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      mbedyn
      last edited by

      hello
      Great work.. but seams to  MiniUpnpd service is attached to BASE system and additionally, still exist in packages available to install.
      Now, I have two the same entries in menu  ;D

      regards
      Michael

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        billm
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        @mbedyn:

        hello
        Great work.. but seams to  MiniUpnpd service is attached to BASE system and additionally, still exist in packages available to install.
        Now, I have two the same entries in menu  ;D

        regards
        Michael

        De-install the package, then reapply the update.  We'll pull it from the packages list once we have an actual release that contains this in base :)

        –Bill

        pfSense core developer
        blog - http://www.ucsecurity.com/
        twitter - billmarquette

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          trendchiller
          last edited by

          BTW:
          uPNP is not too important for me, but nice that it works, but:

          cosmetically it would look much better when called uPNP in the GUI, not miniupnpd i think…

          and would it be possible to have a checkbox to activate or deactivate, since it's built in to pfsense by now ?

          as in the RIP package, there is a way to enable or disable... would be some kind of essential i think...

          regards,

          Martin

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            rsw686
            last edited by

            @trendchiller:

            BTW:
            uPNP is not too important for me, but nice that it works, but:

            cosmetically it would look much better when called uPNP in the GUI, not miniupnpd i think…

            and would it be possible to have a checkbox to activate or deactivate, since it's built in to pfsense by now ?

            as in the RIP package, there is a way to enable or disable... would be some kind of essential i think...

            regards,

            Martin

            Don't select any interfaces and its not enabled. If you've selected an interface and want to deselect it hold the ctrl key and click the selected interface. Save the settings. Look in the log it will say something like

            miniupnpd: syncing package
            miniupnpd: no interfaces found stopping service

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              hoba
              last edited by

              Can you add this as description somewhere in the gui? I think this will become a faq if it's not noted there.

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                rsw686
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                @hoba:

                Can you add this as description somewhere in the gui? I think this will become a faq if it's not noted there.

                I'll do that as well as removing the the syslog messages unless the service is active. That way there is no confusion whether its active or not.

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                  hoba
                  last edited by

                  Great  :)

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                    Skud
                    last edited by

                    If it's just as easy, why not put an "Enable UPnP" checkbox? That way there is no confusion and if it's unchecked you KNOW that it's not running..

                    Again, if it's just as easy..

                    Thanks!!
                    Riley

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                      trendchiller
                      last edited by

                      I'd find it better, too… with a checkbox...

                      else, why is the miniupnpd listed in the packages tab when it's included in the pfsense itself ?

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                        rsw686
                        last edited by

                        @trendchiller:

                        I'd find it better, too… with a checkbox...

                        else, why is the miniupnpd listed in the packages tab when it's included in the pfsense itself ?

                        Its listed in the packages tab because its not included in an official release yet. Once it is, it will be removed from the packages list.

                        Yes its easy to add a checkbox, but I really don't understand why. Its redundant to the interfaces box. A check is just as easy to spot as a highlighted interface.  ;) ;)

                        The thing is then if you select the checkbox miniupnpd might not be running because no interfaces are selected.

                        Let me discuss this and I'll get back to you two on it.

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                          billm
                          last edited by

                          @trendchiller:

                          I'd find it better, too… with a checkbox...

                          else, why is the miniupnpd listed in the packages tab when it's included in the pfsense itself ?

                          I answered that something like 5 posts back.

                          –Bill

                          pfSense core developer
                          blog - http://www.ucsecurity.com/
                          twitter - billmarquette

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                            rsw686
                            last edited by

                            I updated miniupnpd to version 20061214. I added the checkbox to enable it, and changed the format of miniupnpd to MiniUPnPd on the menu. Let me know if theres anything else you see that should be changed.

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                              valnar
                              last edited by

                              Sorry I haven't read through this whole thread, but I have a question.

                              I'm coming as a m0n0wall user that needs UPnP support.  Do any of the later builds have this already installed in pfsense?  Or is it still a manual process to get it added?  I need this functionality to make an H.323 video application work.  http://www.polycom.com/products_services/0,,pw-4367,00.html

                              I'll be using the embedded (WRAP) image.

                              Thanks!
                              Robert

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                                databeestje
                                last edited by

                                if this is a embedded or livecd install. fetch yourself a snapshot from http://pfsense.com/~sullrich/

                                If this is a HD install. Download 1.0.1 and install the package through the package menu.

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                                  valnar
                                  last edited by

                                  Got the latest one there. Thanks!

                                  Robert

                                  Edit: UPnP seems to be working, but there is nothing ever listed in the UPNP Status page.
                                  Also, once you've entered some information in the miniupnpd Settings tab, is there ever a way to stop or clear the firewall from using UPnP short of resetting back to factory defaults?  How do you stop or restart the service?

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                                    databeestje
                                    last edited by

                                    let's see, there is a enable disable checkbox.
                                    Status -> Services displays the current status.
                                    And the upnp status does display created port mapping. If there is nothing mapped, there is nothing to see. The rest goes into the system log.

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                                      valnar
                                      last edited by

                                      Where is the enable/disable checkbox?  Not on the 12-23-2006 build I'm using.

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                                        databeestje
                                        last edited by

                                        System -> packages -> installed Packages -> reinstall package gui components

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                                          valnar
                                          last edited by

                                          There is no Packages in System.  I'm on a WRAP.

                                          So how would one know if its enabled?

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                                            databeestje
                                            last edited by

                                            ah, well, the current upnp code included in base is not yet up to date with the package. That will probably work itself out in the near future.

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