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    How can I get this UDP relay package for casting across VLANs?

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    • QinnQ
      Qinn @shremi
      last edited by Qinn

      @shremi You can see it running from the command line, best is to login using putty with SSH or when you have installed WinSCP press Control T and a terminal will open. Here you enter the ps command (processes status)

      ps
      

      You will get something like

      /root/udpbroadcastrelay$ ps
        PID TT  STAT     TIME COMMAND
      28327 u0- SN   14:19.50 /bin/sh /var/db/rrd/updaterrd.sh
      73155 u0  Is    0:00.02 login [pam] (login)
      73672 u0  I     0:00.02 -sh (sh)
      90155 u0  I+    0:00.01 /bin/sh /etc/rc.initial
      71121 v0  Is    0:00.02 login [pam] (login)
      73887 v0  I     0:00.02 -sh (sh)
      75937 v0  I+    0:00.01 /bin/sh /etc/rc.initial
      71448 v1  Is+   0:00.01 /usr/libexec/getty Pc ttyv1
      71544 v2  Is+   0:00.01 /usr/libexec/getty Pc ttyv2
      71638 v3  Is+   0:00.01 /usr/libexec/getty Pc ttyv3
      71836 v4  Is+   0:00.01 /usr/libexec/getty Pc ttyv4
      72169 v5  Is+   0:00.01 /usr/libexec/getty Pc ttyv5
      72465 v6  Is+   0:00.01 /usr/libexec/getty Pc ttyv6
      72832 v7  Is+   0:00.01 /usr/libexec/getty Pc ttyv7
      50749  0  S     0:00.00 ./udpbroadcastrelay --id 1 --port 1900 --dev igb1.1005 
      82781  0  Is    0:00.01 -sh (sh)
      83059  0  I     0:00.01 /bin/sh /etc/rc.initial
      85940  0  S+    0:00.07 /bin/tcsh
      
      

      Btw Using the commandline I would always advise to install putty https://www.putty.org/

      • first enable SSH in pfSense -> System /Advanced/Admin Access
        Firefox_Screenshot_2020-10-25T08-20-33.737Z.png

      • Then install putty https://www.putty.org/ and enable SSH in pfSense and login with SSH

      Hardeware: Intel(R) Celeron(R) J4125 CPU @ 2.00GHz 102 GB mSATA SSD (ZFS)
      Firmware: Latest-stable-pfSense CE (amd64)
      Packages: pfBlockerNG devel-beta (beta tester) - Avahi - Notes - Ntopng - PIMD/udpbroadcastrelay - Service Watchdog - System Patches

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        GeorgeCZ58
        last edited by

        Thanks, this help me to get working control of my devices between VLANs.

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          LamaZ @burntoc
          last edited by

          @burntoc Thanks for all the hard work on this. I can't wait for this to get a proper pfsense package, and updates when pfsense 2.5 gets released.

          This software got the following apps to work across segmented networks:

          • Denon HEOS
          • Onkyo Remote3
          • FiOS TV Remote (plus some FW rules)
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            girkers
            last edited by

            I have found this tool really handy for me so I want to help to make it happen, unfortunately I don't have the programming skills to do any of the behind the scenes nuts and bolts stuff, but what I can do is front-end stuff and help develop the logic so that a programmer can simply follow that.

            To show my genuine interest I have made a package panel and am wondering if it is worth perusing any further, i.e. developing the underlying logic etc? Here is what it looks like:

            078f2557-f451-472e-bc32-9fd059de0641-image.png

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              sfxdude
              last edited by

              In case this helps anyone, I built this on freeBSD 12.2 for pfsense 2.5.0:
              udpbroadcastrelay-pfsense2.5.0.zip

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                A Former User @sfxdude
                last edited by

                @sfxdude Thank you! I was just sitting down to spin up a VM to build this for 12.2. You saved me the time.

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                  tman222 @sfxdude
                  last edited by

                  @sfxdude said in How can I get this UDP relay package for casting across VLANs?:

                  In case this helps anyone, I built this on freeBSD 12.2 for pfsense 2.5.0:
                  udpbroadcastrelay-pfsense2.5.0.zip

                  Thanks @sfxdude - I will go ahead and update my post above as well to point to yours with the new 2.5 file.

