw10

Should be good now. Seeing expected times for IPv6 here:

[24.03-RELEASE][admin@1100-3.stevew.lan]/root: time pfSense-repoc -N
Messages:
Your Netgate device has pfSense+ as part of your device purchase.
0.679u 0.189s 0:02.34 36.3%	1544+383k 0+59io 0pf+0w

Gertjan

@stephenw10

Yeah
Showing Installed packages or Available packages is now under 5 seconds.
(with "Prefer IPv4 over IPv6" unchecked)

Gamienator 0

@stephenw10 awesome! Good that this issue was found.

kesawi

@stephenw10 I'm showing normal behaviour now as well.