New pfSense Plus 25.03-BETA is here!

mwatch

A new public BETA for pfSense Plus 25.03 is now available!

A big thank you to all users willing to test this BETA release. Your community involvement is essential to making Netgate's pfSense Plus product a stronger solution for everyone!

This release includes over 60 updates, bug fixes, and enhancements. Release Notes with more details on these improvements are linked below!

Release Notes: https://docs.netgate.com/pfsense/en/latest/releases/25-03.html
Blog Post: https://www.netgate.com/blog/netgate-releases-beta-of-pfsense-plus-software-version-25.03

chudak

No upgrade path 24.03 => 25.03?

mcury

Testing now.. so far so good.

Upgrade from 24.11 in a SG-4100 took around 10 minutes.
All packages still working , no problems to report yet.

acme
arpwatch
aws-wizard
iperf
ipsec-profile-wizard
lldpd
Netgate_Firmware_Upgrade
nmap
nut (UPS not directly connected to pfSense, remote server configured).
pfBlockerNG-devel (DNSBL disabled, only using IP block lists).
Service_Watchdog
System_Patches
WireGuard

Thanks Netgate team.

Gertjan

@chudak said in New pfSense Plus 25.03-BETA is here!:

No upgrade path 24.03 => 25.03?

I saw the same question somewhere already, the answer was : go to 24.11 first. You don't need to stay long there, you can then access the second Beta : 25.03.b.20250306.0140.

Btw : 25.03.b.20250306.0140 rock solid for me.
( not using pppoe )

mr_nets

Regarding the PPPoE optimization, is it on track I didn't see any mention about that in the release note and no one has given any feedback?

mcury

Weird, I'm observing some weird logs after updating to 25.03 BETA.
These are new, checked several days behind and only found these after the update.

Found this topic that may relate to this issue: https://forum.netgate.com/topic/195347/seeing-kea-dhcp-issues-after-upgrade-to-24-11/24

echo '{"command":"config-get"}' | nc -U /var/run/kea4-ctrl-socket | jq
echo '{"command":"lease4-get-all"}' | nc -U /var/run/kea4-ctrl-socket | jq

first_command.txt second_command.txt

Cleared DHCP leases but the issue still persists.

Kindly let me know if you need more details, thanks.

Gertjan

@mcury said in New pfSense Plus 25.03-BETA is here!:

first_command.txt

Use this command :

echo '{"command":"config-get"}' | nc -U /var/run/kea4-ctrl-socket | jq | grep 'pool'

Yours showed :

Are you sure ? /32 means : 1 lease avaible !?

I have :

[25.03-BETA][root@pfSense.bhf.tld]/root: echo '{"command":"config-get"}' | nc -U /var/run/kea4-ctrl-socket | jq | grep 'pool'
          "name": "pool_lan_0",
          "name": "pool_opt2_0",
          "name": "pool_opt1_0",
        "thread-pool-size": 0
      "reservations-out-of-pool": false,
          "pools": [
              "client-class": "pool_lan_0",
              "pool": "192.168.1.70-192.168.1.200"
          "pools": [
              "client-class": "pool_opt2_0",
              "pool": "192.168.2.15-192.168.2.254"
          "pools": [
              "client-class": "pool_opt1_0",
              "pool": "192.168.100.50-192.168.100.100"

My pool go from, on 3 interfaces :
LAN : 192.168.1.70 to 192.168.1.200 = 130 Lease avaible.
OPT1: 192.168.2.15 to 192.168.2.254 = 240 leases avaible.
OPT2 : 92.168.100.50-192.168.100.100 = 50 leases avaible.

Gertjan

@Gertjan

edit : Your other pool "pool_opt4_0" looks fine : 192.168.20.2->192.168.20.253

mcury

Hello Gertjan, thanks for the input.

edit : Your other pool "pool_opt4_0" looks fine : 192.168.20.2->192.168.20.253

It is correct, just one lease in that VLAN, all devices are known.
For OPT4, it is a GUEST vlan.

Gertjan

@mcury said in New pfSense Plus 25.03-BETA is here!:

It is correct, just one lease

Can't you give it some more space to breath ?
Just to little 192.168.10.15 to 192.168.10.16 ? ( /31)

ALLOC_FAIL_NO_POOL
+
ALLOC_FAIL_SUBNET
= fail as you entered a subnet thing (the /32) where an pool (barrier) was expected ?

How did you enter this pool ?
Like this :

?

mcury

@Gertjan said in New pfSense Plus 25.03-BETA is here!:

How did you enter this pool ?
Like this :

Yeap, exactly like that.

Gertjan

@mcury

What happens when you give it more space ?

mcury

@Gertjan said in New pfSense Plus 25.03-BETA is here!:

What happens when you give it more space ?

I'll try it, good observation.
As soon as I go back home I'll change it from 192.168.10.15-192.168.10.15 to 192.168.10.15-192.168.10.16 and I'll come here to update this thread with my findings.

chudak

@Gertjan said in New pfSense Plus 25.03-BETA is here!:

@chudak said in New pfSense Plus 25.03-BETA is here!:

No upgrade path 24.03 => 25.03?

I saw the same question somewhere already, the answer was : go to 24.11 first. You don't need to stay long there, you can then access the second Beta : 25.03.b.20250306.0140.

Btw : 25.03.b.20250306.0140 rock solid for me.
( not using pppoe )

I had issues with 24.11 and therefore decided to wait for 25.03. Hope it will be available in the final RC