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    [SOLVED] 2.4.3 - /rc.filter_configure_sync: cannot define table bogonsv6

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    • cybrnookC
      cybrnook
      last edited by

      Without going through the git revisions, I would say yes that somewhere between your release and the 2.4 releases it got changed to two hundred thousand 200,000. If you look at the link in the op for the bug ticket to get it fixed, the wording reads of changing the old default value of 200k to 400k. Letting you know that yes, 200k was the current default.

      What I am also thinking is that maybe some add on packages, like pfblocker or snort etc., change this default value to a higher number based off the nature of what new rules they will likely need. This is purely speculative.

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        jdeloach
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        @Bili_boy:

        The thing I don't understand is why it was 200K for you by default in the first place. I'm still on 2.3.4 and my default for "Firewall Maximum Table Entries" is 2M. (2 000 000). Did they reduce the default on purpose ?

        I've wondered the same thing.  I'm on 2.4.3 and the default for "Firewall Maximum Table Entries" is 2M (2,000,000) on my system.  I upgraded from 2.4.2 p1 but I don't remember what it was then and I don't remember ever changing it.  Not sure where all these people are getting that their system has 200K as default.

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        • cybrnookC
          cybrnook
          last edited by

          @jdeloach:

          @Bili_boy:

          The thing I don't understand is why it was 200K for you by default in the first place. I'm still on 2.3.4 and my default for "Firewall Maximum Table Entries" is 2M. (2 000 000). Did they reduce the default on purpose ?

          I've wondered the same thing.  I'm on 2.4.3 and the default for "Firewall Maximum Table Entries" is 2M (2,000,000) on my system.  I upgraded from 2.4.2 p1 but I don't remember what it was then and I don't remember ever changing it.  Not sure where all these people are getting that their system has 200K as default.

          what additional packages do you have installed?

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            jdeloach
            last edited by

            @cybrnook:

            @jdeloach:

            @Bili_boy:

            The thing I don't understand is why it was 200K for you by default in the first place. I'm still on 2.3.4 and my default for "Firewall Maximum Table Entries" is 2M. (2 000 000). Did they reduce the default on purpose ?

            I've wondered the same thing.  I'm on 2.4.3 and the default for "Firewall Maximum Table Entries" is 2M (2,000,000) on my system.  I upgraded from 2.4.2 p1 but I don't remember what it was then and I don't remember ever changing it.  Not sure where all these people are getting that their system has 200K as default.

            what additional packages do you have installed?

            I only have the APC UPS Daemon package installed.  Everything else is just the default install.  I don't have any of the other packages like PfBlockerNG, Squid or Squidguard installed.

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            • cybrnookC
              cybrnook
              last edited by

              @jdeloach:

              @cybrnook:

              @jdeloach:

              @Bili_boy:

              The thing I don't understand is why it was 200K for you by default in the first place. I'm still on 2.3.4 and my default for "Firewall Maximum Table Entries" is 2M. (2 000 000). Did they reduce the default on purpose ?

              I've wondered the same thing.  I'm on 2.4.3 and the default for "Firewall Maximum Table Entries" is 2M (2,000,000) on my system.  I upgraded from 2.4.2 p1 but I don't remember what it was then and I don't remember ever changing it.  Not sure where all these people are getting that their system has 200K as default.

              what additional packages do you have installed?

              I only have the APC UPS Daemon package installed.  Everything else is just the default install.  I don't have any of the other packages like PfBlockerNG, Squid or Squidguard installed.

              interesting. My install was just a vanilla 2.4.3. as soon as the config wizard was done, the error was already there.

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                karlfife
                last edited by

                Am I losing my mind?

                I just updated another 2.4.2 system to 2.4.3, but noticed the new default is 400,000 entries whereas this thread started because the default was 200,000 entries just yesterday.  "Ah, they did a minor point-release and updated the default" I reasoned.

                However, when I went to the machines that I'd manually overridden from 200,000 to 400,000 I noticed that their defaults had also changed, even though they have not been updated (i.e. via point-release).  Huh?  Aren't the defaults hard-coded into the release?

                What I've seen here would be more consistent with the defaults being periodically fetched from somewhere.    Is that true?

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                • DerelictD
                  Derelict LAYER 8 Netgate
                  last edited by

                  I haven't looked at the code but I think there is a logic problem in that "the system default is X." I think it just says whatever the field is set to instead of actually computing what the default would actually be.

                  For instance, I didn't see this overrun on bogonsv6 because mine was set to 2,000,000 by something/someone/probablyme. It said "the default on this system is 2,000,000"

                  Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA
                  A comprehensive network diagram is worth 10,000 words and 15 conference calls.
                  DO NOT set a source address/port in a port forward or firewall rule unless you KNOW you need it!
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                    karlfife
                    last edited by

                    LOL.