                  I upgraded to 2.5 yesterday and it looks like the udpbroadcastrelay binary I compiled under FreeBSD 11.3 still works fine under FreeBSD 12.2. Is there a need to upgrade to the latest binary if the old one works fine?

                  Thanks in advance.

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                    sfxdude @tman222
                    last edited by

                    @tman222 I'd say if it works it's probably fine, but no harm in rebuilding for the new one.

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                      josepr
                      last edited by

                      Anyone has the binary avaliable for the sg-1100?

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                      • stephenw10S
                        stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                        last edited by

                        Obviously it would need to be compiled for aarch64. It might be simple enough a compile against FreeBSD 12.2 will work. You would need to be setup for cross-compiling or have am aarch64 build box.
                        Adding your comments to the feature request night be best.

                        Steve

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                        • QinnQ
                          Qinn
                          last edited by Qinn

                          @tman222 said in How can I get this UDP relay package for casting across VLANs?:

                          udpbroadcastrelay

                          I think it is here https://freebsd.pkgs.org/12/freebsd-aarch64/udpbroadcastrelay-0.3.b.txz.html

                          I can't test it for aarch64, as I don't own one, but downloaded the am64 version copied it to pfSense 2.5.0 and did a

                          chmod 755 udpbroadcastrelay
                          

                          Then excuted it and it performed nicely.

                          Hardeware: Intel(R) Celeron(R) J4125 CPU @ 2.00GHz 102 GB mSATA SSD (ZFS)
                          Firmware: Latest-stable-pfSense CE (amd64)
                          Packages: pfBlockerNG devel-beta (beta tester) - Avahi - Notes - Ntopng - PIMD/udpbroadcastrelay - Service Watchdog - System Patches

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                          • stephenw10S
                            stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                            last edited by stephenw10

                            Oh that's interesting, I didn't realise it had been included upstream. Makes things a lot easier.

                            Though I had to upload it rather than fetch it directly:

                            [21.02-RELEASE][admin@2100-2.stevew.lan]/tmp: pkg add udpbroadcastrelay-0.3.b.txz 
                            Installing udpbroadcastrelay-0.3.b...
                            Extracting udpbroadcastrelay-0.3.b: 100%
                            [21.02-RELEASE][admin@2100-2.stevew.lan]/tmp: rehash
                            [21.02-RELEASE][admin@2100-2.stevew.lan]/tmp: udpbroadcastrelay 
                            usage: udpbroadcastrelay [--id ID] [--port udp-port]
                                   [--dev dev1] [--dev dev2] [--dev devX]
                                   [-s IP] [--multicast ip1] [--multicast ipX]
                                   [-t|--ttl-id] [-d] [-f]
                                   [-h|--help]
                            

                            Edit: Looks like it was only added last week.

                            Steve

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                              tman222 @stephenw10
                              last edited by

                              Cool, this is great news! I assume this link is for the amd64 version of the package?

                              https://pkgs.org/download/udpbroadcastrelay
                              https://freebsd.pkgs.org/12/freebsd-amd64/udpbroadcastrelay-0.3.b.txz.html

                              I actually just recently recompiled the udpbroadcastrelay source for pfSense 2.5.0 (FreeBSD 12.2 Stable) but will keep this link in mind for future versions. I'll also update my initial post in the thread above.

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                                tman222 @stephenw10
                                last edited by

                                @stephenw10 - when installing the udpbroadcastrelay as a FreeBSD package, where on the file system is the binary located (will be needed for ShellCmd)? Thanks in advance.

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                                  bmeeks @tman222
                                  last edited by bmeeks

                                  @tman222 said in How can I get this UDP relay package for casting across VLANs?:

                                  @stephenw10 - when installing the udpbroadcastrelay as a FreeBSD package, where on the file system is the binary located (will be needed for ShellCmd)? Thanks in advance.

                                  Usually binary executables from packages go in /usr/local/bin and configuration files in /usr/local/etc. Any shell script provided with the package typically winds up in /usr/local/etc/rc.d. But these are not hard and fast rules - a package creator might deviate from the standard practice.

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                                  • QinnQ
                                    Qinn @tman222
                                    last edited by

                                    @tman222 Do a

                                    find / -name 'udpbroadcastrelay'
                                    

                                    and you will find it's location.

