<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Package installer failed (openvpn-export)]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p dir="auto">I wanted to install openvpn-client-export on my PfSense firewall which is running on ProxMox. But im always getting the error message: "Another instance of pfSense-upgrade is running.  Try again later".</p>
<p dir="auto">I already tried to install it manually but i failed. Looked if i have the newest PfSense installed, (i have). I also installed the PfSense new, more then once. Nothing worked.</p>
<p dir="auto">But i know that it should work because i got it to work once, on the same ProxMox with the same version and iso. So there should be no Problems. Does anybody know what i should do?</p>
]]></description><link>https://forum.netgate.com/topic/186730/package-installer-failed-openvpn-export</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sun, 08 Mar 2026 14:15:41 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://forum.netgate.com/topic/186730.rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><pubDate>Thu, 14 Mar 2024 13:41:35 GMT</pubDate><ttl>60</ttl><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to Package installer failed (openvpn-export) on Sat, 16 Mar 2024 12:20:53 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p dir="auto"><a class="plugin-mentions-user plugin-mentions-a" href="/user/alessio-zatta">@<bdi>Alessio-Zatta</bdi></a> said in <a href="/post/1157500">Package installer failed (openvpn-export)</a>:</p>
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<p dir="auto">So its running on an old PC</p>
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<p dir="auto">That was my initial pfSense experience !<br />
A desktop PC has a build in NIC, so add one more and you're good.</p>
<p dir="auto">Still today, you should make use of some common knowledge : Make live easy on yourself.<br />
So, these are "the rules" :<br />
If the motherboard has Realtek chipset : pay it a visit in the PC's bios, and select Realtek's most useful option : set it to "Off". Disable it. You just raised the chance of having a perfect "home build router" experience by a lot.<br />
Next rule : No, don't take that USB to NIC adapter. Don't fall into that trap.</p>
<p dir="auto">Do what needs to be done : get that one or dual Intel NIC, and slap in in your PC.<br />
If you're above average, you check upfront that the card you buy is supported by "FreeBSD". If the card is Intel branded, you'll be good.</p>
<p dir="auto">Using these rules and pfSense is up on running in .... 5 minutes ?</p>
<p dir="auto">Later on, you can always activate the Realtek NIC again, and see if it plays nicely. Not all of them are bad.</p>
<p dir="auto">And again : Wile installing pfSense, you have to assign networks, as a router needs a WAN and a LAN.<br />
You also have to create your own password.<br />
And here it comes : if you use or see a wizard that talks about 'DNS' do not touch your keyboard. Use the mouse, if possible, and enter nothing. Just click on 'Next'.<br />
Next has been chosen by Netgate as the perfect DNS setting.<br />
pfSense will work out of the box.<br />
Up can now see the available package list. and install what you want.</p>
<p dir="auto">And as "realtek", later on, you can adapt your DNS settings if you want to.<br />
"It will break"  but now you can "step back" and it works again.<br />
After the wtf phase, the conclusions that you will make at that moment are very important.</p>
]]></description><link>https://forum.netgate.com/post/1157507</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://forum.netgate.com/post/1157507</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gertjan]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 16 Mar 2024 12:20:53 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to Package installer failed (openvpn-export) on Sat, 16 Mar 2024 11:17:47 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p dir="auto"><a class="plugin-mentions-user plugin-mentions-a" href="/user/gertjan">@<bdi>Gertjan</bdi></a> said in <a href="/post/1157496">Package installer failed (openvpn-export)</a>:</p>
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<p dir="auto">An ICT company and having issues with a router that behaves like any other existing router out there ?</p>
