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

cybrnook

@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.

karlfife

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?

Derelict

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"

karlfife

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

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

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prbecker

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

Smoothrunnings

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,

Derelict

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.

AR15Dude

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.

epalzeolithe

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 ???

pl0ink

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.

Derelict

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.

pl0ink

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

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Derelict

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.

pl0ink

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. :)

CNLiberal

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.

Derelict

I suppose it's possible there is an issue with processing the tables if the table size is increased but I have not seen it. In any case a simple reboot should fix it. That is strange.

CNLiberal

My buddy was able to change the Max Table Entries to 400k and rebooted. His slowness went away. However, he still want receiving the same 250Mb down that he was getting on speedof.me. We tried a different speed test site (Comcast's as that's his ISP) and he was receiving 400Mbps. We confirmed this with the interfaces traffic graph on the dashboard.

This seems like a bad bug. Netgate should think about issueing a p1 immediately to fix this issue along with new install media. My friend nearly gave up on pfSense. I convinced him otherwise, but for a complete newbie with no one to go to, this could be a deal breaker.

cybrnook

It should be taken care of in the next release.

CNLiberal

I understand that it should be, but it seems like a large bug if a fresh install kicks the error, but also causes very slow speeds. A fresh install should just work. Seems like a simple thing for Netgate to do. Not to mention it being the right thing to do.