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    Now Available: pfSense® CE 2.8.0-RELEASE

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      b3rt @ramup
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      @ramup said in Now Available: pfSense® CE 2.8.0-RELEASE:

      @b3rt I am not 100% sure but I believe pfSense CE 2.7.2 users did not receive a package update.

      I think there is no difference between CE / pfsense + package, it's all based on this package, no?
      https://github.com/pfsense/FreeBSD-ports/commits/devel/www/pfSense-pkg-squid
      And that by itself is behind the more up-to-date freebsd version.

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        fireodo
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        Hi,

        the GUI update is offering me, when choosing 2.8.0 stable branch, the version 2.8.0.1500029 - is this correct?

        Regards,
        fireodo

        Kettop Mi4300YL CPU: i5-4300Y @ 1.60GHz RAM: 8GB Ethernet Ports: 4
        SSD: SanDisk pSSD-S2 16GB (ZFS) WiFi: WLE200NX
        pfsense 2.8.0 CE
        Packages: Apcupsd, Cron, Iftop, Iperf, LCDproc, Nmap, pfBlockerNG, RRD_Summary, Shellcmd, Snort, Speedtest, System_Patches.

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          Popolou
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          Great news and thank you. Two years is a looong time in this industry mind you but the mob will indeed be pleased (if not reassured!).

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            ramup @b3rt
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            @b3rt
            Yes there were differences between CE / plus users in respect of squid package.
            CE users package stayed at 0.4.somewhat version while up-to-date-package was 0.5.3

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              ramup @b3rt
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              @b3rt
              pfsense 2.7.2 users stayed at "Config Rev 23.3"
              pfSense Versions
              while pfSense Plus users changed to "Config Rev 23.6" on 2024-11-25 and higher since then.
              pfSense 2.8.0 now uses "Config Rev 24.0" equally to pfSense Plus

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                b3rt @ramup
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                @ramup said in Now Available: pfSense® CE 2.8.0-RELEASE:

                @b3rt
                pfsense 2.7.2 users stayed at "Config Rev 23.3"
                pfSense Versions
                while pfSense Plus users changed to "Config Rev 23.6" on 2024-11-25 and higher since then.
                pfSense 2.8.0 now uses "Config Rev 24.0" equally to pfSense Plus

                right, that's all ok (:
                are you sure this impacts the list of available packages? given these packages are by default not part of any pfsense version?

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                  stephenw10 Netgate Administrator @fireodo
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                  @fireodo said in Now Available: pfSense® CE 2.8.0-RELEASE:

                  the version 2.8.0.1500029 - is this correct?

                  Yes, that's correct. The appended kernel version is the result of build system changes. The display code is fixed in 2.8.0 but 2.7.2 will still show that until you upgrade.

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                    fireodo @stephenw10
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                    @stephenw10 said in Now Available: pfSense® CE 2.8.0-RELEASE:

                    @fireodo said in Now Available: pfSense® CE 2.8.0-RELEASE:

                    the version 2.8.0.1500029 - is this correct?

                    Yes, that's correct. The appended kernel version is the result of build system changes. The display code is fixed in 2.8.0 but 2.7.2 will still show that until you upgrade.

                    Thanks!

                    Kettop Mi4300YL CPU: i5-4300Y @ 1.60GHz RAM: 8GB Ethernet Ports: 4
                    SSD: SanDisk pSSD-S2 16GB (ZFS) WiFi: WLE200NX
                    pfsense 2.8.0 CE
                    Packages: Apcupsd, Cron, Iftop, Iperf, LCDproc, Nmap, pfBlockerNG, RRD_Summary, Shellcmd, Snort, Speedtest, System_Patches.

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                      nimrod @fireodo
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                      Is there going to be offline installation image ? I dont see it here:

                      https://atxfiles.netgate.com/mirror/downloads/

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                      • stephenw10S
                        stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                        last edited by

                        Not currently. New installs of 2.8.0 are via the Net Installer only.

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                          nimrod @stephenw10
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                          I just performed dirty update and it all worked without any issues. Good work guys and keep it up.

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                            sTicKs23 @stephenw10
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                            @stephenw10 Did you guys atleast managed to include the other kernel drivers in the default kernels like iscsi or rs232? Or we need to compile it ourselves again?

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                            • stephenw10S
                              stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
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                              For any specific driver? It's pretty much the same included drivers as 2.7.2.

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                                kikuyu @stephenw10
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                                @stephenw10
                                I performed today a fresh install on new SSD from 2.7.2 to 2.8.0 with restore configuration from media during install. All went smooth. Perfect !!!

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                                  matthijs
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                                  Hi,
                                  I have a question about the new PPOE
                                  what are recommended settings
                                  I run pfsense on proxmox hypervisor with virtio on this hardware https://protectli.com/vault-6-port/

                                  Hardware Checksum Offloading yes or no ?
                                  Hardware TCP Segmentation Offloading yes or no ?
                                  Hardware Large Receive Offloading yes or no ?

                                  Thanks in advance

                                  Kr,

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                                    stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
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                                    I would leave them disabled. I doubt you would see any gain using vtnet with if_pppoe on any of them.

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                                      sokeada
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                                      Hello Experts,

                                      I have a message like below, is it normal and safe to upgrade?

                                      31f98126-4aef-41ee-983c-76e45e2bd032-image.png

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                                      • stephenw10S
                                        stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                                        last edited by

                                        Yes, that's expected. The appended kernel version is a result of build changes. It won't be shown going forward but 2.7.2 still sees it.

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                                          sokeada @stephenw10
                                          last edited by

                                          @stephenw10 thanks for the info, so it's safe to upgrade, right?

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                                            netblues @sokeada
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                                            @sokeada Yes, of course it is. It is always like that before the upgrade.

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