Re: [pfSense] Default pass rules in pfSense

2017-11-15 Thread Oliver Hansen
By default, everything coming IN on the WAN is blocked but everything coming IN on the LAN from the LAN network is allowed. You can easily remove this rule on the LAN interface if you want. On Nov 15, 2017 7:20 AM, "Roberto Carna" wrote: People, I'm new at pfSense and I'm seeing that there are i

Re: [pfSense] Bug in loading configuration on device with different NICs

2017-10-24 Thread Oliver Hansen
The official documentation mentions the explicit possibility of loading a configuration on new hardware and nowhere does it mention needing to edit the xml beforehand. I would think that hard to do with an encrypted xml file. I've done both numerous times and personally I would think it "should" w

Re: [pfSense] 2.1.6 NAT BUG - All rules deleted !!

2017-06-07 Thread Oliver Hansen
Is there a reason you're still on version 2.1.6? On Jun 7, 2017 5:41 AM, "pfsense-l...@y-tech.co.il" < pfsense-l...@y-tech.co.il> wrote: > Hi all, > > I just encountered a major bug: > Adding a new port forward rule caused a deletion of all firewall rules, > ALL. > I restored the configuration fr

Re: [pfSense] Aliases grouping

2016-12-07 Thread Oliver Hansen
I can confirm I've done this as well. On Dec 7, 2016 11:36 AM, "Christoph Hanle" wrote: Hi, short answer: Yes ! I do it by: Create Alias / Type: Host(s) / IP or FQDN, this can also be an Alias, i found that the Alias is not (!) limited to be a single IP, can be an Alias whith whatever content.

Re: [pfSense] Wifi

2016-07-13 Thread Oliver Hansen
Access point and captive portal should help. On Jul 13, 2016 5:52 PM, "Alfredo Tapia Sabogal" wrote: > Hi everybody is any way to block or give an wifi access to certain people > only? Should i insert a wireless nic card to our pfsense and buy an access > point as well what i should do to aco

Re: [pfSense] Question about OpenVPN Point-to-Multi-Point Setup

2016-06-08 Thread Oliver Hansen
I've had OpenVPN set up with around 20 remote sites for years. Fairly low bandwidth but I prefer the configuration myself. My remote sites don't route all traffic back to HQ ; It all depends on the routes you push to the remote sites. ___ pfSense mailing

Re: [pfSense] 2.3_1 ?

2016-05-06 Thread Oliver Hansen
On May 6, 2016 6:01 AM, "Vick Khera" wrote: > > On Thu, May 5, 2016 at 3:05 PM, Jim Thompson wrote: > > > it’s documented that you need to (re)start NTP manually. > > > > Where would one learn this? The update page doesn't say anything about > "after applying this update, do XYZ". That would be t

Re: [pfSense] Shutdown Interface?

2015-12-08 Thread Oliver Hansen
On Dec 7, 2015 8:13 PM, "Joshua Young" wrote: > > We have recently been the target of DDoS attacks. The same interface is > targeted each time. Is there any way we can shut down this interface > automatically when this happens? Is there a way to maybe set a threshold > for traffic and, when it

Re: [pfSense] Dashboard Width

2015-06-30 Thread Oliver Hansen
You may want to look into this recent post: https://blog.pfsense.org/?p=1773 Seems quite a bit of work is already going into updating the GUI. -- Oliver Hansen On Tue, Jun 30, 2015 at 7:35 AM, Ryan Coleman wrote: > What I think really needs to be added is a little device type CSS/JS

Re: [pfSense] serial port sadness

2015-02-23 Thread Oliver Hansen
Walter mentioned it. And that's the same problem I've had before. On Feb 23, 2015 8:15 PM, "Ryan Coleman" wrote: > No one has mentioned that you haven’t stated if you had a Null Modem cable. > > Do you have a Null Modem cable or a simple Pass-through one? > > > On Feb 23, 2015, at 7:08 PM, Jeremy

Re: [pfSense] OpenVPN: "Unable to contact daemon" error

2015-01-19 Thread Oliver Hansen
A bit of a guess but when I've had an issue with the OpenVPN GUI it was something in my OpenVPN Advanced Configuration section that I had added long ago and was no longer necessary or conflicting in some way. -- Oliver Hansen On Mon, Jan 19, 2015 at 12:26 PM, Erik Anderson wrote: > H

Re: [pfSense] Directing a VPN user to a specific web page

2015-01-02 Thread Oliver Hansen
Haven't tried it but it would seem you could add a simple script to the end of the OpenVPN connection configuration that would open the web address after they connect. On Dec 31, 2014 9:46 AM, "Jean-Stéfane Bergeron" wrote: > Good day, > > I am hoping you guys might be able to help me come up wit

Re: [pfSense] Traffic routing issue

2014-12-12 Thread Oliver Hansen
What does the allow rule on the restricted vlan and the NAT rule look like? On Dec 11, 2014 11:24 PM, "Ryan Clough" wrote: > I am hoping that one of you out there can assist me with this rather > interesting problem I am having. Let me set the stage. > > I am running the latest stable version of

Re: [pfSense] 2.1.5: RRD: There has been an error creating the graphs.

