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      pfsensation @User43617
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      @user43617 said in Unofficial E2guardian package for pfSense:

      I tried the source bypass and that didn't seem to work. Turning the E2guardian off for a while allowed it to do whatever and worked for that particular problem. There are other sites that are behaving the same (gocomics.com).

      I used the instructions at this link to set up E2guardian:
      https://lifeoverlinux.com/how-to-block-http-and-https-websites-with-e2guardian/

      It does not mention using WPAD for setup. I noticed that the instructions on the E2guardian github has a section on using it for ssl filtering. I had WPAd setup for squid/squidguard. Is that the part I'm missing here?

      Anyone have a better set of instructions for configuring E2guardian on pfSense that's up to date?

      Source bypass will only work if you're using the transparent filtering option. I've personally stopped using WPAD, transparent filtering can force the traffic through E2 Guardian quite seamlessly.

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        User43617 @pfsensation
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        @pfsensation

        So, does grey and exception listing work in transparent mode?

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          pfsensation @User43617
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          @user43617 said in Unofficial E2guardian package for pfSense:

          @pfsensation

          So, does grey and exception listing work in transparent mode?

          Yes, no problem at all. I'm running pretty much everything through transparent proxy. This also allows me to completely bypass the proxy for certain things like Windows updates, or WhatsApp to save resources and keep things efficient.

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            User43617
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            Which list are you using. Shallalalist seems to be missing some things. It is unclear if it, or the french one, is still maintained.

            Squidblacklist is interesting. Can anyone attest to its efficacy? Or, in other words, is it worth the price of the subscription?

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              arch113
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              I'm running pfsense 2.4.4-RELEASE-p2, after running the command on page 1, I am still not able to see E2guardian package as an option for install, even after a reboot, what am i missing?

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                pfsensation @arch113
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                @arch113 said in Unofficial E2guardian package for pfSense:

                I'm running pfsense 2.4.4-RELEASE-p2, after running the command on page 1, I am still not able to see E2guardian package as an option for install, even after a reboot, what am i missing?

                You're missing the patch that enables packages from unofficial sources to be shown.

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                  pfsensation @User43617
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                  @user43617 said in Unofficial E2guardian package for pfSense:

                  Which list are you using. Shallalalist seems to be missing some things. It is unclear if it, or the french one, is still maintained.

                  Squidblacklist is interesting. Can anyone attest to its efficacy? Or, in other words, is it worth the price of the subscription?

                  I'm currently using https://dsi.ut-capitole.fr/blacklists/ it's French. However works well for English domains too and I've found it to be much better than Shallalist.

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                    arch113 @pfsensation
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                    @pfsensation said in Unofficial E2guardian package for pfSense:

                    @arch113 said in Unofficial E2guardian package for pfSense:

                    I'm running pfsense 2.4.4-RELEASE-p2, after running the command on page 1, I am still not able to see E2guardian package as an option for install, even after a reboot, what am i missing?

                    You're missing the patch that enables packages from unofficial sources to be shown.

                    How do I do that? I ran "fetch -q -o /usr/local/etc/pkg/repos/Unofficial.conf https://raw.githubusercontent.com/marcelloc/Unofficial-pfSense-packages/master/Unofficial.conf"

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                      pfsensation @arch113
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                      @arch113 Download the system patches package and copy and paste everything in here: https://github.com/marcelloc/Unofficial-pfSense-packages/blob/master/244_unofficial_packages_list.patch

                      Then give your system a reboot and the packages will show.

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                        ivanjong
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                        can anyone tell me how to edit can save e2guardian config so it can survive a gui change or reboot? i need to find where is the default config template. i want to edit bypass = -1, and reportinglevel =2 , doesnt matter wat i select in gui, the conf keep changing to reportinglevel =3

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                            kenrutt @ivanjong
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                            @ivanjong If you SSH into pfsense and goto /usr/local/pkg/ you will find template files there. I use winscp to ssh into pfsense. Makes modifying files easy.

