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      chezlong
      last edited by

      Is it possible to remote power down pfsense?

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      • GruensFroeschliG
        GruensFroeschli
        last edited by

        Yes.

        We do what we must, because we can.

        Asking questions the smart way: http://www.catb.org/esr/faqs/smart-questions.html

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          chezlong
          last edited by

          :D

          How?

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          • GruensFroeschliG
            GruensFroeschli
            last edited by

            ;D
            "Diagnostics" –> "Halt System"

            Alternatively you can go to the "Diagnostics" --> "Command Prompt" and shut down the same way you would shutdown your standard FreeBSD. ( # shutdown -h now )

            We do what we must, because we can.

            Asking questions the smart way: http://www.catb.org/esr/faqs/smart-questions.html

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              chezlong
              last edited by

              on my system this does not power down, merely halts system,

              thx!

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              • GruensFroeschliG
                GruensFroeschli
                last edited by

                Yeah. But with the command prompt way it should shut down completely.

                We do what we must, because we can.

                Asking questions the smart way: http://www.catb.org/esr/faqs/smart-questions.html

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                  chezlong
                  last edited by

                  yeah, tried that already, thanks for the response

                  the console then shows '#' and does not power down

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                  • GruensFroeschliG
                    GruensFroeschli
                    last edited by

                    Try
                    shutdown -p now

                    (at least this powers my virtual box pfsense off and doesnt halt it)

                    We do what we must, because we can.

                    Asking questions the smart way: http://www.catb.org/esr/faqs/smart-questions.html

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                      chezlong
                      last edited by

                      Thx, now machine gets to reboot prompt, however does not power down…

                      I feel a rebuild coming on

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                        chezlong
                        last edited by

                        rebuild, would seem a hardware issue, as the machine is older, PIII 550

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                          mhab12
                          last edited by

                          Sounds to me like your box doesn't support ACPI.
                          http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advanced_Configuration_and_Power_Interface

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