Packages wishlist?

fuzzy

For example IPCop is sucessful in that it has had 2.5 million downloads for the 1.4 series, however I do not think the project developers are aware just how much the addons with features such as content filtering and client side friendly VPN projects such as OpenVPN popularize the project.

To define how important /popular certain features are over other features, a whole new firewall distro endian has been developed from IPCop. Here is what it states about the features it has on the home page.

The features include a stateful packet inspection firewall, application-level proxies for variuos protocols (HTTP, POP3, SMTP) with antivirus support, virus and spamfiltering for email traffic (POP and SMTP), content filtering of Web traffic and a "hassle free" VPN solution (based on OpenVPN).

carboncopy

@Myntric:

@carboncopy:

I'd really love to see snort added to the packages. Squidguard would also be a nice addition.

I've already got plans on a squidGuard package once I've gotten Squid to a stable release.

Mike

Mike,

I am really looking forward to that!! Great work so far I love Pfsense, such a great idea!!! ;D

Cyrandir

I'm really looking forward to the squidGuard package too, once squid is stable

pbs

I don't know if you guys know hamachi (http://www.hamachi.cc) I have a virtual network card for it in my linux box and I love it, I can always "call home" from anywere I am.
Having a virtual Hamachi interface on a pfSense box would be totally great!

lsf

This looks interesting, I'll have a look at it. Seems it's for linux though, so it might need some porting.

colin_

@pbs:

I don't know if you guys know hamachi (http://www.hamachi.cc) I have a virtual network card for it in my linux box and I love it, I can always "call home" from anywere I am.
Having a virtual Hamachi interface on a pfSense box would be totally great!

Hamachi's source is closed, and nobody has reported success running it on BSD systems. A developer stated back in September that demand for a BSD version is high enough that they may look into making one in the future.

pbs

There is actually somebody that was running it on OpenBSD (with few problems) http://forums.hamachi.cc/viewtopic.php?t=1079&highlight=bsd

colin_

@pbs:

There is actually somebody that was running it on OpenBSD (with few problems) http://forums.hamachi.cc/viewtopic.php?t=1079&highlight=bsd

I believe the topic in question referred to running Hamachi on a Windows or Linux system that was set up behind the pf firewall - not running the client itself on BSD.

pbs

Now that i had a chance to read it again … it make sense ... sorry! :-X

nimda79

I want a wireless scanning program like kismet if we can get it in.

sullrich

@nimda79:

I want a wireless scanning program like kismet if we can get it in.

We have pkg_add.

Run (from a shell prompt):

pkg_add -r ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/ports/i386/packages-6.0-release/All/kismet-200507.r1a.tbz
rehash

Then kismet will be available from a shell

Holbrookau

Id like to see the broken FreeRadius package updated and fixed. Please? ;)

sullrich

@Holbrookau:

Id like to see the broken FreeRadius package updated and fixed. Please? ;)

Patches accepted – We are busy fixing bugs in the base system.

bruor

i would like to see a package for cups. it would be useful to have the ability to use this machine as a *nix print server for small businesses

@bruor:

i would like to see a package for cups. it would be useful to have the ability to use this machine as a *nix print server for small businesses

Generally an extremely bad idea. Firewalls shouldn't also be used as general purpose servers. But hey, in the spirit of "allowing one to shoot oneself in the foot" I suppose if someone wrote a package for this it'd be added.

sullrich

This will make more sense down the road when the package manager outgrows pfSense and we become a firewalling or server platform. :P

Wizarden

Can you add trafd(bpft) with mysql or cnupm, and WEB interface for him?

sullrich

@Wizarden:

Can you add trafd(bpft) with mysql or cnupm, and WEB interface for him?

Can we? No. Can you? Yes.

We'll happily take package submissions but the coreteam is too busy to create packages.

Wizarden

ok, when i build package i tell you.

But i have some question, how to be with /etc/crontab? On update pfsense he is clear, but i need it. Or you use another task sheduler system?
Where can i get specifiaction for xml parametrs for web interface? To do web interface.

sullrich

@Wizarden:

ok, when i build package i tell you.

But i have some question, how to be with /etc/crontab? On update pfsense he is clear, but i need it. Or you use another task sheduler system?
Where can i get specifiaction for xml parametrs for web interface? To do web interface.

Use /etc/crontab. We have a function call to update a file with a line.

For studying, use cvs.pfsense.com/cgi-bin/cvsweb.cgi/tools/packages