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    • TommyMooT Offline
      TommyMoo @elvisimprsntr
      last edited by

      @elvisimprsntr said in How to update to the latest Tailscale version?:

      pkg add -f https://pkg.freebsd.org/FreeBSD:14:amd64/latest/All/tailscale-1.84.2_1.pkg

      Thanks!

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      • luckman212L Offline
        luckman212 LAYER 8 @elvisimprsntr
        last edited by

        For 25.07 RC, this worked for me (run sh first)

        [25.07-RC][root@r1.lan]/root: sh
# export IGNORE_OSVERSION=yes
# pkg add https://pkg.freebsd.org/FreeBSD:15:amd64/latest/All/tailscale-1.84.2.pkg
# service tailscaled restart
# tailscale up

        # tailscale version
1.84.2
  go version: go1.24.4
# tailscaled -version
1.84.2
  go version: go1.24.4
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          elvisimprsntr
          last edited by elvisimprsntr

          Updated CE 2.7.2 to 1.86.0, but I see there is already a 1.86.2. So you might want to hold off.

          Note: Tailscale halted the rollout of version 1.86.0 for macOS on July 25, 2025, and for all other platforms on July 28, 2025, due to multiple regressions.

          Changelog

          pkg add -f https://pkg.freebsd.org/FreeBSD:14:amd64/quarterly/All/tailscale-1.86.0.pkg

          Freshports

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          • TommyMooT Offline
            TommyMoo @elvisimprsntr
            last edited by

            @elvisimprsntr Thanks, just updated, works fine! 👍 😊

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              elvisimprsntr
              last edited by

              Updated CE 2.7.2 to 1.86.2

              Changelog

              pkg add -f https://pkg.freebsd.org/FreeBSD:14:amd64/quarterly/All/tailscale-1.86.2.pkg

              Freshports

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              • L Offline
                lbm_
                last edited by

                Any ideas to why I get this error? Im running pfsense CE 2.8.0-RELEASE (amd64)

                pkg add https://pkg.freebsd.org/FreeBSD:15:amd64/latest/All/tailscale-1.84.2_1.pkg
pkg: An error occured while fetching package
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                  veddy254 @lbm_
                  last edited by

                  @lbm_ said in How to update to the latest Tailscale version?:

                  https://pkg.freebsd.org/FreeBSD:15:amd64/latest/All/tailscale-1.84.2_1.pkg
                  pkg: An error occured while fetching package

                  I would recommend verifying the DNS settings in PfSense and verifying date/time is correct. Barring that, try again later and see if it still fails. I was able to successfully run the command on my 2.8.0 install (I didn't install it because I've already installed it) so it seems localized.

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                    lbm_ @veddy254
                    last edited by lbm_

                    @veddy254 said in How to update to the latest Tailscale version?:

                    @lbm_ said in How to update to the latest Tailscale version?:

                    https://pkg.freebsd.org/FreeBSD:15:amd64/latest/All/tailscale-1.84.2_1.pkg
                    pkg: An error occured while fetching package

                    I would recommend verifying the DNS settings in PfSense and verifying date/time is correct. Barring that, try again later and see if it still fails. I was able to successfully run the command on my 2.8.0 install (I didn't install it because I've already installed it) so it seems localized.

                    Interesting. After I (reinstalled) tailscale the /etc/resolv.conf was overwritten. So I just readded the DNS entries in the Pfsense WebUI, and not it worked.

                    pkg add -f https://pkg.freebsd.org/FreeBSD:15:amd64/latest/All/tailscale-1.84.2_1.pkg
Fetching tailscale-1.84.2_1.pkg: 100%   11 MiB  11.9MB/s    00:01
Installing tailscale-1.84.2_1...
Newer FreeBSD version for package tailscale:
To ignore this error set IGNORE_OSVERSION=yes
- package: 1500054
- running kernel: 1500029
Ignore the mismatch and continue? [y/N]: y
package tailscale is already installed, forced install
Extracting tailscale-1.84.2_1: 100%

                    And

                    pkg info tailscale
tailscale-1.84.2_1
Name           : tailscale
Version        : 1.84.2_1
Installed on   : Wed Aug  6 09:17:23 2025 CEST
Origin         : security/tailscale
Architecture   : FreeBSD:15:amd64
Prefix         : /usr/local
Categories     : security net-vpn
Licenses       : BSD3CLAUSE
Maintainer     : ashish@FreeBSD.org
WWW            : https://tailscale.com/
Comment        : Mesh VPN that makes it easy to connect your devices
Shared Libs required:
	libthr.so.3
	libc.so.7
Annotations    :
	FreeBSD_version: 1500054
	build_timestamp: 2025-07-30T02:26:16+0000
	built_by       : poudriere-git-3.4.2-12-g74a54a88
	port_checkout_unclean: no
	port_git_hash  : 275975297bc
	ports_top_checkout_unclean: no
	ports_top_git_hash: 0cd2c078c1e
Flat size      : 35.4MiB
Description    :
Tailscale is a mesh VPN alternative, based on WireGuard, that connects your
computers, databases, and services together securely without any proxies.
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                    • TommyMooT Offline
                      TommyMoo
                      last edited by TommyMoo

