Is it possible to block unwanted websites with PfSense (with Squid + ACLs)?

Gaucho

@aaron:

It's the Packages option under the System menu…

I do not see this option ther. Under system menu, I only see:

Advanced
Firmware
General Setup
Setup Wizard
Static Routes

What am I doing wrong?

GruensFroeschli

to quote myself:
@GruensFroeschli:

You need to use the full install not embedded.

Gaucho

@GruensFroeschli:

to quote myself:
@GruensFroeschli:

You need to use the full install not embedded.

OK ok ok… and HOW do I install the 'full' version? Like I said above, I donwloaded and burned the LiveCD .iso file, is this the correct one?

If not, where's the FULL .iso? I only see Live, Embedded and Development versions on 'Download' section...

Please help!

GruensFroeschli

If you install from the life version you can select what kernel you want to install.
To run the full install you have to install on a harddisk and not on a CF-card.

Cry Havok

Well, that sounds like you did install the full version. As a double check - what's the contents of /etc/platform?

I've never seen the Packages menu missing from a full install - I've seen it empty when the pfsense.com server couldn't be contacted.

dhipo

get it on snapshot in
http://snapshots.pfsense.com/FreeBSD6/RELENG_1_2/iso/pfSense.iso.gz

burn CD
boot with cd
install on Hard disl with 99 option on menu..

reboot
look packages on system menu, install squid ,
to install squidguaard look at forum topic http://forum.pfsense.org/index.php/topic,3111.0.html
andfollow the way ..

JackTripper

@Gaucho:

@GruensFroeschli:

You need to use the full install not embedded.

OK ok ok… and HOW do I install the 'full' version? Like I said above, I donwloaded and burned the LiveCD .iso file, is this the correct one?

If not, where's the FULL .iso? I only see Live, Embedded and Development versions on 'Download' section...

i don't understand it either. The only download choices are:
LiveCD
Embedded
Developers Edition

You are being told you need to download the Full version and not the Embedded one. Ignoring the fact that the LiveCD and Embedded both point to the same download location, there is no Full version.

What's even more infurating is the note on the download page: "If you are not sure which version is right for you, visit this primer wiki". But that page "doesn't exist yet". And you're not allowed to create it because you don't have a login. And you can't create a login "because of stupid spammers".

It's a debacle from top to bottom.

cmb

Yeah the web sites are a mess. They're improving, and the main site will be replaced in its entirety soon.

The full version is installed from the Live CD. You need:
http://pfsense.untouchable.net/downloads/pfSense-1.2-RC2-LiveCD-Installer.iso.gz

JackTripper

@cmb:

The full version is installed from the Live CD. You need:
http://pfsense.untouchable.net/downloads/pfSense-1.2-RC2-LiveCD-Installer.iso.gz

The steps so far:
- download the LiveCD installer
- extract and burn the iso to a CD
- boot the CD
- select your LAN and WAN interfaces
- browse to the web interface on http://192.168.1.1

Now we need to steps to find and configure squid.

GruensFroeschli

After you took your steps you're running purely out of your RAM and from the CD.
You need to install it on a harddisk!
(option 99 from console)

Cry Havok

@JackTripper:

Now we need to steps to find and configure squid.

Install the full version of pfSense to disk
Reboot
Select System -> Packages
Click on the + to the right of Squid

If and how you configure it will depend entirely on what you want it to do beyond the default.

JackTripper

Install the full version of pfSense to disk

Reboot

Select System -> Packages

Click on the + to the right of Squid

i see my problem. This assumes that i have a hard-drive.

Cry Havok

Which is what people have been telling you from the beginning ;)

dhipo

on console menu 99 option is to instal on hd

Gaucho

@Cry:

Which is what people have been telling you from the beginning ;)

Exactly! Now I found everything I was looking for ;)