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    Unofficial WPAD package for pfSense software

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    • marcellocM
      marcelloc
      last edited by

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

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      Help a community developer! ;D

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        jopeme
        last edited by

        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.

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        • marcellocM
          marcelloc
          last edited by

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

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          Help a community developer! ;D

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            techbee
            last edited by

            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.

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              jetberrocal
              last edited by

              @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.

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                Cino
                last edited by

                @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

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                  jopeme
                  last edited by

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

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                    Bigdaddy168
                    last edited by

                    Nice! Can you make this package official?

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                    • marcellocM
                      marcelloc
                      last edited by

                      @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.

                      Treinamentos de Elite: http://sys-squad.com

                      Help a community developer! ;D

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                        Bigdaddy168
                        last edited by

                        @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!

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                          muhammet
                          last edited by

                          Thanks, great !

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                            warmadmax
                            last edited by

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

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                              xchaz
                              last edited by

                              Hi,

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

                              Thanks,
                              Chaz

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                                asterix
                                last edited by

                                @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?

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                                  vicpome
                                  last edited by

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

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                                    chicago_cs @vicpome
                                    last edited by

                                    @vicpome , check out this topic

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                                    • kklouzalK
                                      kklouzal
                                      last edited by 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.

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                                      • KOMK
                                        KOM
                                        last edited by

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

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                                          vicpome @chicago_cs
                                          last edited by

                                          @chicago_cs Agradezco tu respuesta, yo ya instale el pack , pero queria saber cuales son los pasos que siguen despues del 7, o sea como completar el "Gui" ya que no me funciona.
                                          Gracias.

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                                            vielfede @KOM
                                            last edited by

                                            @KOM if you use FW as wpad server, It is to avoid web interface protocol change, that's a secuirty issue

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