pfSense-repoc: failed to fetch the repo data
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Hello fellow Netgate community members can you please help?
I am running a deprecated version 23.05.1 as it works the best for my 2100 with the packages I require.
I noticed today that If I click update It shows
pfSense-repoc: failed to fetch the repo data
Is this because it is so far behind the current version?
If so if I was to do a firmware reinstall on 23.05.1 would I still be allowed to utilize the older packages?
I require the Squid package and my safe crypto chip and 23.05.01 supports my needs the best.
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@JonathanLee once a version support drops off support, no you can not get packages from pfsense any more AFAIK.. I would never run a version that has dropped off support.
That is my understanding.. No reinstalling 23.05.1 would not change that. And if you did a clean install, you prob wouldn't be able to install any packages at all.
Use of out of support versions on a firewall is just a bad idea all the way around.
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Hmm, nope that should still work.
One of the big advantages of the dynamic pkg repos is that we can send a set of branches based on what's running. No reason anything should have changed for 23.05.1 as far as I know.
Perhaps a temporary failure in the route?
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@stephenw10 so your saying I can get packages for my 2.3 version of pfsense? Whooo Hooo I am rolling back, that was the best version /S
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@stephenw10 pfSense repo is down. Are you not aware of your own servers being down??
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The pfSense repository has been down for hours.
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@stephenw10 thanks I assumed this based on the many different vendor routers and firewalls I have serviced over the years. Some we would have to take brand new equipment and downgrade them to specific versions because of vendor requirements. Some Cisco equipment ran for many years without iso changes. They had specific versions for software that they needed and required. They would want us to remove the Cisco iso and put on specific iso files that were vendor specific. I figured as much here that some clients only want the versions they like and use that version until they replace all of it at once. Like using the software that equipment it was best designed for. There was so many different kinds of equipment over the years. Thanks for letting me know. I feel safer knowing I can still use my hypothetical everything bagel version of software. I use to wonder why some equipment we were forced to have specific software for it and were never allowed to use the latest cutting edge version on, now I understand it, programming takes effort and they constantly have to make changes sometimes with equipment changes parts get broken on older models and require that custom components that it was designed for. It’s amazing and when a client finds something they like they stick to it and get grumpy when they have broken parts
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@johnpoz my everything bagel is 23.05 there is something about that version it’s like a work of art for my 2100
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Yup there was a backend issue. It's fixed now. pkgs should show for 23.05.1. And any other version.
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@stephenw10 said in pfSense-repoc: failed to fetch the repo data:
And any other version
Sweet, just looked my oldest copy of old image is 2.2.6 - best to have your firewall software as old as possible, so hackers will be confused when their new exploits don't work ;)
I should prob delete those old versions ;) Just taking up space - freaking hoarder when it comes to old installs.. Guess I could prob delete my XP-sp3 and Win7 isos while I am at - hehehe
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Mmm, don't tempt me to fire up my pfSense 0.3 VM
(pretty sure there were no packages then)
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@stephenw10 hahah - I did have at one time like the first release saved.. But then getting in a purge mode when I redoing my drives in nas.. Said WTF would I ever need this for and deleted a whole bunch of really old stuff..
That 2.2.6 is in pfsense-image folder that I must of missed, or said oh these are more current keep these..
I think I have a old windows 3.11 vm I could fire up.. But it prob got deleted in the purge as well.. I had like 16TB of stuff needed to move off old drives in NAS, so I could put in new 18TB drives.. I got it down to like 13TB.. But still took forever to move off and then back on to the new drives..
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Thank you Netgate!!