2014-11-05 Thread Oliver Hansen
I believe in the settings tab for RRD there is a reset option. I've had to reset mine after almost every upgrade since 2.1. On Nov 5, 2014 8:39 AM, "Olivier Mascia" wrote: > Hello, > > Checking the logs, I get 5 or 6 errors similar to this one when accessing > the Status - RRD Graphs menu item:

Re: [pfSense] Pftop confusion.

2014-09-24 Thread Oliver Hansen
You didn't mention which version of pfSense you're on but Status -> Traffic Graph has shown the IP using the bandwidth live to the right of the graph for a while now. At least 2.1. -- Oliver Hansen On Wed, Sep 24, 2014 at 8:04 AM, Muhammad Yousuf Khan wrote: > Darkstat and

Re: [pfSense] Pftop confusion.

2014-09-24 Thread Oliver Hansen
Status - > Traffic Graph is where I usually look in the GUI. On Sep 24, 2014 7:25 AM, "Muhammad Yousuf Khan" wrote: > hi guys actually i want to check which IP is using most of the internet > traffic. i see pftop a bit confusing i tried changing sorting via "o" but > it is still confusing me . c

Re: [pfSense] verizon uml290 reliability

2014-09-16 Thread Oliver Hansen
I had similarly unreliable connections from the UML290 but in my case the Verizon signal was poor in that area. I had some luck at one point running a program on the modem from a PC that forced it to only use 4G as it seemed to have more problems when switching from 3G to 4G and back. That was the

Re: [pfSense] Dual IP nets over one ethernet connector

2014-08-16 Thread Oliver Hansen
I would think it's pretty simple if you have a vlan capable switch. Just connect the router to the switch on a trunk port and other devices off of the switch on specific vlans. On Aug 16, 2014 10:48 AM, "Bob Gustafson" wrote: > I have a small Alix board with only one Ethernet connector. > > It wo

Re: [pfSense] Update

2014-07-10 Thread Oliver Hansen
Usually when I see that message it's because DNS is not configured correctly on the box. On Jul 10, 2014 9:44 AM, "Brian Caouette" wrote: > The update from 2.1.3 to 2.1.4 failed hard for me. I got a unable to load > kernel message on reboot. That said I reinstalled and am rebuilding my > setup. I

Re: [pfSense] pfSense Routing - VPN's

2014-05-15 Thread Oliver Hansen
If possible, using OpenVPN for this is the easiest to configure IMO. You can just push the routes in your VPN configuration. I believe the wiki has good instructions for this. On May 15, 2014 2:22 PM, "Alex Threlfall" wrote: > Hi All, > > > > I currently have a number of sites wh

Re: [pfSense] vzw uml290

2014-04-17 Thread Oliver Hansen
e problems. Because yours has worked just fine in the same place this may not be the cause. -- Oliver Hansen On Thu, Apr 17, 2014 at 9:17 AM, Vick Khera wrote: > At the advice of the group here, I installed a VZW UML290 usb modem > about a week and a half ago. This has worked pretty well as

Re: [pfSense] verizon USB data modem

2014-02-27 Thread Oliver Hansen
l sells the UML290 on their web site but I have not had experience yet with the UML295. I may get ahold of one sometime in the near future so if I do I'll let you know my experience. -- Oliver Hansen ___ List mailing list List@lists.pfsense.org http://lists.pfsense.org/mailman/listinfo/list

Re: [pfSense] Errors about Traffic Shaper

2013-12-03 Thread Oliver Hansen
One way would be to backup the system then manually edit the XML to remove any portions relating to the traffic shaper. After that, restore the configuration you edited. -- Oliver Hansen On Tue, Dec 3, 2013 at 8:41 AM, Ron Lemon wrote: > I have a scrolling message about errors when

Re: [pfSense] naive suggestion: conform to US laws

2013-10-12 Thread Oliver Hansen
- Original Message - From: "Adrian Wenzel" To: "pfSense support and discussion" Sent: Saturday, October 12, 2013 10:41:40 AM Subject: Re: [pfSense] naive suggestion: conform to US laws > > I can't say I agree with Thinker Rix on everything but on this I do > agree. I have been on this