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                              susamlicubuk
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                              Marcello 2 have problem
                              can you help me
                              1- antivirus not working
                              Can you share the screenshot of the correct settings?
                              2-Squid proxy for access.Log can be kept for Mac Address Registration
                              for example: dvanced features ("Show Advanced Options") -> Custom Options (Before Auth) ->
                              logfile_rotate 30
                              debug_options rotate = 30
                              logformat squid% {% d /% m /% Y_% H:% M:% S} tl%> eui% 6tr%> a% Ss /% 03> Hs% <st% rm% ru% un% Sh /% <A% mt
                              access_log /var/squid/logs/access_custom.log
                              I added to the squidparent file does not work.

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                                Sei Pine
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                                Hi!

                                When i try to enable e2guardian with SSL Filtering, is there any way to avoid other interfaces to get affected except using wpad?

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                                nvm i successfully applied wpad for my lan2 only and separate my lan1 for blocking on e2guardian while lan2 is for public wifi without no blocking.

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                                  arch113 @pfsensation
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                                  @pfsensation said in Unofficial E2guardian package for pfSense:

                                  @arch113 Download the system patches package and copy and paste everything in here: https://github.com/marcelloc/Unofficial-pfSense-packages/blob/master/244_unofficial_packages_list.patch

                                  Then give your system a reboot and the packages will show.

                                  I must be doing something wrong, still not showing up for me.

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                                    La6er
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                                    Hi all, anyone faicing issues with the realtime tab after update to 5.3.1_1? only 1 gruop is been displayed on the tab, while using e2g format, if I change to squid format everything shows up, all my groups and traffic reported normally on the real time tab

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                                      pfsensation @arch113
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                                      @arch113 said in Unofficial E2guardian package for pfSense:

                                      @pfsensation said in Unofficial E2guardian package for pfSense:

                                      @arch113 Download the system patches package and copy and paste everything in here: https://github.com/marcelloc/Unofficial-pfSense-packages/blob/master/244_unofficial_packages_list.patch

                                      Then give your system a reboot and the packages will show.

                                      I must be doing something wrong, still not showing up for me.

                                      Send a screenshot of the system patch screen where you copied and pasted the patch.

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                                        pfsensation @La6er
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                                        @la6er said in Unofficial E2guardian package for pfSense:

                                        Hi all, anyone faicing issues with the realtime tab after update to 5.3.1_1? only 1 gruop is been displayed on the tab, while using e2g format, if I change to squid format everything shows up, all my groups and traffic reported normally on the real time tab

                                        I use Squid Format and had issues too. Had to switch to E2guardian format temporarily, uninstall E2 Guardian, install again and then switch back to Squid format and then it started to work.

                                        Give this a go the other way around for E2 Guardian format, it is a weird bug but those are the steps that fixed it for me.

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                                          pfsensation @arch113
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                                          @arch113 Follow these steps to enable unofficial repos and get E2Guardian to show up:

                                          1. Install "patch" package from package manager.
                                          1. System > Patches > click "Add New Patch" button.
                                            Description: e2guardian patch
                                            URL/Commit ID: Leave empty
                                            Patch Contents: Copy/Paste all codes from here
                                            Path Strip Count: 1
                                            Base Directory: /
                                            Ignore Whitespace: Clicked
                                            Auto Apply: Clicked
                                          2. Save and then click "Apply" button.

                                          That's all for now. Now go to shell and add repo of e2guardian by following command.

                                          fetch -q -o /usr/local/etc/pkg/repos/Unofficial.conf https://raw.githubusercontent.com/marcelloc/Unofficial-pfSense-packages/master/Unofficial.24.conf
                                          

                                          Go to Package Manager and try to search e2guardian. If you don't see any package reboot system.

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                                            wingman
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                                            Can you get the regular http block page for https sites as well?
                                            Without getting the ‘Unable to connect’ browser error

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