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03/03/2021

02:06 AM New Content #11608 (Closed): Interfaces order of XG-7100 Quad-Port 10GbE Fiber SFP+ Installation Kit

It's not documented what would be the order of the interface once this card is deployed in XG-7100-1u.
https://doc... Danilo Zrenjanin

03/02/2021

04:31 AM Todo #11597 (Closed): Feedback on Troubleshooting — Troubleshooting Upgrades

*Page:* https://docs.netgate.com/pfsense/en/latest/troubleshooting/upgrades.html
*Feedback:*
I recently upgrade... Jamison Guyton

03/01/2021

02:06 PM Correction #11584 (Resolved): Renaming Proxmox to Proxmox Virtual Environment or Proxmox VE

Fixed in https://gitlab.netgate.com/docs/pfSense-docs/-/commit/011d1208863cba0531065173fc63e93da09dcb2a Jim Pingle

01:58 PM Correction #11584 (Resolved): Renaming Proxmox to Proxmox Virtual Environment or Proxmox VE

Received a request from Proxmox Marketing team to ensure we correctly use their mark in the documentation:
> May I... Jim Pingle

02/25/2021

11:20 PM Todo #11536: Feedback on Virtual Private Networks — OpenVPN — Controlling Client Parameters via RADIUS

+ add info about '{clientip}' template variable (#9206) Viktor Gurov

09:57 AM Todo #11536 (Closed): Feedback on Virtual Private Networks — OpenVPN — Controlling Client Parameters via RADIUS

*Page:* https://docs.netgate.com/pfsense/en/latest/vpn/openvpn/client-parameters-radius.html
*Feedback:*
Parame... Viktor Gurov

02/22/2021

10:19 AM Todo #11499 (Closed): Feedback on Services — DHCPv4 Server

*Page:* https://docs.netgate.com/pfsense/en/latest/services/dhcp/ipv4.html
*Feedback:*
For "Failover Peer IP", ... Marcos M

08:45 AM Correction #11472 (Closed): Typo in https://docs.netgate.com/pfsense/en/latest/vpn/selection.html

Fixed. Just one missing word: "choices" Jim Pingle

02/19/2021

06:54 PM Correction #11399: SG-3100 M.2 Installation Guide Reinstall Corrections

Marcos Mendoza wrote:
> 1. I believe "run recovery" wipes emmc, so separate instructions here may not be needed.
> ... Kris Phillips

04:16 PM Correction #11472 (Closed): Typo in https://docs.netgate.com/pfsense/en/latest/vpn/selection.html

One or more words are missing at the beginning of the section on "Choosing a VPN solution -> Interoperability":
To... Susan Kleinmann

02:52 PM Correction #11471 (New): Inconsistencies in Developing Packages document (``config_file``/``configurationfile``)

*Page:* https://docs.netgate.com/pfsense/en/latest/development/develop-packages.html
*Feedback:*
It seems like ... Andreas Lindhé

02/16/2021

08:43 AM Correction #11413 (Rejected): Feedback on Virtual LANs (VLANs) — pfSense VLAN Configuration

I think mentioning that might be confusing. It's pretty well established in the docs that the parent is completely un... Jim Pingle

08:15 AM Todo #11421 (Resolved): Replace iTerm on iTerm2 due iTerm project close.

I fixed it, but it's fairly obvious. If someone searches for "iterm" they get led to the iterm2 page in several ways.... Jim Pingle

08:11 AM New Content #11422 (Rejected): Add info about storing SSH public key in Backup

User SSH keys are public keys. There is nothing private/secret about them.
There is no more security loss by keepi... Jim Pingle

02/15/2021

01:17 PM New Content #11422 (Rejected): Add info about storing SSH public key in Backup

The "*AutoConfigBackup Service*" section https://docs.netgate.com/pfsense/en/latest/backup/autoconfigbackup.html
a... Sergei Shablovsky

11:01 AM Todo #11421 (Resolved): Replace iTerm on iTerm2 due iTerm project close.