Re: [pfSense] naive suggestion: conform to US laws

2013-10-12 Thread Oliver Hansen
On Sat, Oct 12, 2013 at 4:10 AM, Thinker Rix wrote: > On 2013-10-09 19:38, Jim Thompson wrote: > >> So asking the question is stupid >> > > On 2013-10-09 19:50, Jim Thompson wrote: > >> IMO, this bullshit thread only serves to assist those asking the question >> in stroking their own ego. >> > > O

Re: [pfSense] NSA: Is pfSense infiltrated by "big brother" NSA or others?

2013-10-10 Thread Oliver Hansen
*BLINK!* Incredible the way I am seeing the reaction to the initial question, and trying to query very valid points are now leading me to seriously reconsider the potential risk I have in continuing to use pfsense as a security tool. The about list on the mailman page states: "pfSense support

Re: [pfSense] Not connecting the Internet

2013-06-26 Thread Oliver Hansen
ed back on. -- Oliver Hansen On Wed, Jun 26, 2013 at 6:25 AM, suresh suresh wrote: > HI Odhiambo, > > Am able to get pfsense webgui on lan network. but am not getting the > Internet connection.please let me know what i can do for that. > > > Thank you, > > Regards, >

Re: [pfSense] Booting & Running Embedded Image from USB

2013-06-13 Thread Oliver Hansen
Try throwing in a second USB stick and install to that one. ___ List mailing list List@lists.pfsense.org http://lists.pfsense.org/mailman/listinfo/list

Re: [pfSense] Conditional Routing question

2013-04-29 Thread Oliver Hansen
On Mon, Apr 29, 2013 at 7:36 AM, Drew Lehman wrote: > I could, but it's not the only thing I use the VPN for. I use it when > using hotspots and on my phone when I'm using a public WiFi. I also have > kids, and I want to make sure that I don't run afoul of some over-zealous > music industry if

Re: [pfSense] How to setup DHCP server so no default gateway specified

2012-11-15 Thread Oliver Hansen
I know this doesn't answer your question but why not just put in a fake address like 0.0.0.0? They won't be able to reach it so they won't get out. I haven't tried it but it's an idea. -- Oliver Hansen On Thu, Nov 15, 2012 at 9:04 AM, Will Wagner wrote: > Hel

Re: [pfSense] Setup Questions

2012-09-29 Thread Oliver Hansen
On Sep 29, 2012 1:36 PM, "Johnny" wrote: > > Hey guys I am currently running ipcop 2.0 and thinking about switching over to pfsense. (tired of the slooowww updates) I have my ipcop box setup as follows. > > > > 1 nic is on green > > 1 nic is on red > > 1 nic is on blue – Wi-Fi, I have a router on

Re: [pfSense] pfSense 2.0.1-RELEASE, Restoring partial config.xml does not work

2012-07-23 Thread Oliver Hansen
> > While it indeed does work that way, it doesn't really make sense to me. > > > If I cannot import selected sections from a full config.xml, what would > the select menu be good for? > And if I only have a partial config, say, I saved the aliases, then > obviously I would want to restore the alia

Re: [pfSense] pfSense 2.0.1-RELEASE, Restoring partial config.xml does not work

2012-07-23 Thread Oliver Hansen
Hi Stefan, I can't be sure but I think I have run into this before. Have you tried uploading a config with ONLY those parts that you want to change? I think it is intended to be restored from a backup that only contained those parts. Oliver Hansen On 7/23/2012 2:08 AM, Stefan Baur wrote

Re: [pfSense] How to monitor usage of bandwidth

2012-06-14 Thread Oliver Hansen
On Jun 14, 2012 5:36 AM, "Pankaj Kumar" wrote: > > I have PfSense2.0.1 installed with dual wan for load balancing purpose, i want to know how to monitor the internet usage on LAN by host name or IP who is using how much bandwidth > as well please assist me how to restrict the downloading on PfSens

Re: [pfSense] Anyone here used Netgate hardware for home use?

2012-05-04 Thread Oliver Hansen
On Thu, May 3, 2012 at 12:40 PM, justino garcia wrote: > > > Anyone here used the Netgate m1n1wall 2D3 / 2D13 Blue? > Does this unit run the full version of PFSense, and is 256 MB for a home > office deployment enough? > Do I need third nic, and separate my WLAN and lan, and then just have > vlans

Re: [pfSense] Open VPN or IPSec for site to site VPNs

2012-04-20 Thread Oliver Hansen
uite like the ability to push a route easily with OpenVPN. > > Comments appreciated. > > Cheers > > Gavin > > Gavin, I replaced my remote site routers with pfSense and went to OpenVPN a couple years ago and haven't looked back. It's almost a

[pfSense] pfSense with Squid and upstream proxy?

