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    Issues with WPAD not working for me.

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    • C Offline
      cewjr9842
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      Corrosive: I placed the files here :  /usr/local/www.

      aGeekHere: I am updating the files right now and will update you once its done.

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        KOM
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        IIRC, WPAD doesn't work with HTTPS so if you're using pfSense to serve them then you should be running WebGUI in HTTP mode.

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          cewjr9842
          last edited by

          @KOM:

          IIRC, WPAD doesn't work with HTTPS so if you're using pfSense to serve them then you should be running WebGUI in HTTP mode.

          i understand that. My WEBGUI is on port 8800/HTTP.

          it still is not working after going through you guide exactly given from Ageekhere.

          Also just FYI. I notice the files all are able to be downloaded in the browser, when i use my external windows 2016 webserver that I run on my VM, but im not sure of the configuration after that for http and https blocking in pfsense.
          i am wondering if its something going on somehwere else when trying to use pfsense as the webserver.

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            cewjr9842
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            one thing I am noticing is that when i go to http://192.168.1.30/wpad.dat in my browser it downloads, but when i access http://wpad/wpad.dat it seems to not work. Could this be an issue with DNS resolver?

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              marcelloc
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              why do you need the host as wpad? on most setups, the wpad url includes the ip address.

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                cewjr9842
                last edited by

                I was following the steps in the guide created by ageekhere to be able to filter HTTPS traffic.

                https://forum.pfsense.org/index.php?topic=112335.0

                One thing that is happening is when i enable the DNS host override it will not block any sites.
                I wanted to do the WPAD  so I would not have to do the MITM setup in the proxy. but at this point all I can get to work is the WPAD disabled with Transparent proxy enabled but of course its not blocking HTTPS traffic.

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                  aGeekhere
                  last edited by

                  One thing that is happening is when i enable the DNS host override it will not block any sites.

                  The DNS override on it's own does not block sites.

                  but at this point all I can get to work is the WPAD disabled with Transparent proxy enabled

                  Did you follow all the steps? it should work.

                  Never Fear, A Geek is Here!

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                    cewjr9842
                    last edited by

                    I followed every step to the T!

                    its crazy even when i try to browse to : http://192.168.1.1/wpad.dat or .da , or the proxy.pac file they are not downloading at all in chrome or IE.

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                      aGeekhere
                      last edited by

                      Do you have auto configure enabled in internet options?

                      Never Fear, A Geek is Here!

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                        jopeme
                        last edited by

                        Have you tried setting dns suffix on windows client?

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                          cewjr9842
                          last edited by

                          I got it working now. I had to use the unofficial WPAD package marcelloc created using nginx and it actually started working as it should. Thanks fellows!

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