Packages wishlist?

rexster

No they won't not unless your doing a clean install. I have Been running a jabber server on my pfSense box that survived several upgrades.
Likewise, I didnt want to get a separate box just to run a jabber server, so I just installed and configured it on my firewall.

maybe you could publish the package for the community to use?

sullrich

Anything custom that starts from /usr/local/etc/rc.d/ is not touched during upgrades.

This is basically the package area (/usr/local/).

You are pretty safe in adding you own startup files in /usr/local/etc/rc.d/*.sh … We do not touch them during upgrade.

tweak

I think it would be great to see a package for myNetWatchman (http://www.mynetwatchman.com) if possible. That and perhaps SFTP :-[

fernandotcl

@tweak:

That and perhaps SFTP

SFTP is already in, it's part of SSH.

tweak

@fernandotcl:

SFTP is already in, it's part of SSH.

This is true, but I'd like to know how to use an SFTP client when the menu is presented after every SSH login…

jeroen234

login true a sftp client
then you don't get that ssh menu

ZGamer

I'm not sure if this can be done but some sort of log reporting package which would generate a couple web pages on the statistics….kinda like awstats with a builtin syslog thing....sorta hard to describe but would be cool.

tweak

@jeroen234:

login true a sftp client
then you don't get that ssh menu

I've tried gftp, putty-tools, hsftp and the sftp binary all with the same result - what would you recommend for a linux sftp client?

fernandotcl

@tweak:

@jeroen234:

login true a sftp client
then you don't get that ssh menu

I've tried gftp, putty-tools, hsftp and the sftp binary all with the same result - what would you recommend for a linux sftp client?

gftp works. Double check your configuration.

g0dsp33d

One I always liked and it was a pain in the ass to configure and to setup Squid with Squid Guard.

Maybe there is a better content filter out there but SquidGuard seemed to work fairly well.

I know of a lot of buisnesses/clients that love to have either reality/pornographic/sports/etc/etc websites filtered. Although I havn't messed with SquidGuard in some time it had no Auto Blacklist to update. I did however right a script to grab one from my FTP server ever week when it was updated.

ruskie

I'd like to see gkrellmd(the X11-less daemon only) and bfilter(an ad/script/img blocking proxy).

Atm I have a gkrellm(thanks to some very nice people from irc) installed but it's lacking an interface to configure it via the web configurator.

agismaniax

I've found www.ipp2p.org for iptables/netfilter.
Is there any packages can do blocking p2p filesharing traffic in FreeBSD/pfSense?

lsf

Snort would be able to do this, also a layer7 filter of some sort would also be able to do this.
P2P is in general hard to filter out as it tends to use whatever port it can get it's hands on (like www port 80).
You need either a raw packet filter, or a layer7 filter.
At this point there is no way to effectively block P2P in pfsense.

rexster

i like to see a complete packages (tftpd,nfs,etc…) to allow diskless/pxe client boot into something like thinstation or puppy or others...

like these ones:
thinstation.sf.net
http://forums.freesco.org/support/index.php?showtopic=13170&st=45&#entry74098

Aderium

Nagios would be a good package

mbedyn

I wonder, is it possible to add to RDD graph some new options such a wireless client's statistics… ::)
I mean statistics about connections in time period.

doush

@agismaniax:

I've found www.ipp2p.org for iptables/netfilter.
Is there any packages can do blocking p2p filesharing traffic in FreeBSD/pfSense?

Yes my vote also goes to a Layer 7 filter.. Also Snort is quite good to block P2P, at least we know how to use it. ;)
But an embedded option for blocking P2P in pfSense it self is the most desirable.

doncipo

Hello ppl. ! I will like to see HAVP+ClamAV+Dansguardian as content filter, Snort as IDS, OpenVPN as VPN default app., AdvancedProxy+Calamaris+URLFilter. Smoothwall, IPCop and EndianFirewall already have these.

buraglio

@Aderium:

Nagios would be a good package

What about something like NRPE (nagios remote plugin executor) and the plugins? Useful for checking stuff behind the NAT and/or firewall from an external nagios install.

Master One

I find it difficult to determine, what else should be running on the firewall machine. If squid is on, I'd suggest the following should be as well:

Privoxy: web proxy with advanced filtering capabilities for protecting privacy, modifying web page content, managing cookies, controlling access, and removing ads, banners, pop-ups and other obnoxious Internet junk. Privoxy has a very flexible configuration and can be customized to suit individual needs and tastes. Privoxy has application for both stand-alone systems and multi-user networks.

Tor: toolset for a wide range of organizations and people that want to improve their safety and security on the Internet. Using Tor can help you anonymize web browsing and publishing, instant messaging, IRC, SSH, and other applications that use the TCP protocol. Tor also provides a platform on which software developers can build new applications with built-in anonymity, safety, and privacy features.