Can't add curl package?

dalesd

So I'm trying to set up port forwarding for my VPN, and I'm following the instructions laid out here:
ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/ports/amd64/packages-8.3-release/Latest

I'm stuck on adding curl and xmlstarlet packages. I ssh to my PfSense box and when I try to install them, I get this error:

: pkg_add -r curl
Error: Unable to get ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/ports/amd64/packages-8.3-release/Latest/curl.tbz: Can't open data connection
pkg_add: unable to fetch 'ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/ports/amd64/packages-8.3-release/Latest/curl.tbz' by URL

What's wrong?

stephenw10

Can you download anything from the command line? For example:

[2.1.1-PRERELEASE][root@pfsense.localdomain]/root(17): fetch -o /dev/null http://updates.pfsense.org/_updaters/version
/dev/null                                     100% of   12  B  100 kBps

If not it could be this:
https://doc.pfsense.org/index.php/Controlling_IPv6_or_IPv4_Preference

Steve

dalesd

Yes, Steve, that works. I get the same output as you.

[2.1-RELEASE][admin@pfsense.localdomain]/root(17): fetch -o /dev/null http://updates.pfsense.org/_updaters/version
/dev/null                                     100% of   12  B  212 kBps

stephenw10

What about the actual package file:

[2.1.1-PRERELEASE][root@pfsense.localdomain]/root(5): fetch -o /dev/null ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/ports/amd64/packages-8.3-release/Latest/curl.tbz
/dev/null                                     100% of 1291 kB  479 kBps

Steve

dalesd

Nope.

[2.1-RELEASE][admin@pfsense.localdomain]/root(18): fetch -o /dev/null ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/ports/amd64/packages-8.3-release/Latest/curl.tbz
fetch: ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/ports/amd64/packages-8.3-release/Latest/curl.tbz: Can't open data connection

dalesd

Ok, that got me thinking. I tuned off my VPN and I was able to install both packages.

Problem solved, I think.

stephenw10

Some odd routing going on perhaps. ;)

Steve

dalesd

So, maybe it's not working as I thought.


[2.1-RELEASE][admin@pfsense.localdomain]/var/log(46): pkg_add -r curl           
Fetching ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/ports/amd64/packages-8.3-release/Latest/curl.tbz... Done.
pkg_add: package 'curl-7.24.0' or its older version already installed
[2.1-RELEASE][admin@pfsense.localdomain]/var/log(47): curl                      
curl: Command not found.

What's going on?

stephenw10

Either you already installed it or pfSense already has a newer version of curl that has been included for some feature or security update. It's easy to cause problems in pfSense by installing FreeBSD packages. pfSense has many, many patches from the FreeBSD release and if you overwrite those bad things happen. ;)

Steve

dalesd

So how do I get curl working?

stephenw10

What's not working about it if it's already installed? What are you trying to do? Not that I have much experience using curl. ;)

Steve

dalesd

When I run the curl command, I just get "command not found"

I'm trying to get port forwarding to work with PIA. Following the instructions here:

https://forum.pfsense.org/index.php/topic,71725.msg399818.html

stephenw10

What other packages do you have installed on that box, either pfSense or FreeBSD packages?

You might have to specify the path to curl if it's not in the system path. You'll notice the script specified a whole host of directories.

Steve

dalesd

Of course, the path! Thanks. I'll specify the path and see how that goes. Thanks.

bryan.paradis

If you installrf curl and command is not found just try a simple rehash.


rehash
curl