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      Guest
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      Sure. For Windows clients only (using IE ony ?)  :P

      My answer was based on the statement shown in the next Quote  8)

      I should also point out that I run windows 8.1 64 pro on all my computers and server 2012 R2

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        KOM
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        A CNAME is an alias for an existing A record.

        http://www.zytrax.com/books/dns/

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          Guest
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          Got it all and I think my router is now properly configured with both squid 2 and squid guard. One question though; and I can't stress enough how much of an ear full I'm getting from my wife about this issue, is that the internet seems to now crawl to a stop since running these programs in pfsense. I don't mean it runs super slow, I mean if you reboot the router the web is fast. It will runs fast for a few minutes then it start slowing down until it comes to a stop where now web pages will load yet we are still connected to the internet. I am assuming this has something to do with web caching. I had left it set at the default 100mb and the internet had stopped like above. I changed it to 200 and end it is moving quickly again but not sure if it will keep the internet moving as it should. Any recommendations on this. Additionally, I wasn't sure what most of these setting did so I left them as default. What else should I change. See screen shots attached:

          EDIT: I forgot to add here that our TV's run through the same LAN port as our pc's and my wife use the smart apps on the TV to watch Netflix and amazon prime streaming services. Is it possible that this is what is filling up the cache? If so, how do I stop the router from caching them?

          EDIT 2: Under the Squid\Cache Mgmt, there is an option labeled " Hard Disk Cache System " with a drop down. I tried setting this the "diskd" to see what happens but I am curious what the affects/impacts are if I set it to null. There is a description for each and null says do not use any storage. Obviously this means it caches nothing but what will be the impact or affects of setting to null?

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            Guest
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            Is it possible that this is what is filling up the cache?

            This could really being.

            If so, how do I stop the router from caching them?

            Click please on the second piture in your last posting (Untiteld1.jpg)
            Please have a look at the bottom line, the last entry Do not cache
            Place the right entries of the TV or streaming providers that must match
            this and I think you should also reboot the pfSense then.

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              I get that, I searched for Netflix IP and such and came up with a massive list:

              108.175.32.0/24 Netflix Streaming Services Inc. 256
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              192.173.112.0/20 Netflix Streaming Services Inc. 4,096
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              192.173.64.0/24 Netflix Streaming Services Inc. 256
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              If delete all but the IP address and past them into that box, squid guard errors out when i try to save it. If i past the Netflix in there is accepts that but i have no idea if that works since the site shows the service have different names.

              https://ipinfo.io/AS2906

              I have also been looking for amazon prime streaming service IP but unable to locate those. Additionally, I need the same for PlayStation network as well.

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                Guest
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                You can also be inserting the domain only and then I think all IPs that will be used by this domain name
                will also not to be cached! Would be much easier as millions of IP addresses to insert in. Like this;

                https://openconnect.netflix.com
                https://www.netflix.com/
                bgp.he.net/AS2906

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                  Guest
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                  Should I select null for caching? How do I make this allow PSN traffic?

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                    Guest
                    last edited by

                    How do I make this allow PSN traffic?

                    Perhaps sniffing with WireShark in your network which IP addresses will be used for this
                    if a game is started and then you could enter those IP addresses or you find out the domain
                    from the PSN.

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                      Guest
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                      Been witnessing some strange behavior everyday for the last few days. Basically, squid and squid guard service stops for some unknown reason. Messing around with the setting doesn't seem to make it start and stay started. The first day it happened I was scratching my head for over an our, messing with stuff, I decided to click on update blacklist and then both services restarted on there own and will stay started till the next day. What is the cause of this? How do I fix it?

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                        Guest
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                        Another thing I am noticing. I installed lightsquid to mess around with it. I have configured wpad as mentioned earlier but when I open the proxy report for lightsquid, my computers don't show up in the real time report. If I I set the proxy setting in my browser though, my pc pops up right away in the proxy report. Why is this? Is my wpad configured correctly or is this normal behavior?

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                          Guest
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                          I found this which concerns auto updating the blacklists. Can you explain exactly how to do this?

                          https://forum.pfsense.org/index.php?topic=35479.0

                          It is from 2011 and I am not sure if it is relevant anymore.

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                            Guest
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                            I would to be truthful about it, if you starts installing a firewall such as pfSense and configuring this then
                            later with some clicks and it works for you is not in my meaning to be proper with or familiar with.
                            If things going deeper you will find out very fast that pfSense is very powerful on the one site but
                            also very complex and not a lightweight. So many things can really be false but the entire pfSense
                            is up and running proper for you. But if then things such Squid & SquidGuard or perhaps snort
                            coming on top of this it would be never able to find out that something is not matching in pfSense
                            correctly.

                            So I really suggest you now the following,

                            • bring up the pfSense firewall stable, smooth and liquid running
                              – then save the settings (from time to time and at the end)
                            • Set then up Squid & SquidGuard and bring them also liquid running
                              -- save this settings (from time to time and at the end) and so on.

                            Basically, squid and squid guard service stops for some unknown reason.

                            And this is exactly what I was talking about some lines above!
                            – with no saved config, you can not easily jump back to a well known working configuration
                            -- you will be not absolutely sure that the pfSense configuration is not the guilty one

                            But on the other side you do one question after the next one, and more, and more, and more
                            and then at one time no one will be able to some closer to the point to help you.

                            One tip at least from me on that, please start one thread and if this one is solved and/or clear
                            then please start the next one please under another topic so peoples would be easily jump in
                            and get a quick overview and is able to bing the solution to you. This is not the willing to bother
                            with you, it is more another very but truthful way to help you out of your situation and not let you
                            deeper and deeper running in the forest of configurations. Step by Step is the solution.

                            I really don´t want to come to near to you and related to my poor english language skills it
                            could be sounding a little bit strange, trust me please it is not so.

                            I don´t know what you want to do in the winter time, but this is the time peoples often reading
                            books! So would it be in your budget to get two or three book about this themes?
                            pfSense the definitive guide
                            Squid a beginners guide
                            snort IDS/IPS toolkit

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                              Guest
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                              I understand you your speaking quite well as I have a few family members by marriage of German decent. I have spent a great deal of time with and have come to be able to pickup what they are saying quite easily. As far as the reading you mentioned goes, reading is not the issue. The issue is understanding the terminology and most writings about pfsense, don't go into great detail " in laymen's terms " on what things do in the program. When coming to these threads, one really has to rely on the quality of the responses which can be shaky at times. Answers are answers; but if they are not intelligible by the reader, then they haven't provided the help desired and this is my biggest issue so far. I really appreciate that you have taken time to assist and it has definitely pushed me to tinker a little harder and see what does what.

                              For squid and squid guard. since I figured out that the blacklist requires daily updating, I followed the instructions I mentioned for cron and it seems to be doing what it is supposed to. Frankly, I'm a little blown away that squid doesn't have a native option for this.

                              For proxy and wpad. I worked my way through he directions and the proxy works. WPAD not so much. Even though I created the files, placed them in the correct directories and added the DHCP rule, my computers still bypass the proxy unless I go into the internet option on my browsers and point them to the proxy. I can verify this using light squid. Additionally, with squid guard, the rules set for website types don't pickup unless, I add the setting for the proxy in the browser.

                              These above are the issues that still remain and I'm not ruling out user error in my settings. Just really hoping that someone else has experience the same issues and can pass along what they did to fix them.

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