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<p dir="auto"><img src="https://forum.netgate.com/assets/plugins/nodebb-plugin-emoji/emoji/android/1f60a.png?v=d0a5ddc94ac" class="not-responsive emoji emoji-android emoji--blush" style="height:23px;width:auto;vertical-align:middle" title=":blush:" alt="😊" /> Yea its not for the company, its for my test server at home. So its running on an old PC i got from school. I mean if it wont work it wont. Im not gonna make a drama out of it.<img src="https://forum.netgate.com/assets/plugins/nodebb-plugin-emoji/emoji/android/1f601.png?v=d0a5ddc94ac" class="not-responsive emoji emoji-android emoji--grin" style="height:23px;width:auto;vertical-align:middle" title=":grin:" alt="😁" /> Either way im just using the pfsense for OpenVPn so i have a backup VPN if my Synology would crash or something. So i would be still aible to connect home.</p>
<p dir="auto">But im gonna look if i put some IP wrong for gateway and dns.</p>
<p dir="auto">thanks a lot</p>
]]></description><link>https://forum.netgate.com/post/1157500</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://forum.netgate.com/post/1157500</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Alessio Zatta]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 16 Mar 2024 11:17:47 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to Package installer failed (openvpn-export) on Sat, 16 Mar 2024 10:55:27 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p dir="auto"><a class="plugin-mentions-user plugin-mentions-a" href="/user/alessio-zatta">@<bdi>Alessio-Zatta</bdi></a> said in <a href="/post/1157440">Package installer failed (openvpn-export)</a>:</p>
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<p dir="auto">But could it be that PfSense is always trying to update even tho it is alredy up to date?</p>
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<p dir="auto">It calls home every xx hours or so to be able to show you if any of these :</p>
<p dir="auto"><img src="/assets/uploads/files/1710585832484-59e3681b-847f-4541-8432-ba1952d87b05-image.png" alt="59e3681b-847f-4541-8432-ba1952d87b05-image.png" class=" img-fluid img-markdown" /></p>
<p dir="auto">can be updated.</p>
<p dir="auto">It also goes out (to netgate) to show you if a pfSEnse update exists.</p>
<p dir="auto"><img src="/assets/uploads/files/1710585911280-22ce2273-ec75-46cd-b5db-8becf7a3c5a8-image.png" alt="22ce2273-ec75-46cd-b5db-8becf7a3c5a8-image.png" class=" img-fluid img-markdown" /></p>
<p dir="auto">It gets out to NTP servers to sync the time.</p>
<p dir="auto">It goes out to the DNS ...</p>
<p dir="auto">Etc.</p>
<p dir="auto">Btw : pfSense won't update nothing by itself **.<br />
It's the admin that decides when this happens.</p>
<p dir="auto">** there is an exception : the so called bogons IP lists are downloaded every month or so.</p>
<p dir="auto"><a class="plugin-mentions-user plugin-mentions-a" href="/user/alessio-zatta">@<bdi>Alessio-Zatta</bdi></a> said in <a href="/post/1157440">Package installer failed (openvpn-export)</a>:</p>
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<p dir="auto">And we are working in a ICT company.</p>
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<p dir="auto">You asked for it <img src="https://forum.netgate.com/assets/plugins/nodebb-plugin-emoji/emoji/android/1f60a.png?v=d0a5ddc94ac" class="not-responsive emoji emoji-android emoji--blush" style="height:23px;width:auto;vertical-align:middle" title=":blush:" alt="😊" /><br />
An ICT company and having issues with a router that behaves like any other existing router out there ?<br />
You are aware that you can buy one of these : <a href="https://www.netgate.com/appliances" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow ugc">https://www.netgate.com/appliances</a> - or use your own device, or even a VM, power it up, hook it up, and it work ? ( look at the 'zillion' youtube video to fact check me right now ).</p>
<p dir="auto">True, its probably issue to introduce settings that inhibits the router (pfSense) itself from accessing the internet, thus not being able to show the available packages. These things happen (dono why).</p>
]]></description><link>https://forum.netgate.com/post/1157496</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://forum.netgate.com/post/1157496</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gertjan]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 16 Mar 2024 10:55:27 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to Package installer failed (openvpn-export) on Fri, 15 Mar 2024 22:38:13 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p dir="auto"><a class="plugin-mentions-user plugin-mentions-a" href="/user/gertjan">@<bdi>Gertjan</bdi></a><br />
Sorry for just responding to youre post!<br />
I already stopped the task as i show in the image i provided. So i dont understand it. I got it to work with my coworkers once but any of us still knows how we did it. And we are working in a ICT company. Im szill a trainee so i dont understand al too much of the system at all. I think i was just lucky. But could it be that PfSense is always trying to update even tho it is alredy up to date?</p>
