2.7.2 --> 2.8.1 error - check_upgrade: "Updating repositories metadata" returned error code 1

[Rahzadan]

output from running pkg update -f

Updating pfSense-core repository catalogue...
pkg: No SRV record found for the repo 'pfSense-core'
pkg: An error occured while fetching package
pkg: packagesite URL error for pkg+https://pkg.pfsense.org/pfSense_v2_8_1_amd64-core/meta.txz -- pkg+:// implies SRV mirror type
repository pfSense-core has no meta file, using default settings
pkg: packagesite URL error for pkg+https://pkg.pfsense.org/pfSense_v2_8_1_amd64-core/data.pkg -- pkg+:// implies SRV mirror type
pkg: packagesite URL error for pkg+https://pkg.pfsense.org/pfSense_v2_8_1_amd64-core/data.tzst -- pkg+:// implies SRV mirror type
pkg: packagesite URL error for pkg+https://pkg.pfsense.org/pfSense_v2_8_1_amd64-core/packagesite.pkg -- pkg+:// implies SRV mirror type
pkg: packagesite URL error for pkg+https://pkg.pfsense.org/pfSense_v2_8_1_amd64-core/packagesite.tzst -- pkg+:// implies SRV mirror type
Unable to update repository pfSense-core
Updating pfSense repository catalogue...
pkg: No SRV record found for the repo 'pfSense'
pkg: An error occured while fetching package
pkg: packagesite URL error for pkg+https://pkg.pfsense.org/pfSense_v2_8_1_amd64-pfSense_v2_8_1/meta.txz -- pkg+:// implies SRV mirror type
repository pfSense has no meta file, using default settings
pkg: packagesite URL error for pkg+https://pkg.pfsense.org/pfSense_v2_8_1_amd64-pfSense_v2_8_1/data.pkg -- pkg+:// implies SRV mirror type
pkg: packagesite URL error for pkg+https://pkg.pfsense.org/pfSense_v2_8_1_amd64-pfSense_v2_8_1/data.tzst -- pkg+:// implies SRV mirror type
pkg: packagesite URL error for pkg+https://pkg.pfsense.org/pfSense_v2_8_1_amd64-pfSense_v2_8_1/packagesite.pkg -- pkg+:// implies SRV mirror type
pkg: packagesite URL error for pkg+https://pkg.pfsense.org/pfSense_v2_8_1_amd64-pfSense_v2_8_1/packagesite.tzst -- pkg+:// implies SRV mirror type
Unable to update repository pfSense
Error updating repositories!

If I run pkg update -f a couple more times, I get:

Updating pfSense-core repository catalogue...
Fetching meta.conf: . done
Fetching data.pkg: . done
Processing entries: . done
pfSense-core repository update completed. 4 packages processed.
Updating pfSense repository catalogue...
Fetching meta.conf: . done
Fetching data.pkg: ..... done
Processing entries: .......... done
pfSense repository update completed. 541 packages processed.
All repositories are up to date.

But if I close webconfing and come back, the error returns... Any ideas? I see here on the forums a few others are having a similar error, but mine doesn't seem to be quite the same.

My installed packages are as follows:

[stephenw10]

Try running pkg -d update, see what errors it produces.

What WAN type do you have? How is your DNS configured?