VPN service on a PC
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…and now pfSense is unable to boot up. It stops at Starting DHCP service... and I can hear the HDD but it won't go past that line and boot up. Do I have to reinstall pfSense? What caused this? How can avoid it in the future?
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Could it be related to the fact that the box only has 512 MB of RAM? It has an 80 GB HDD though.
It seems like that.
I think, you won't need IPv6, so you may deactivate it. You may also deactivate IPv4 Bogons, you won't need it really for your purpose.
Further you should keep the amount of tables in generally small and don't use large tables like pfBlockerNG. Then the 512 MB should be enough, however, I don't know how much is required by AP function. You better ask this under hardware topic.And yes, maybe the 32bit version requires less RAM.
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OK, I will reinstall now. I'm not sure if I should install the 32-bit version since the 64-bit is recommended and my CPU supports 64-bit.
How/where do I deactivate IPv6? and the IPv4 Bogons (I don't even know what that is)?
I haven't done anything with tables yet. All I did was set up WAN, LAN and WLAN. And when is tried applying changes to WLAN settings the errors started…
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I reinstalled the 64-bit version and it works fine. Except…
I have not enabled the IPv6 or Bogons so I guess that should keep down the RAM usage?
I enabled the WLAN (wireless NIC) but it's DHCP service assigned my wired LAN PC an IP from the wireless pool and there was no DNS and I couldn't go anywhere on the internet. This is really weird, I know I'm a newbie but still - weird.
I have completely disabled the WLAN interface now and LAN interface's DHCP assigned me an IP which conencts to it's DNS and now it's OK. But that about the wireless - I really don't get it!
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IPv6 is enabled by default. You can disabled it in System: Advanced: Networking.
The Bogons? I don't know. I think, I've read here that it is possible to disable it. Maybe the table isn't loaded if you uncheck "Block bogon networks" in the interface settings. -
Uhm… what is the goal here exactly? Why "disable" IPv6? It disables nothing, it only blocks all IPv6 traffic (even written in the GUI).
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Save memory. If IPv6 is not enabled the IPv6 bogons table is not loaded.
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Uh… Disable the bogons instead! facepalm
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if you had read the last posts you would know that we know no way, how to disable bogons.
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if you had read the last posts you would know that we know no way, how to disable bogons.
Because it's extremely well hidden in the GUI! Interfaces - WAN - scroll to the bottom. :o ::)
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I'm not sure if I should install the 32-bit version since the 64-bit is recommended and my CPU supports 64-bit.
Would it be to much adding some RAM modules to this pfSense unit!?
Not that I know how many you will be able to add in, but it would perhaps really speeding up the entire
process and also perhaps prevent you from reinstalling and tune some things. -
Because it's extremely well hidden in the GUI! Interfaces - WAN - scroll to the bottom. :o ::)
I've assumed this an written it above, but was not sure if it helps.