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    Unofficial WPAD package for pfSense software

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    • marcellocM Offline
      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

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

      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
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          @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 Offline
                  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
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                              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 Offline
                                  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 Offline
                                    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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                                          vielfede @kklouzal
                                          last edited by

                                          @kklouzal said in Unofficial WPAD package for pfSense software:

                                          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.

                                          Just to clarify 2.4.4 Install

                                          1. System=>Pakages=>Available packages=>System_Patches=>install
                                          2. System=>Patches=>add new patch=>244_unofficial_packages_list.patch (download it from https://github.com/marcelloc/Unofficial-pfSense-packages)
                                          3. save
                                          4. Apply (patch)
                                          fetch -q -o /usr/local/etc/pkg/repos/Unofficial.conf https://raw.githubusercontent.com/marcelloc/Unofficial-pfSense-packages/master/Unofficial.24.conf
                                          
                                          
                                          1. System=>Pakages=>Available packages=>WPAD=>install
                                          2. configure wpad from Services=>WPAD
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                                            KOM @vielfede
                                            last edited by

                                            @vielfede Sorry, what? I don't understand what you mean. There is no inherent security issue using the firewall as the WPAD source. You're already running a web server on it. Serving up wpad.dat and proxy.pac from it doesn't make it insecure.

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