]]></description><link>https://forum.netgate.com/post/1157440</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://forum.netgate.com/post/1157440</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Alessio Zatta]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 15 Mar 2024 22:38:13 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to Package installer failed (openvpn-export) on Thu, 14 Mar 2024 15:09:40 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p dir="auto">Humm : <img src="https://forum.netgate.com/assets/plugins/nodebb-plugin-emoji/emoji/android/1f44d.png?v=d0a5ddc94ac" class="not-responsive emoji emoji-android emoji--+1" style="height:23px;width:auto;vertical-align:middle" title=":+1:" alt="👍" />  that you showed the image.<br />
The process isn't called 'pkg' (sorry) - doesn't have the text 'pkg' in it, its called "pfSense-upgrade" : check if you can find a process with that name. Use top or ps ...<br />
Kill that process.</p>
<p dir="auto"><a class="plugin-mentions-user plugin-mentions-a" href="/user/alessio-zatta">@<bdi>Alessio-Zatta</bdi></a> said in <a href="/post/1157164">Package installer failed (openvpn-export)</a>:</p>
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<p dir="auto">should i try to install it manually?</p>
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<p dir="auto">Don't (impossible).<br />
Your system has an issue, repair that first.<br />
When done, you can install any package you like.</p>
]]></description><link>https://forum.netgate.com/post/1157181</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://forum.netgate.com/post/1157181</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gertjan]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 14 Mar 2024 15:09:40 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to Package installer failed (openvpn-export) on Thu, 14 Mar 2024 14:30:56 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p dir="auto">should i try to install it manually?</p>
]]></description><link>https://forum.netgate.com/post/1157164</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://forum.netgate.com/post/1157164</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Alessio Zatta]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 14 Mar 2024 14:30:56 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to Package installer failed (openvpn-export) on Thu, 14 Mar 2024 14:03:14 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p dir="auto"><a class="plugin-mentions-user plugin-mentions-a" href="/user/gertjan">@<bdi>Gertjan</bdi></a><br />
still cant download the pkg<br />
<img src="/assets/uploads/files/1710424991070-screenshot-2024-03-14-150052-resized.png" alt="Screenshot 2024-03-14 150052.png" class=" img-fluid img-markdown" /></p>
]]></description><link>https://forum.netgate.com/post/1157156</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://forum.netgate.com/post/1157156</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Alessio Zatta]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 14 Mar 2024 14:03:14 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to Package installer failed (openvpn-export) on Thu, 14 Mar 2024 13:52:20 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p dir="auto"><a class="plugin-mentions-user plugin-mentions-a" href="/user/alessio-zatta">@<bdi>Alessio-Zatta</bdi></a> said in <a href="/post/1157148">Package installer failed (openvpn-export)</a>:</p>
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<p dir="auto">Does anybody know what i should do?</p>
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<p dir="auto">Connect to the console, as it is a VM, SSH.<br />
Use option 8.<br />
Type<br />
top<br />
Or</p>
<pre><code>ps ax | grep 'pkg'
</code></pre>
<p dir="auto">and look for the process that has 'pkg' in it's process name.<br />
Note the first number on the line : the process number.<br />
Kill it.</p>
<pre><code>kill 12345
</code></pre>
<p dir="auto">(if 12345 was the process number).</p>
<p dir="auto">Now you can (probably) install your pfSense package.</p>
<p dir="auto">You still have to discover why the pkg upgrade check process can't connect to Netgate ....<br />
It might even be poosjble that you still can't upgarde or install from the GUI, as it winds up using the same process ....<br />
There are plenty of posts on the forum that handles that subject.<br />
It could be a "You have a DNS problem" issue, or something else ....</p>
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