UPnP support

billm

hello
Great work.. but seams to MiniUpnpd service is attached to BASE system and additionally, still exist in packages available to install.
Now, I have two the same entries in menu ;D

regards
Michael

De-install the package, then reapply the update. We'll pull it from the packages list once we have an actual release that contains this in base :)

–Bill

trendchiller

BTW:
uPNP is not too important for me, but nice that it works, but:

cosmetically it would look much better when called uPNP in the GUI, not miniupnpd i think…

and would it be possible to have a checkbox to activate or deactivate, since it's built in to pfsense by now ?

as in the RIP package, there is a way to enable or disable... would be some kind of essential i think...

regards,

Martin

rsw686

@trendchiller:

BTW:
uPNP is not too important for me, but nice that it works, but:

cosmetically it would look much better when called uPNP in the GUI, not miniupnpd i think…

and would it be possible to have a checkbox to activate or deactivate, since it's built in to pfsense by now ?

as in the RIP package, there is a way to enable or disable... would be some kind of essential i think...

regards,

Martin

Don't select any interfaces and its not enabled. If you've selected an interface and want to deselect it hold the ctrl key and click the selected interface. Save the settings. Look in the log it will say something like

miniupnpd: syncing package
miniupnpd: no interfaces found stopping service

hoba

Can you add this as description somewhere in the gui? I think this will become a faq if it's not noted there.

rsw686

@hoba:

Can you add this as description somewhere in the gui? I think this will become a faq if it's not noted there.

I'll do that as well as removing the the syslog messages unless the service is active. That way there is no confusion whether its active or not.

hoba

Great :)

Skud

If it's just as easy, why not put an "Enable UPnP" checkbox? That way there is no confusion and if it's unchecked you KNOW that it's not running..

Again, if it's just as easy..

Thanks!!
Riley

trendchiller

I'd find it better, too… with a checkbox...

else, why is the miniupnpd listed in the packages tab when it's included in the pfsense itself ?

rsw686

@trendchiller:

I'd find it better, too… with a checkbox...

else, why is the miniupnpd listed in the packages tab when it's included in the pfsense itself ?

Its listed in the packages tab because its not included in an official release yet. Once it is, it will be removed from the packages list.

Yes its easy to add a checkbox, but I really don't understand why. Its redundant to the interfaces box. A check is just as easy to spot as a highlighted interface. ;) ;)

The thing is then if you select the checkbox miniupnpd might not be running because no interfaces are selected.

Let me discuss this and I'll get back to you two on it.

billm

@trendchiller:

I'd find it better, too… with a checkbox...

else, why is the miniupnpd listed in the packages tab when it's included in the pfsense itself ?

I answered that something like 5 posts back.

–Bill

rsw686

I updated miniupnpd to version 20061214. I added the checkbox to enable it, and changed the format of miniupnpd to MiniUPnPd on the menu. Let me know if theres anything else you see that should be changed.

valnar

Sorry I haven't read through this whole thread, but I have a question.

I'm coming as a m0n0wall user that needs UPnP support. Do any of the later builds have this already installed in pfsense? Or is it still a manual process to get it added? I need this functionality to make an H.323 video application work. http://www.polycom.com/products_services/0,,pw-4367,00.html

I'll be using the embedded (WRAP) image.

Thanks!
Robert

databeestje

if this is a embedded or livecd install. fetch yourself a snapshot from http://pfsense.com/~sullrich/

If this is a HD install. Download 1.0.1 and install the package through the package menu.

valnar

Got the latest one there. Thanks!

Robert

Edit: UPnP seems to be working, but there is nothing ever listed in the UPNP Status page.
Also, once you've entered some information in the miniupnpd Settings tab, is there ever a way to stop or clear the firewall from using UPnP short of resetting back to factory defaults? How do you stop or restart the service?

databeestje

let's see, there is a enable disable checkbox.
Status -> Services displays the current status.
And the upnp status does display created port mapping. If there is nothing mapped, there is nothing to see. The rest goes into the system log.

valnar

Where is the enable/disable checkbox? Not on the 12-23-2006 build I'm using.

databeestje

System -> packages -> installed Packages -> reinstall package gui components

valnar

There is no Packages in System. I'm on a WRAP.

So how would one know if its enabled?

databeestje

ah, well, the current upnp code included in base is not yet up to date with the package. That will probably work itself out in the near future.

rsw686

@valnar:

Got the latest one there. Thanks!

Robert

Edit: UPnP seems to be working, but there is nothing ever listed in the UPNP Status page.
Also, once you've entered some information in the miniupnpd Settings tab, is there ever a way to stop or clear the firewall from using UPnP short of resetting back to factory defaults? How do you stop or restart the service?

@databeestje:

ah, well, the current upnp code included in base is not yet up to date with the package. That will probably work itself out in the near future.

FYI its been updated in the base code for about a week, just have to wait for a new snapshot to be released. Includes the enable button, the starting and stopping via the system -> services page, and fixes an issue with port mappings not being shown on when log packets is checked. Clicking clear on the upnp status page will clear all current mappings and restart the service.