Unofficial WPAD package for pfSense software

marcelloc

Hi Marcelloc,

Can you possible give us a full install documentation of this https filtering using wpad. I mean the whole setup. I have not followed this topic since I am new here and I want to know more about this. Thanks

The first topic has the install instructions. I prefer enabling the Unofficial repo and installing it using GUI, then access services -> wpad and configuring it typing suggested default settings.

jopeme

After configuring wpad it is necessary to configure something more like for example dns host overrides, dhcp, firewall rules or the package takes care of all that?

I am testing it from a subnet called vlan102 and if I configure it in the proxy configuration of url browsers http://pfsense.domain.local/proxy.pac file it works perfectly, but if I activate the autodectection in these browsers then it does not work.
In /usr/local/etc/nginx/nginx_wpad0.conf i see this:

server {
listen 10.0.0.1:80;
server_name wpad.localdomain
server name 127.0.0.1
client_max_body_size 200m;

I think it is stranger that server name is wpad.localdomain? and 127.0.0.1 ? My lan ip address is 10.0.0.1

These are my rules in this interface (second rule is necessary to load http://pfsense.domain.local/proxy.pac) and all http and https go to 3128 squid port:

Thanks.

marcelloc

For autodetect, you need to configure wpad.your.domain.local to resolve fw ip address and also define wpad records on dns.

jopeme

I know how to setting dns records on dns resolver services -> hosts overrides and i write :
host: wpad
domain: domain.local
ip: 10.0.0.1

I don't understand what do you mean "you need to configure wpad.your.domain.local to resolve fw ip address". How to ?

Sorry for my english.

Thanks again.

marcelloc

That's exactly what you did. Client's browsers will look for proxy.pac file under wpad.you.domain.local/proxy.pac

techbee

I hope it would have been a full documented setup configuration and not only this unofficial wpad install because subsequently there will be follow up questions related to this setup which will be answered one by one which is unproductive.

ofcourse we do appreciate this wpad easily install.

jetberrocal

@marcelloc:

For autodetect, you need to configure wpad.your.domain.local to resolve fw ip address and also define wpad records on dns.

Marcelloc. Please when you have the time, add a note to the Install instructions that we have to make the DNS or DHCP settings for auto-detection. If possible giving an example for the sake of novice users.

Cino

@jetberrocal:

@marcelloc:

For autodetect, you need to configure wpad.your.domain.local to resolve fw ip address and also define wpad records on dns.

Marcelloc. Please when you have the time, add a note to the Install instructions that we have to make the DNS or DHCP settings for auto-detection. If possible giving an example for the sake of novice users.

This should help:

https://doc.pfsense.org/index.php/WPAD_Autoconfigure_for_Squid

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

jopeme

If you would please, we would be very grateful for a more detailed guide.
Thanks.

Bigdaddy168

Nice! Can you make this package official?

marcelloc

@Bigdaddy168:

Nice! Can you make this package official?

I can submit a pull request to oficial repo. But need core team review to get merged.

Bigdaddy168

@marcelloc:

@Bigdaddy168:

Nice! Can you make this package official?

I can submit a pull request to oficial repo. But need core team review to get merged.

That would be great!

muhammet

Thanks, great !

warmadmax

any news on if this will make it to official package status?

xchaz

Hi,

squid+WPAD bypasses my captive portal. Is there any other way?

Thanks,
Chaz

asterix

@marcelloc:

@Bigdaddy168:

Nice! Can you make this package official?

I can submit a pull request to oficial repo. But need core team review to get merged.

Great work here marcelloc. Finally I have wpad hosted with webconfigurator on https.

Any update on the pull request to official repo?

vicpome

Hi, Marcelloc , Is there a step-by-step manual or instuctions for config the GUI of the "wpad" after it is installed?.
Thanks.

chicago_cs

@vicpome , check out this topic

kklouzal

@marcelloc said in Unofficial WPAD package for pfSense software:

fetch -q -o /usr/local/etc/pkg/repos/Unofficial.conf https://raw.githubusercontent.com/marcelloc/Unofficial-pfSense-packages/master/Unofficial.24.conf

I logged into SSH, opened Shell, pasted in the 2.4 unofficial repo command and hit enter.

Now when I go to my package manager inside web gui there are no available packages being listed, none at all.

Going to Diagnostics->Edit File and saving "/usr/local/etc/pkg/repos/Unofficial.conf" as a blank file brings my official packages back thankfully.

EDIT:

Solved it, a little searching found that the github repo supplies a patch you must apply so PfSense can display unofficial repos. Check the main page on the github page for more info.

KOM

That's a lot of hassle with the potential to break pfSense just to configure WPAD, which is simple to configure by hand.