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      kenpachizaraki @pfsensation
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      @pfsensation is e2guardian working on multi vlan and multiwan? Got a quick test today but its not working....

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        pfsensation @kenpachizaraki
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        @kenpachizaraki Should Work fine on multi VLAN, you do have to select the interfaces. However it doesn't yet support Multi WAN.

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          ucribrahim @kenpachizaraki
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            kenpachizaraki @pfsensation
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            @pfsensation ok thats a stopper!!!
            But will it work squid multi wan + e2g? Ill give a shot on it today.

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              pfsensation @kenpachizaraki
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              @kenpachizaraki said in Unofficial E2guardian package for pfSense:

              @pfsensation ok thats a stopper!!!
              But will it work squid multi wan + e2g? Ill give a shot on it today.

              Yeah that setup should be fine, although I haven't tried it. Theoretically it should work because all the traffic is passed to Squid, then it can decide to use the multiple gateways. Let us know what results you get if you try it, I know there's been quite a few requests for that.

              However, I completely forgot. For one of my sites, I do have E2 Guardians configured via VLANs. So I can vouch that it does work fine as long as you assign the interface correctly and get DHCP etc working properly on the VLAN.

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                pfsensation
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                @marcelloc Can you please update the package files? Me, Fred and Phillip have pushed quite a few patches and fixes to the E2 Guardian branch.

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                  kenpachizaraki @pfsensation
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                  @pfsensation yes dhcp vlans are working correctly. Right now i enabled squid but no blocking on sites. Just pure proxy. I want to use e2g since it can block https without installing cert. Ill post result later.

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                    pfsensation @kenpachizaraki
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                    @kenpachizaraki said in Unofficial E2guardian package for pfSense:

                    @pfsensation yes dhcp vlans are working correctly. Right now i enabled squid but no blocking on sites. Just pure proxy. I want to use e2g since it can block https without installing cert. Ill post result later.

                    I personally would steer away from Squid unless you really need to fill in the gap for multiwan support. Pfsense runs a old version of Squid that's pretty slow by today's standards. In my own testing, streaming sites like YouTube were a lot slower with Squid. E2 Guardian v5 on the other hand has been super fast and the code is way more efficient now.

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                      kenpachizaraki @pfsensation
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                      @pfsensation yes that why i like e2g coz of that reason. However without multi wan support the only way is to use squid. If only e2g works multiwan then i can ditched squid. Maybe someone was able to work it out since it is common to have multi wan.

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                        pfsensation @kenpachizaraki
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                        @kenpachizaraki said in Unofficial E2guardian package for pfSense:

                        @pfsensation yes that why i like e2g coz of that reason. However without multi wan support the only way is to use squid. If only e2g works multiwan then i can ditched squid. Maybe someone was able to work it out since it is common to have multi wan.

                        I used to use multi wan with gateway groups before but it turned out to be a pain sometimes, you need to spend quite some time setting it up correctly. You can't truly use both lines as one as the Web server on the other end will always see two IP's. Now at home I've only got a multi wan to fail over to free street WiFi lol, if my main connection fails. So pfsense can at least get a connection to send out an email notification to me.

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                          pfsensation
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                          Just as a heads up guys, pfSense 2.4.4 is released. But E2Guardian package has not yet been updated to support it. Hopefully it will be updated shortly by @marcelloc
                          so don't update until a new package has come out. Otherwise you'll be left with a wide open network without filtering!

                          • Also if you have pfBlockerNG installed, do not update it!! - It completely messes up the PHP GUI! I found out the hard way...
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                            marcelloc
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                            Starting with 2.4.4, only official packages are listed on default installation.

                            To workaround this limitation, apply the patch on my unofficial repo.

                            https://github.com/marcelloc/Unofficial-pfSense-packages/blob/master/244_unofficial_packages_list.patch

                            apply using system patches package.

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

                            Help a community developer! ;D

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                              ravegen
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                              Marcelloc,

                              I applied the patch thru system patches package but the E2Guardian package is still not available on the package list. How can I reinstall E2Guardian package. What will we do now !

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                                asterix @ravegen
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                                Same here. The patch does not work. Can’t see e2 or wpad packages.

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                                  pfsensation
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                                  The patch works perfectly fine. I'm using it at the moment.

                                  Make sure you run the command in the first post again after the update to make sure that the unofficial repo is still added to pfsense.

                                  Steps : run the command in the first post to add the unofficial repo

                                  Install system patches

                                  Copy the code from the patch Marcello posted (the entire thing) give the patch a description and save it. Click test and then apply. Now when you go to the package manager, you will see E2 Guardian and WPAD.

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                                    ravegen
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                                    pfsensation,

                                    yes, I have run the command of the unofficial repo ,installed the system patches and placed the url https://github.com/marcelloc/Unofficial-pfSense-packages/blob/master/244_unofficial_packages_list.patch on the URL/COMMIT ID and then applied it. but nothing happened, no e2guardian package on the package list.

                                    I used base directory : /usr/local/etc/pkg/repos/
                                    all other options are defaults

                                    I have also tried base directory : / but still no progress.

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                                      pfsensation @ravegen
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                                      @ravegen said in Unofficial E2guardian package for pfSense:

                                      pfsensation,

                                      yes, I have run the command of the unofficial repo ,installed the system patches and placed the url https://github.com/marcelloc/Unofficial-pfSense-packages/blob/master/244_unofficial_packages_list.patch on the URL/COMMIT ID and then applied it. but nothing happened, no e2guardian package on the package list.

                                      I used base directory : /usr/local/etc/pkg/repos/
                                      all other options are defaults

                                      I have also tried base directory : / but still no progress.

                                      Don't place the URL. Copy the contents of the script and paste it into the patch box. Remember to remove the URL... Leave base directory as default "/"

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                                        ravegen
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                                        you mean this content below,

                                        --- /etc/inc/pkg-utils.orig 2018-09-24 17:51:32.458825000 -0300
                                        +++ /etc/inc/pkg-utils.inc 2018-09-24 17:51:54.387033000 -0300
                                        @@ -388,7 +388,7 @@
                                        if ($base_packages) {
                                        $repo_param = "";
                                        } else {

                                        •   $repo_param = "-r {$g['product_name']}";
                                          
                                        •   $repo_param = "";
                                          

                                          }

                                          /*
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                                          $err);
                                          if (!$base_packages &&
                                          rtrim($out) != $g['product_name']) {

                                        •   		continue;
                                          
                                        •   		//continue;
                                            	}
                                          
                                            	$pkg_info['installed'] = true;
                                          
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                                          ravegen
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                                          pfsensation

                                          thanks so much, it went ok.

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                                            pfsensation @ravegen
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                                            @ravegen said in Unofficial E2guardian package for pfSense:

                                            pfsensation

                                            thanks so much, it went ok.

                                            Awesome, glad it worked!

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