Re: [pfSense] Very slow printing when 2 of pfSense on network

2013-10-24 Thread Pete Boyd
Ian Bowers wrote: are both pfSense A and pfSense B on the same subnet? such that pfSense A is the default gateway for clients, but pfSense B is how they have to get to the printer? Yes to all of that. if this is the case, and both firewalls are on the same subnet, you're going to have

Re: [pfSense] Very slow printing when 2 of pfSense on network

2013-10-24 Thread Pete Boyd
Michael D. Wood wrote: What do the firewall logs show? Any noticeable blocked traffic between A B? Turn on logging in the Firewall rules to check it out. Nothing in either of their firewall logs. -- Pete Boyd Open Plan IT - http://openplanit.co.uk The Golden Ear - http://thegoldenear.org

Re: [pfSense] Very slow printing when 2 of pfSense on network

2013-10-24 Thread Giles Coochey
On 23/10/2013 17:03, petes-li...@thegoldenear.org wrote: general description of a subnet with end-user systems and multiple routers on that subnet In general, I believe the sound design of a network has the following rules-of-thumb: 1. There should only be one router (or virtual router in

Re: [pfSense] Very slow printing when 2 of pfSense on network

2013-10-24 Thread Pete Boyd
That's very helpful thank you. -- Pete Boyd Open Plan IT - http://openplanit.co.uk The Golden Ear - http://thegoldenear.org ___ List mailing list List@lists.pfsense.org http://lists.pfsense.org/mailman/listinfo/list

Re: [pfSense] Very slow printing when 2 of pfSense on network

2013-10-24 Thread Bob Gustafson
It might also be useful to point Wireshark at the problem. With two pfSense and with only one. The packet capture tool on pfSense can be used. If the packets are delayed, that can be measured. If the packets are going back and forth, or crossing from one pfSense to the other (confusion), then

Re: [pfSense] Hardware requirements for gigabit wirespead

2013-10-24 Thread Chris Bagnall
On 24/10/13 5:30 pm, Thinker Rix wrote: I want to have: - full Gigabit wire speed between the DMZ and the LAN zone (i.e. 2x Gigabit at max) Would have thought you'd be fine here. - full 450Mbps between the WLAN and pfsense Even with 450Mbps *radios* I'd be amazed if you get more than

Re: [pfSense] Hardware requirements for gigabit wirespead

2013-10-24 Thread Jim Thompson
On Oct 24, 2013, at 12:02 PM, Chris Bagnall pfse...@lists.minotaur.cc wrote: On 24/10/13 5:30 pm, Thinker Rix wrote: I want to have: - full Gigabit wire speed between the DMZ and the LAN zone (i.e. 2x Gigabit at max) Would have thought you'd be fine here. - full 450Mbps between the

Re: [pfSense] Hardware requirements for gigabit wirespead

2013-10-24 Thread Adam Thompson
On 13-10-24 12:49 PM, Jim Thompson wrote: If those wireless links are for exterior paths, and not simply 802.11 LANs, then you’re in for a huge amount of trouble, as wireless isn’t reliable. At all. I have to disagree, at least partially. In the wireless world, reliability costs!

[pfSense] 404 Error in OpenVPN Client Export page

2013-10-24 Thread Doug Sampson
Hello- I want to export a client configuration for use on a client's OpenVPN setup. When I attempt to open the Client Export tab on a pfsense 2.0.3 box, I receive a 404 error warning. The exact URL is http://serverhttp://%3cserver IP address/vpn_openvpn_export.php Is there a workaround I

Re: [pfSense] 404 Error in OpenVPN Client Export page

2013-10-24 Thread Jim Pingle
On 10/24/2013 2:32 PM, Doug Sampson wrote: I want to export a client configuration for use on a client’s OpenVPN setup. When I attempt to open the Client Export tab on a pfsense 2.0.3 box, I receive a 404 error warning. The exact URL is http://server http://%3cserver IP

