Packages wishlist?

colin_ · Nov 23, 2005, 8:15 PM

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 · Nov 24, 2005, 9:08 AM

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

colin_ · Nov 25, 2005, 12:17 AM

@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 · Nov 25, 2005, 8:24 AM

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

nimda79 · Nov 25, 2005, 6:36 PM

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

sullrich · Nov 25, 2005, 7:27 PM

@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 · Nov 25, 2005, 10:17 PM

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

sullrich · Nov 25, 2005, 11:41 PM

@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 · Dec 4, 2005, 4:46 PM

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

Guest · Dec 9, 2005, 1:37 AM

@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 · Dec 9, 2005, 3:14 AM

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

Wizarden · Dec 12, 2005, 12:03 PM

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

sullrich · Dec 12, 2005, 4:29 PM

@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 · Dec 12, 2005, 5:36 PM

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 · Dec 12, 2005, 5:44 PM

@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

pbs · Dec 16, 2005, 7:33 PM

FreeNAS should be pretty easy to integrate into pfSense as a pkg … it seems a good way to use extra HD's :-
http://www.freenas.org/

sullrich · Dec 16, 2005, 7:50 PM

@pbs:

FreeNAS should be pretty easy to integrate into pfSense as a pkg … it seems a good way to use extra HD's :-
http://www.freenas.org/

Different goals. We do not plan on turning pfSense into a server platform just yet. We need to focus on firewalling.

Leoandru · Dec 31, 2005, 11:16 PM

I wouldnt mind helping with the package development, but I will need to go learn web programming. php it seems.

sullrich · Dec 31, 2005, 11:21 PM

Currently our package manager uses:

XML
PHP
Shell Scripts
Much sweat and tears

Leoandru · Jan 1, 2006, 1:16 AM

@sullrich:

Currently our package manager uses:

XML

PHP

Shell Scripts

Much sweat and tears

No problem. already got the xml and shell scripting down, its the php part that I have no experience with. anyhow I dont thing It should be hard for me to learn since im a programmer. ;)