                                    Hardeware: Intel(R) Celeron(R) J4125 CPU @ 2.00GHz 102 GB mSATA SSD (ZFS)
                                    Firmware: Latest-stable-pfSense CE (amd64)
                                    Packages: pfBlockerNG devel-beta (beta tester) - Avahi - Notes - Ntopng - PIMD/udpbroadcastrelay - Service Watchdog - System Patches

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                                    • QinnQ
                                      Qinn
                                      last edited by Qinn

                                      btw if you don't have the repository, then do a

                                       pkg add https://pkg.freebsd.org/FreeBSD:12:amd64/quarterly/All/udpbroadcastrelay-0.3.b.txz
                                      

                                      for an AMD64 and then a

                                      rehash
                                      

                                      and a

                                       pkg info udpbroadcastrelay
                                      

                                      shows it is nicely installed

                                      [2.5.0-RELEASE][root@pfSense.localdomain]/: pkg info udpbroadcastrelay
                                      udpbroadcastrelay-0.3.b
                                      Name           : udpbroadcastrelay
                                      Version        : 0.3.b
                                      Installed on   : Wed Mar 17 11:54:50 2021 CET
                                      Origin         : net/udpbroadcastrelay
                                      Architecture   : FreeBSD:12:amd64
                                      Prefix         : /usr/local
                                      Categories     : net
                                      Licenses       : GPLv2
                                      Maintainer     : m.muenz@gmail.com
                                      WWW            : https://github.com/marjohn56/udpbroadcastrelay
                                      Comment        : UDP multicast/unicast relayer
                                      Annotations    :
                                              FreeBSD_version: 1202000
                                      Flat size      : 39.2KiB
                                      Description    :
                                      udpbroadcastrelay is a UDP multicast relayer. Its intended use is to
                                      rebroadbcast udp packets on a specific port across interfaces, be those
                                      interfaces physical or VLAN.
                                      
                                      It is used where devices such as Sonos or Sky are spread accross
                                      different subnets and are not able to detect the servers or devices.
                                      
                                      WWW: https://github.com/marjohn56/udpbroadcastrelay
                                      
                                      

                                      Hardeware: Intel(R) Celeron(R) J4125 CPU @ 2.00GHz 102 GB mSATA SSD (ZFS)
                                      Firmware: Latest-stable-pfSense CE (amd64)
                                      Packages: pfBlockerNG devel-beta (beta tester) - Avahi - Notes - Ntopng - PIMD/udpbroadcastrelay - Service Watchdog - System Patches

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                                        Itar
                                        last edited by Itar

                                        Hi,

                                        can someone give me a hint how the command looks like for Shellcmd/command prompt (pfsense 2.5.0 / APU2C4)?
                                        With "find / -name 'udpbroadcastrelay'" I could find udpbroadcastrelay in "/usr/local/sbin/".
                                        With Putty and "/usr/local/sbin/udpbroadcastrelay --id 1 --port 5353 --dev igb1 --dev igb1.12 --multicast 224.0.0.251 -s 1.1.1.1 -f > /dev/null" everything works perfectly but not in pfSene (command prompt) itself.

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                                          tman222 @Itar
                                          last edited by tman222

                                          @itar said in How can I get this UDP relay package for casting across VLANs?:

                                          Hi,

                                          can someone give me a hint how the command looks like for Shellcmd/command prompt (pfsense 2.5.0 / APU2C4)?
                                          With "find / -name 'udpbroadcastrelay'" I could find udpbroadcastrelay in "/usr/local/sbin/".
                                          With Putty and "/usr/local/sbin/udpbroadcastrelay --id 1 --port 5353 --dev igb1 --dev igb1.12 --multicast 224.0.0.251 -s 1.1.1.1 -f > /dev/null" everything works perfectly but not in pfSene (command prompt) itself.

                                          Hi @itar - please take a look at my post above, I think you might be missing the /usr/bin/nohup command as part of the ShellCmd:

                                          https://forum.netgate.com/topic/155698/how-can-i-get-this-udp-relay-package-for-casting-across-vlans/37

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                                            Itar
                                            last edited by

                                            Hi tman222,

                                            thank you very much!

                                            I read your post, but I thought it would also work with "/usr/local/sbin" instead of "/root/udpbroadcastrelay/". Now I copied "udpbroadcastrelay" to root... and it works like a charm

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