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    Pfsense updated to 2.8 and now get an crash report

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    • stephenw10S Offline
      stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
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      You can set it in System > Advanced > Miscellaneous.

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        randombits @stephenw10
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        @stephenw10 Thanks, Is it wise to enlarge it leave it in python mode. At a quick glance at cpu usage it appears lower with python mode that could my imagination though. It runs around 25-30% with 2 virtual cores of a i5 6500t looking at the weekly average graph in proxmox.

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          I would leave it at the default 512MB and enable python mode. That is the expected/tested workaround there.

          If you still see issues then revisit.

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            randombits @stephenw10
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            @stephenw10 Thanks Stephen, I appear to have around 3 million blocks in block lists.

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              stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
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              Mmm, quite a lot! 😁

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                randombits @stephenw10
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                @stephenw10 Probably too many. I went a bit overboard selecting lists.

                As an aside, my whole set up EVERYTHING network from the ONT, switch, VOIP ATA, server to wifi uses around ~36 watts

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                  MBILC @stephenw10
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                  @stephenw10 Is this something that may change in the future as a default setting, since it seems not using python mode just causes problems? Or that would be on the pfblocker dev's to make that change?

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                    rpsmith
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                    Mine locked-up early in the upgrade process but a quick push of the power button on my Vault caused it to powered down after a short delay and when it came back up it was still working fine on 2.7.2.

                    RPSmith...

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                      rpsmith
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                      It ultimately had problems and had to be reflashed!

                      RPSmith...

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                        stephenw10 Netgate Administrator @MBILC
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                        @MBILC said in Pfsense updated to 2.8 and now get an crash report:

                        Is this something that may change in the future as a default setting, since it seems not using python mode just causes problems?

                        Unclear. Python mode also introduces complexity many users don't need. But, yes, that would be a choice the pfBlockerNG dev makes IMO.

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                          randombits
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                          Changing over to python mode has significantly reduced cpu usage on my system from around 25% to less than 10%.

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                            Just checking the power log for the server and showing a saving of about 75-100 watts per day since changing over to python mode. Or about £8 a year in electricity.

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                              stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
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                              You mean Watt-hours per day? That's significant. Nice

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                                randombits @stephenw10
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                                @stephenw10 Yes, I meant Wh it went from ~900 watt hours to ~825 watt hours per day.
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