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    • stephenw10S
      stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
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      If you can wait I would do so.
      If you're on site I would first try a re-install and restore of 2.1.3. If you look at the backup/restore section in the webgui you have the option of backing up each part of the config file separately. You can then restore each part testing at each stage.
      For your config the major parts that you'd rather not have to reconfigure manually are probably, DHCP server - with all the static leases you have, firewall rules and captive portal.
      Take install media with you anything you might need. If you have a spare HD take that and swap it out so you can always fall back to the old one.  :)

      Steve

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        arnoldg
        last edited by

        finaly got a new machine up and running.
        restored from backup captive portable and lan/wan setings.

        same speed issu. need some more advice.

        i could disable captive portal but then we can't make any money out of it.

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        • stephenw10S
          stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
          last edited by

          Hmm, so you restored only those sections of the config?
          I'm away from home right now so I'm restricted to using only a tablet. Might not be much help.  :-\

          Steve

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            arnoldg
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            Today i downloaded an old version 2.1.0 the first release, installed it. and my network is going like a rokket.
            pffff finaly solved this problem.

            Don't know why the newer versions aren't working but i don't update pfsense again.

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            • stephenw10S
              stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
              last edited by

              Hmm, not really solved then.  :-
              Did you try a clean install of 2.1.4? What version were you runninb before any of this trouble started?

              Steve

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                arnoldg
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                This is the current verion i'm running, and its running gooooood.
                2.1-RELEASE (amd64)
                built on Wed Sep 11 18:17:48 EDT 2013
                FreeBSD 8.3-RELEASE-p11

                The latest version i had running from a newly installed live cd was 2.1.4 the download speed was terrible slow.

                the problem is not solved, but for me i don't think i ever update my pfsense setup again.

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                • stephenw10S
                  stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                  last edited by

                  @arnoldg:

                  i don't think i ever update my pfsense setup again.

                  Not an ideal situation.  :P

                  Reading back it looks like you were running 2.1.1 and seeing good speed and then went straight to 2.1.3 and saw very bad speed. Yes? You haven't tried 2.1.2?

                  I guess once 2.2 is released this might be solved. If you do stick with a lower version until then make sure your firewall rules are locked down. There are vulnerabilities in those versions that could be exploited by someone with access to the admin interface.

                  Steve

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                    arnoldg
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                    how do i lock down the firewall rules ?

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                    • stephenw10S
                      stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
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                      It's while since I read your config files. I mean just make sure that public users are prevented from reaching the webgui login page.
                      Also does your captive portal page have any reference to pfSense? It's easy to Google the known exploits in pfSense so you probably don't want to be announcing what you're running to a campsite full of 16 year old hackers with nothing better to do.  ;) Security though obscurity is not great but it's better than nothing.

                      Steve

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                        arnoldg
                        last edited by

                        i have the luck that the average age here is 50+
                        most off them only know how to turn on the computer and do some surfing :)

                        i keep it in mind. and are going to try pfsense 2.2 when it is released

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