pfSense - Netgate RCE-V 2440 thread

[BeachBum]

Interesting I can't link to pfsense.org right now.

Looks like its down...

 

[coxhaus]

pfsense web site seems to be down. Can anybody get to the web site? I have called TWC and they are not able to get to the web site. So it is either a TWC problem or pfsense is down.

I wonder if they use pfsense as their router?

 

[sfx2000]

Works fine here...

dig pfsense.org <-- pointed towards my router...

; <<>> DiG 9.8.3-P1 <<>> pfsense.org
;; global options: +cmd
;; Got answer:
;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 24726
;; flags: qr rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 1, AUTHORITY: 3, ADDITIONAL: 0

;; QUESTION SECTION:
;pfsense.org. IN A

;; ANSWER SECTION:
pfsense.org. 300 IN A 208.123.73.69

;; AUTHORITY SECTION:
pfsense.org. 300 IN NS ns1.pfmechanics.com.
pfsense.org. 300 IN NS ns3.pfmechanics.com.
pfsense.org. 300 IN NS ns2.pfmechanics.com.

;; Query time: 207 msec
;; SERVER: 192.168.1.1#53(192.168.1.1)
;; WHEN: Fri Apr 22 11:54:40 2016
;; MSG SIZE rcvd: 114


dig pfsense.org - <-- using alternate DNS (OpenDNS in this case)

; <<>> DiG 9.8.3-P1 <<>> pfsense.org
;; global options: +cmd
;; Got answer:
;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 6933
;; flags: qr rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 1, AUTHORITY: 0, ADDITIONAL: 0

;; QUESTION SECTION:
;pfsense.org. IN A

;; ANSWER SECTION:
pfsense.org. 300 IN A 208.123.73.69

;; Query time: 233 msec
;; SERVER: 208.67.222.222#53(208.67.222.222)
;; WHEN: Fri Apr 22 11:57:38 2016
;; MSG SIZE rcvd: 45

 

[BeachBum]

https://forum.pfsense.org

Still can't get to it...

 

[sfx2000]

See?

Perhaps folks are overthinking things...

cat /etc/resolv.conf

nameserver 127.0.0.1
search <my domain>
nameserver 8.8.8.8
nameserver 8.8.4.4
nameserver 2001:4860:4860::8888
nameserver 2001:4860:4860::8844

I'm not seeing any problem here...

 

[sfx2000]

https://forum.pfsense.org

Still can't get to it...

Link is working for me...

Maybe it's your DNS Resolver/Forwarder

Might be TWC though, I'm on Cox...

 

[coxhaus]

Who is your provider for internet?

 

[BeachBum]

TWC. Its back up now looks like...

https://forum.pfsense.org

 

[sfx2000]

Who is your provider for internet?

CoxHSI...

Just now:

 0) Logout (SSH only)                  9) pfTop
 1) Assign Interfaces                 10) Filter Logs
 2) Set interface(s) IP address       11) Restart webConfigurator
 3) Reset webConfigurator password    12) pfSense Developer Shell
 4) Reset to factory defaults         13) Upgrade from console
 5) Reboot system                     14) Disable Secure Shell (sshd)
 6) Halt system                       15) Restore recent configuration
 7) Ping host                         16) Restart PHP-FPM
 8) Shell

Enter an option: 7


Enter a host name or IP address: forum.pfsense.org

PING forum.pfsense.org (208.123.73.18): 56 data bytes
64 bytes from 208.123.73.18: icmp_seq=0 ttl=53 time=45.767 ms
64 bytes from 208.123.73.18: icmp_seq=1 ttl=53 time=48.900 ms
64 bytes from 208.123.73.18: icmp_seq=2 ttl=53 time=47.161 ms

--- forum.pfsense.org ping statistics ---
3 packets transmitted, 3 packets received, 0.0% packet loss
round-trip min/avg/max/stddev = 45.767/47.276/48.900/1.282 ms

 

[coxhaus]

It's working now. I wonder if it was TWC or pfsense?

 

[coxhaus]

I gota go do some real work. later. Too much fun.

 

[sfx2000]

I gota go do some real work. later. Too much fun.

@coxhaus - ever get an answer on the DNSForwarder/Resolver question?

 

[Wolf_666]

If you use the Resolver, it will not use any DNS you set on general setup.


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[SSri]

Do you have any update / comments considering the recent news on Atom C2000 series please? I am in the market for a PfSense platform. Thanks

 

[kvic]

https://www.theregister.co.uk/2017/02/06/cisco_intel_decline_to_link_product_warning_to_faulty_chip/

I would stay away from atom based products for now. Cisco is saying products with "the chip" will permanently refuse to boot after ~18 months...

 

[SSri]

https://www.theregister.co.uk/2017/02/06/cisco_intel_decline_to_link_product_warning_to_faulty_chip/

I would stay away from atom based products for now. Cisco is saying products with "the chip" will permanently refuse to boot after ~18 months...

Thanks. I saw that. I will look out for an alternative to load PfSense.

 

[sfx2000]

https://www.theregister.co.uk/2017/02/06/cisco_intel_decline_to_link_product_warning_to_faulty_chip/

I would stay away from atom based products for now. Cisco is saying products with "the chip" will permanently refuse to boot after ~18 months...

there seems to be a lot of hype over this - pageviews and clickbait...

Most vendors - Netgate included - have offered warranty extensions...

STH probably has the best coverage on the issue...

https://www.servethehome.com/intel-atom-c2000-series-bug-quiet/

I wouldn't worry about Netgate or the pfSense logo'ed devices - summary here...

https://www.snbforums.com/threads/pfsense-intel-c2000-errata-avr-58-netgate-pfsense-summary.38391/

TL;DR - It's a good box - I've had it for close to a year now - and no concerns, no worries...

It just works - and if it fails, it fails... after doing some research - I think the SG-2***/RCE-VE-2*** series is a good purchase as purpose built HW for pfSense...

 

[sfx2000]

Thanks. I saw that. I will look out for an alternative to load PfSense.

It's a non-issue with Netgate - so look at the 2220 or the 2440 boxes - pretty stout machines, and pfsense 2.3 is better than most consumer routers...

 

[SSri]

It's a non-issue with Netgate - so look at the 2220 or the 2440 boxes - pretty stout machines, and pfsense 2.3 is better than most consumer routers...

Thank you.

I am basically toying between (1) refurbished HP z220 sporting Xeon E3-2270.v2 / i7 3770 workstation costing about £250-£300, (2) new build using i3 7100 costing about £600 and (3) Netgate 2000 series for PfSense.

 

[sfx2000]

Thank you.

I am basically toying between (1) refurbished HP z220 sporting Xeon E3-2270.v2 / i7 3770 workstation costing about £250-£300, (2) new build using i3 7100 costing about £600 and (3) Netgate 2000 series for PfSense.

take a look at dwoods QoTOM J1900 pfSense build - he did a pretty decent build thread on it.

https://www.snbforums.com/threads/confessions-of-a-pfsense-newbie.5379/page-3#post-267939