Re: [pfSense] Hardware requirements for gigabit wirespead

2013-10-24 Thread Moshe Katz
On Thu, Oct 24, 2013 at 1:02 PM, Chris Bagnall pfse...@lists.minotaur.ccwrote: On 24/10/13 5:30 pm, Thinker Rix wrote: 1. Would the Core2Duo CPU be sufficient for my requirements or should I chose the 2,4 GHz Quad-core, the 2,89 GHz-Quad-core or maybe an even a more powerful CPU or totally

Re: [pfSense] RRD traffic lost after 2.0.3 - 2.1

2013-10-24 Thread David Hansen
Seth Mos seth.mos@... writes: Alternatively you can try this: Go to the command prompt page include(shaper.inc) include(upgrade_config.inc) include(rrd.inc) upgrade_080_to_081(); Make sure to backup beforehand. Kind regards, Seth This is what worked for me Diagnostics | Command

Re: [pfSense] Very slow printing when 2 of pfSense on network

2013-10-24 Thread Pete Boyd
From what you've given me I've managed to fix the printing issue by making this alteration on Windows workstations: Windows Firewall - Advanced - ICMP - Settings - [*] Allow redirect I'm going to investigate the performance issues you spoke of (there are 15 workstations on the network), and

Re: [pfSense] 404 Error in OpenVPN Client Export page

2013-10-24 Thread Doug Sampson
Is there a workaround I could attempt in order to export a client package? Reinstall the OpenVPN Client Export package. Reinstalling the client package seems to have worked. Is there a reason why this particular package disappeared? Was this due to the upgrade from 2.0 to 2.0.3 sometime

Re: [pfSense] Hardware requirements for gigabit wirespead

2013-10-24 Thread Thinker Rix
Hi Chris, thank you for your time! On 2013-10-24 20:02, Chris Bagnall wrote: - full 450Mbps between the WLAN and pfsense Even with 450Mbps *radios* I'd be amazed if you get more than ~80Mbps out of your WLAN. Not a pfSense limitation, just a reality of WLAN claimed radio speeds. I generally

Re: [pfSense] Hardware requirements for gigabit wirespead

2013-10-24 Thread Chris Bagnall
On 25/10/13 12:02 am, Thinker Rix wrote: Ok, I see. Does this change with a router that has a Gigabit-NIC to connect with pfSense, or isn't that the bottle neck? I've never encountered even a 100Mbps NIC being a wireless bottleneck at 2.4Ghz. The limitation is effective throughput through the

Re: [pfSense] Hardware requirements for gigabit wirespead

2013-10-24 Thread Chris Bagnall
On 24/10/13 7:31 pm, Adam Thompson wrote: If I upgraded to a better-quality unit, or switched to licensed spectrum, I could probably eliminate the variability and increase speed simultaneously. Indeed, we have Ubiquiti kit running point to point links in the 5Ghz unlicensed spectrum (band C)

Re: [pfSense] Very slow printing when 2 of pfSense on network

2013-10-24 Thread Chris L
On Oct 24, 2013, at 1:16 PM, Pete Boyd petes-li...@thegoldenear.org wrote: From what you've given me I've managed to fix the printing issue by making this alteration on Windows workstations: Windows Firewall - Advanced - ICMP - Settings - [*] Allow redirect I'm going to investigate the

Re: [pfSense] Hardware requirements for gigabit wirespead

2013-10-24 Thread Jim Thompson
The topic has wandered away from pfSense. -- Jim On Oct 24, 2013, at 18:48, Chris Bagnall pfse...@lists.minotaur.cc wrote: On 24/10/13 7:31 pm, Adam Thompson wrote: If I upgraded to a better-quality unit, or switched to licensed spectrum, I could probably eliminate the variability and

Re: [pfSense] Hardware requirements for gigabit wirespead

2013-10-24 Thread Espen Johansen
What else is new with thinker as op. 25. okt. 2013 02:18 skrev Jim Thompson j...@netgate.com følgende: The topic has wandered away from pfSense. -- Jim On Oct 24, 2013, at 18:48, Chris Bagnall pfse...@lists.minotaur.cc wrote: On 24/10/13 7:31 pm, Adam Thompson wrote: If I upgraded to