                    By george you're right.  Looks like on my system, the "system default" looks a an awful lot like Pi, but I've overridden it to 400,000  ;)

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                      pfAmateur
                      last edited by

                      As a beginner, thank you very much for your explanation!
                      I have set entries to 500K

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                        prbecker
                        last edited by

                        I'd like to thank you all as well for explaining this! Very helpful in resolving this issue.

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                          Smoothrunnings
                          last edited by

                          I guess the big question here is why?

                          Why do we need to increase the Firewall Maximum Table Entries from 200k (default) to 500k all of a sudden? I have been running pfSense a long time and have never had to make this change. So what changed all of a sudden?

                          It's great there is a solution but there isn't any real explanation as to why we have to change this value?

                          Thanks,

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                          • DerelictD
                            Derelict LAYER 8 Netgate
                            last edited by

                            The size of the IPv6 bogons table in the April update changed and pushed some systems over the edge.

                            The default has been changed to 400000 in 2.4.4

                            The timing of the bogons table monthly update and the release of 2.4.3 was simply coincidental.

                            Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA
                            A comprehensive network diagram is worth 10,000 words and 15 conference calls.
                            DO NOT set a source address/port in a port forward or firewall rule unless you KNOW you need it!
                            Do Not Chat For Help! NO_WAN_EGRESS(TM)

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                              AR15Dude
                              last edited by

                              I'm confirming that after I upgraded from 2.4.2_1 to 2.4.3, I had the same type of error:

                              Filter Reload
                              There were error(s) loading the rules: /tmp/rules.debug:19: cannot define table bogonsv6: Cannot allocate memory - The line in question reads [19]: table <bogonsv6> persist file "/etc/bogonsv6"
                              @ 2018-04-09 09:15:46

                              Changing the Firewall Maximum Table Entries from 200000 to 500000 and rebooting solved the problem.

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                                epalzeolithe
                                last edited by

                                Tricky situation

                                • if increase the maximum entries size from 200k to 400k, then rules modification and filters reload work without need of reboot

                                • BUT, then i lose all my bandwidth, coming from 140Mb/s to 1Mb/s

                                • if i use back 200k instead of 400k, then i have the bug back, but my bandwidth is back to 140mb/s !!!

                                What the hell is that issue ???

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                                  pl0ink
                                  last edited by

                                  I have the same problem, even increased to 4,000,000, it does not make the error go away.
                                  Tried several values, increasing from default (listed as 200,000) to current 4,000,000 with reboots.

                                  Only solution i have for now is to "uncheck" the allow IPv6 Traffic in the System / Advanced / Networking section.
                                  No more errors.
                                  So i guess the bogonsv6 data is not loaded now?

                                  Have run PFSense for years without problems, 4 physical interfaces configured with about 10 VLANS, reasonable amount of rules, aliases etc.
                                  Should i continue to increase the number and try?  4,000,000 already seems excessive.

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                                  • DerelictD
                                    Derelict LAYER 8 Netgate
                                    last edited by

                                    Your experience does not mirror countless others.

                                    Are you sure you are changing maximum table entries and not maximum states? They are completely different things.

                                    Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA
                                    A comprehensive network diagram is worth 10,000 words and 15 conference calls.
                                    DO NOT set a source address/port in a port forward or firewall rule unless you KNOW you need it!
                                    Do Not Chat For Help! NO_WAN_EGRESS(TM)

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                                      pl0ink
                                      last edited by

                                      yes, i'm sure, did not touch the default for Max Firewall States.

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                                      • DerelictD
                                        Derelict LAYER 8 Netgate
                                        last edited by

                                        Zero reason for 4,000,000 there. Try 400000. Maybe you are really running out of RAM at 4,000,000.

                                        It really is working for everyone but you.

                                        Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA
                                        A comprehensive network diagram is worth 10,000 words and 15 conference calls.
                                        DO NOT set a source address/port in a port forward or firewall rule unless you KNOW you need it!
                                        Do Not Chat For Help! NO_WAN_EGRESS(TM)

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                                          pl0ink
                                          last edited by

                                          Well, solved it, but don't understand.

                                          Did at least 10 WebGUI reboots, system did really reboot, but kept having the problem.
                                          Finally did a complete system shutdown, removed power and restarted, problem is gone.

                                          After that I changed the 4,000,000 back to 400,000 as you suggested and it still works.
                                          (i had previously increased in increments 200K, 400K, 800K etc, did not change a thing)

                                          so, weird but solved, thanks for your help.  :)

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                                          • CNLiberalC
                                            CNLiberal
                                            last edited by

                                            My buddy is having this exact same issue on a fresh 2.4.3 install on a Dell R210 II with E3-1320 v2.  He has the bogons error, and when we changed it to 400,000 the error went away, but his internet speed TANKED.  I'll tell him to leave it at 400,000 and to save and restart.  If that doesn't work, shutdown, pull power and pop it back in.  I have no idea why it would be different between the two options, except one is setting run level 6, the other run level 0.

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