                      Hello everybody,
                      I am on CE 2.8.0 Release, and installed Tailscale 1.86.2 … I saw to late, that this pkg link ->
                      pkg add -f https://pkg.freebsd.org/FreeBSD:14:amd64/quarterly/All/tailscale-1.86.2.pkg
                      is for FreeBSD:14

                      So far, my mistake, but I have not found any problem with this version 1.8.6.2 for FreeBSD:14 on my X86 pfsense CE 2.8.0 it runs perfect, without any problems, since 4 days.

                      Logged into pfsense, and executet the followining commands:

                      sh

                      #export IGNORE_OSVERSION=yes
                      #pkg add -f https://pkg.freebsd.org/FreeBSD:14:amd64/quarterly/All/tailscale-1.86.2.pkg
                      #service tailscaled restart
                      #tailscale up

                      #pkg info tailscale
                      tailscale-1.86.2
                      Name : tailscale
                      Version : 1.86.2
                      Installed on : Sat Aug 2 00:39:41 2025 CEST
                      Origin : security/tailscale
                      Architecture : FreeBSD:14:amd64
                      Prefix : /usr/local
                      Categories : security net-vpn
                      Licenses : BSD3CLAUSE
                      Maintainer : ashish@FreeBSD.org
                      WWW : https://tailscale.com/
                      Comment : Mesh VPN that makes it easy to connect your devices
                      Shared Libs required:
                      libthr.so.3
                      libc.so.7
                      Annotations :
                      FreeBSD_version: 1402000
                      build_timestamp: 2025-07-31T01:06:05+0000
                      built_by : poudriere-git-3.4.3
                      port_checkout_unclean: no
                      port_git_hash : 412b8fcb2
                      ports_top_checkout_unclean: no
                      ports_top_git_hash: 2a841e26c
                      Flat size : 35.5MiB
                      Description :
                      Tailscale is a mesh VPN alternative, based on WireGuard, that connects your
                      computers, databases, and services together securely without any proxies.

                      #tailscale version
                      1.86.2
                      long version: 1.86.2
                      go version: go1.24.4

                      ——————
                      I cant take responsibilty, cause I took by accident the FreeBSD:14 version, that is on v.1.86.2, dont want give a bad example, or cause anyone trouble, with what I did, I only can say, it works for my X86 Box pfsense 2.8.0 just GREAT & stable, no connections issues at all, neither found any other issue.

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                        veddy254 @TommyMoo
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                        @TommyMoo While it may work with the FreeBSD 14 version, I would not recommend running it long-term as any future updates to PfSense and the underlying FreeBSD 15 version running underneath it can and likely will at some point break. I would still recommend downgrading to 1.84.2_1 until the FreeBSD 15 version gets updated to 1.86.2. Not to mention that none of the changes between 1.84.2_1 and 1.86.2 really would affect a PfSense Node and would only apply to other clients.

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                        • TommyMooT Offline
                          TommyMoo @veddy254
                          last edited by

                          @veddy254 O; will do so.. Thanks for your advice and expertise, will downgrade 👍

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                          • TommyMooT Offline
                            TommyMoo @veddy254
                            last edited by

                            @veddy254 LOL, now I have a problem... ->

                            pkg add https://pkg.freebsd.org/FreeBSD:15:amd64/latest/All/tailscale-1.84.2_1.pkg
                            Fetching tailscale-1.84.2_1.pkg: 100% 11 MiB 11.9MB/s 00:01
                            Installing tailscale-1.84.2_1...
                            Newer FreeBSD version for package tailscale:
                            To ignore this error set IGNORE_OSVERSION=yes

                            • package: 1500054
                            • running kernel: 1500029
                              Ignore the mismatch and continue? [y/N]: y
                              the most recent version of tailscale-1.86.2 is already installed

                            Will maybe, have to deinstall, and install again.... my fault, or you have a tip for me ? 🤕

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                              veddy254 @TommyMoo
                              last edited by veddy254

                              @TommyMoo you'll have to uninstall 1.86.2, then install 1.84.2_1, yes. you could also try adding the -f flag aka pkg add -f https://pkg.freebsd.org/FreeBSD:15:amd64/latest/All/tailscale-1.84.2_1.pkg

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                              • TommyMooT Offline
                                TommyMoo @veddy254
                                last edited by

                                @veddy254 Thank you, the -f flag fixed it!!

                                $ tailscale version
                                1.84.2
                                go version: go1.24.5

                                Will in future, pay more attention, for no mismatch happens again! Tks 😊

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