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      Kimbie
      last edited by

      Hi,

      I have a Watchguard x750e and trying to get the fan control to work

      I followed this guide https://forum.pfsense.org/index.php?topic=66129.0

      When i reboot the fans to get quieter but when you get the beeps to say system is ready the fans speed back up.  If I go into the shell and type cd /conf
      ./WGXepc -f 10 they go quiet again.

      Any idea what I am doing wrong?

      Thanks

      Kimbie

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        DeLorean
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        You must install the package "Shellcmd",
        and after installation , you add  this command in Shellcmd :

        /conf/WGXepc -f 10

        This command lower the fan speed during bootup,
        and keeps the fans at lower speed.

        Grtz
        DeLorean

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          Kimbie
          last edited by

          @DeLorean:

          You must install the package "Shellcmd",
          and after installation , you add  this command in Shellcmd :

          /conf/WGXepc -f 10

          This command lower the fan speed during bootup,
          and keeps the fans at lower speed.

          Grtz
          DeLorean

          I tried that and doesn't work either.  I know that command works as if i SSH to the shell and type that it works

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            DeLorean
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            Do you use 32bit or 64bit ?
            If you use pfSense 64Bit, you must use the 64Bit version of WGXepc -> WGXepc64

            After installing the right version of WGXepc,
            you must change the read/write permissions with this command :

            chmod 0755 /conf/WGXepc  (for 32Bit version)
            chmod 0755 /conf/WGXepc64  (for 64bit version)

            I always add the WGXepc package and chmod command via :
            Diagnostics -> command prompt in the Web UI

            Grtz
            DeLorean

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