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    Are pfsense package server down?? "Unable to communicate to pfSense.com…

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      newzenca
      last edited by

      When i open Package the list is empty. And i see follow message "Unable to communicate to pfSense.com. Please check DNS, default gateway, etc."
      The Internet connection is up and ping to pfsense.com is ok.
      In the System log is the message "php: /pkg_mgr.php: XMLRPC request failed with error 2: Invalid return payload: enable debugging to examine incoming payload"

      i have installed 1.2.2 built on Thu Jan 8 22:30:24 EST 2009

      Thanks

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        jigpe
        last edited by

        Works normal here to me. I use the same built 1.2.2. Im using opendns. Try the DNS of opendns if it works. Also if you have private dns, please check if it up or down.. Thanks

        jigp
        Davao City
        1.2.x

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          albert.hang
          last edited by

          I know this thread is old, but it's the only thing I've figured out on my own since joining the forum. I'm running 1.23RC1 and had the same issue. If you don't want to reinstall, run the setup wizard under the system menu. I noticed that even though I had entered my DNS under the WAN settings the wizard didn't list the DNS servers, so I ran the wizard and entered the DNS and everything worked fine.

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            rudraansh
            last edited by

            If you are using MultiWAN . and WAN connection is down, you will not be able to communicate with the server. because installing a package on Pfsense always require a WAN connection and it doesnt work with OPT 1 or anything.

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              lz2kc
              last edited by

              I have the same problem:
              Unable to communicate to pfSense.com. Please check DNS, default gateway, etc.

              From DIagnostic>Ping
              i have a ping to www.google.com, www.yahoo.com …
              but i have no a ping to www.pfsense.com or www.pfsense.org
              Ping output:

              PING pfsense.com (69.64.6.21) from 213.240.xxx.xxx(my ip address): 56 data bytes

              --- pfsense.com ping statistics ---
              3 packets transmitted, 0 packets received, 100.0% packet loss

              Note: Multi-wan is not supported from this utility currently.

              More information:
              STATUS > SYSTEM LOGS:
              php[400]: /pkg_mgr.php: XMLRPC request failed with error 2: Invalid return payload: enable debugging to examine incoming payload

              any ideas?

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                idelta
                last edited by

                No ideas. I have exactly same problem. Yesterday all was ok.

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                  Zanotti
                  last edited by

                  @idelta:

                  No ideas. I have exactly same problem. Yesterday all was ok.

                  Me too.

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                    Perry
                    last edited by

                    Fixed

                    /Perry
                    doc.pfsense.org

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                      idelta
                      last edited by

                      Yes ! Thanks. Works.
                      But :
                      On snapshot server also strangeness.
                      From 14.11 "Last modified" for updates and livecd_install folders changes, but no new snapshot-s.

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                        lz2kc
                        last edited by

                        It works!
                        Thanks!

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                          Loewenpapa
                          last edited by

                          Is the package-server down again???

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                            bunbury
                            last edited by

                            i have the same problem, how did you fix it?
                            my pfsense was working right but 3 weeks ago fails  and i can't do it work again

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                              hansol
                              last edited by

                              same problem

                              traceroute to pfSense.com

                              9  po1.ar4.FRA3.gblx.net (67.16.137.138)  31.539 ms  31.270 ms  31.196 ms
                              10  ge-6-11.car2.Frankfurt1.Level3.net (195.122.136.245)  31.592 ms  31.654 ms  31.452 ms
                              11  vlan99.csw4.Frankfurt1.Level3.net (4.68.23.254)  41.974 ms  35.432 ms  35.842 ms
                              12  ae-92-92.ebr2.Frankfurt1.Level3.net (4.69.140.29)  31.560 ms  31.946 ms  31.982 ms
                              13  ae-42-42.ebr2.Washington1.Level3.net (4.69.137.54)  120.232 ms  120.268 ms  119.913 ms
                              14  ae-82-82.csw3.Washington1.Level3.net (4.69.134.154)  119.874 ms
                                  vlan90.csw4.Washington1.Level3.net (4.69.149.254)  120.963 ms  121.956 ms
                              15  ae-91-91.ebr1.Washington1.Level3.net (4.69.134.141)  121.891 ms  120.432 ms  120.195 ms
                              16  ae-2-2.ebr3.Atlanta2.Level3.net (4.69.132.85)  133.780 ms  134.042 ms  134.874 ms
                              17  ae-73-73.csw2.Atlanta2.Level3.net (4.69.148.254)  134.600 ms  134.776 ms  134.621 ms
                              18  ae-72-72.ebr2.Atlanta2.Level3.net (4.69.148.249)  133.407 ms  142.983 ms  143.782 ms
                              19  ae-8-8.car1.Nashville1.Level3.net (4.69.140.229)  146.040 ms  146.072 ms  145.997 ms
                              20  ae-11-11.car2.Nashville1.Level3.net (4.69.140.225)  147.292 ms  147.515 ms  147.122 ms
                              21  ae-2-2.car2.Louisville1.Level3.net (4.69.140.221)  147.103 ms  146.108 ms  146.197 ms
                              22  ae-11-11.car1.Louisville1.Level3.net (4.69.140.217)  147.254 ms  147.031 ms  147.475 ms
                              23  BLUEGRASSNE.car1.Louisville1.Level3.net (4.59.184.6)  146.184 ms  147.547 ms  146.077 ms
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                              • Cry HavokC
                                Cry Havok
                                last edited by

                                I can reach pfsense.org just fine and pfsense.com. Can your web browser connect?

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                                  hansol
                                  last edited by

                                  yes, borwser connect fsense.org and fsense.com

                                  in System: Package Manager >> 1.2.3-RELEASE packages  and  Installed packages is blank .

                                  I did restore and reinstall package and

                                  Loading package configuration …
                                  Starting package deletion for ...
                                  done.
                                  Removing dns-server components...
                                  Configuration... done.
                                  Saving updated package information... overwrite!
                                  The dns-server package is not installed.

                                  Installation aborted.Writing configuration... done.
                                  Starting service.

                                  All packages reinstalled.

                                  My dns is 8.8.8.8

                                  relased.jpg
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                                  installed.jpg
                                  installed.jpg_thumb

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