2012-04-17 Thread Oliver Hansen
s there is an easier way to achieve what we are looking for. Thanks! -- Oliver Hansen ___ List mailing list List@lists.pfsense.org http://lists.pfsense.org/mailman/listinfo/list

Re: [pfSense] Site-to-Site VPN, IPSec or OpenVPN

2012-03-21 Thread Oliver Hansen
Ipsec works but I've found it much easier to use OpenVPN when that's an option. Easier to do real routing as well. On Mar 21, 2012 6:01 PM, "Ugo Bellavance" wrote: > Hi, > > For a simple site-to-site VPN (main office to DR site), what is most > recommended? I used IPSec in the past and it worked

Re: [pfSense] Delivery Status Notification (Failure)

2012-03-08 Thread Oliver Hansen
Yes that's correct. ___ List mailing list List@lists.pfsense.org http://lists.pfsense.org/mailman/listinfo/list

Re: [pfSense] Delivery Status Notification (Failure)

2012-03-07 Thread Oliver Hansen
On Mar 6, 2012 10:06 PM, "Joseph Rotan" wrote: >> >> Hi, >> >> I would like to seek any assistance on how could i add a network printer to >> my pfsense LAN. >> >> I install pfsense 2.0 machine for a High school computer Lab with 20 >> computers connected to a centralised switch, now the school ha

Re: [pfSense] available option?

2012-03-06 Thread Oliver Hansen
On 3/6/2012 12:17 AM, Orges Ndrecka wrote: Hi Oliver, 1 - I need to have the PfSense in Bridge mode, not NAT. 2-In Aliases is possible to add hosts under each group not by adding _subnets_? Many thanks, Orges 1- I'm not sure about bridging. Never used it. 2- Sure, go to Firewall -> Alia

Re: [pfSense] available option?

2012-03-05 Thread Oliver Hansen
On Mar 5, 2012 2:27 AM, "Orges Ndrecka" wrote: > > > > Hello, > > I cant find options in PfSense to assign hosts into different groups and assign to each host separately bandwidth limits. I need to know if this option is supported by PfSense in order to continue implement PfSense into my systems.

Re: [pfSense] Per-Host Current Throughput?

2012-02-28 Thread Oliver Hansen
On Feb 28, 2012 12:27 PM, "Adam Piasecki" wrote: > > On 2/28/2012 3:12 PM, Tim Nelson wrote: >> >> Greetings- >> >> I remember around the time of the 2.0 betas (or as an addon to the 1.x branch), there was a way to see the bandwidth used per host. It was displayed next to the SVG graph for the sel

Re: [pfSense] 802.1X VLAN function and switch support

2011-12-14 Thread Oliver Hansen
I don't have the answer but I would also be interested if anyone knows about this functionality. It could possibly help in a situation I've encountered recently. On Dec 14, 2011 2:17 PM, "bsd" wrote: > Hi, > > I am bit off topic for the pfSense list, but since I want to be compliant > with the Fr

Re: [pfSense] 3G USB Modem installation on PFSENSE

2011-12-04 Thread Oliver Hansen
On 12/4/2011 8:07 AM, Andreas Kaiser wrote: Am 04.12.2011 um 16:08 schrieb Nabeel Hasan: I have a 3G USB Modem Model number is ZTE FFF1. When I connect it to Windows Platform it install its driver automatically. Now I want to use this USB Broadband device with Pfsense. Please help me to con

Re: [pfSense] four dental offices + cable or dsl bettween

2011-10-28 Thread Oliver Hansen
Try to get the same ISP(s) at each location if possible as the latency is usually a lot better. On Oct 28, 2011 11:59 AM, "Adam Thompson" wrote: > Technically, yes, but in most places DSL and Cable Modem connections are > not reliable enough for this unless you have one of each. With this setup,

Re: [pfSense] All DHCP leases expired?

2011-10-02 Thread Oliver Hansen
I think this will answer your questions: http://forum.pfsense.org/index.php/topic,38896.0.html Oliver Hansen On 10/2/2011 8:23 PM, Liwei wrote: On 3 October 2011 05:32, Jim Pingle wrote: If you are seeing that being ignored, your code is out of date. That was fixed a couple weeks ago, as