Dear pfSense DevTeam!
In pfSense Documents Secure Shell (SSH) section (https://docs.netgate.com/pfsense/en/latest/... Sergei Shablovsky

02/13/2021

10:32 AM Todo #11417 (Closed): Feedback on Services — DNS Resolver — DNS Resolver Advanced Options

*Page:* https://docs.netgate.com/pfsense/en/latest/services/dns/resolver-advanced.html
*Feedback:*
Missing info... Viktor Gurov

12:38 AM Correction #11413 (Rejected): Feedback on Virtual LANs (VLANs) — pfSense VLAN Configuration

*Page:* https://docs.netgate.com/pfsense/en/latest/vlan/configuration.html
*Feedback:*
It should be noted that ... Viktor Gurov

02/12/2021

03:08 PM Correction #11399: SG-3100 M.2 Installation Guide Reinstall Corrections

1. I believe "run recovery" wipes emmc, so separate instructions here may not be needed.
2. It would be handy to hav... Marcos M

02/10/2021

04:35 PM Correction #11400: Feedback on pfSense Configuration Recipes — Virtualizing with Proxmox

That is not our site. The only official source of documentation is docs.netgate.com Jim Pingle

04:16 PM Correction #11400: Feedback on pfSense Configuration Recipes — Virtualizing with Proxmox

Jim Pingle wrote:
> This was just recently changed in the last week or so. That the guide now advises to use *Host* ... Caleb Robinson

02:44 PM Correction #11400 (Rejected): Feedback on pfSense Configuration Recipes — Virtualizing with Proxmox

Jim Pingle

02:44 PM Correction #11400 (Not a Bug): Feedback on pfSense Configuration Recipes — Virtualizing with Proxmox

This was just recently changed in the last week or so. That the guide now advises to use *Host* as the CPU type, not ... Jim Pingle

02:41 PM Correction #11400 (Rejected): Feedback on pfSense Configuration Recipes — Virtualizing with Proxmox

*Page:* https://docs.netgate.com/pfsense/en/latest/recipes/virtualize-proxmox.html
*Feedback:*
I moved my bare ... Caleb Robinson

02:39 PM Correction #11399 (Rejected): SG-3100 M.2 Installation Guide Reinstall Corrections

Guide located here:
https://docs.netgate.com/pfsense/en/latest/solutions/sg-3100/m-2-sata-installation.html
We sh... Kris Phillips

02/08/2021

02:40 PM Correction #11244 (Resolved): Feedback on Packages — Nut package

I added a link to the forum thread on the docs page. Having a link to the forum thread for assistance is good.
The... Jim Pingle

02/05/2021

03:15 PM New Content #11150 (Feedback): vpn_ipsec_export_win.php missing from help.php

Documentation is now in place:
https://docs.netgate.com/pfsense/en/latest/packages/ipsec-export.html Jim Pingle

01:52 PM New Content #11150: vpn_ipsec_export_win.php missing from help.php

I added vpn_ipsec_export_win.php and vpn_ipsec_profile.php to help.php, the documentation is still a work in progress. Jim Pingle

07:37 AM Correction #11170 (Resolved): Feedback on Routing — Static Routes

Thank you very much. Resolving. Chris Linstruth

02/04/2021

12:29 AM Correction #11161 (Resolved): Feedback on Virtual Private Networks — IPsec — Routed IPsec (VTI)

looks good Viktor Gurov

02/03/2021

11:09 PM Correction #11160 (Resolved): Feedback on Services — SNMP

looks good Viktor Gurov

01:23 PM Correction #11160 (Feedback): Feedback on Services — SNMP

Link added. Jim Pingle

02:44 PM Correction #11258 (Feedback): Feedback on Installing and Upgrading — Prepare Installation Media — Prepare a USB Memstick

I pushed a correction for that typo, thanks! Jim Pingle

10:45 AM Correction #11258: Feedback on Installing and Upgrading — Prepare Installation Media — Prepare a USB Memstick

The suggested text is a minor change, I'll try to bold the word. Basically, change "must" to "much":
Current:
On... Anonymous

10:40 AM Correction #11258: Feedback on Installing and Upgrading — Prepare Installation Media — Prepare a USB Memstick

I could be mistaken, but the current and suggested text look to be the same to me. Jared Dillard

02:02 PM Correction #11241 (Resolved): Feedback on Backup and Recovery — Restoring from Backups

Looks good! Marcos M

01:38 PM Correction #11241 (Feedback): Feedback on Backup and Recovery — Restoring from Backups

Additional warning now in place, will show up shortly when it rebuilds. Jim Pingle

10:52 AM Correction #11241 (In Progress): Feedback on Backup and Recovery — Restoring from Backups

OK, the description did not mention upgrade code at all, or hint at it. I can add that as well. Jim Pingle

10:48 AM Correction #11241: Feedback on Backup and Recovery — Restoring from Backups

My intent was to hint towards the potential issue of restoring a specific area (e.g. openvpn) and not having upgrade ... Marcos M

09:25 AM Correction #11241 (Feedback): Feedback on Backup and Recovery — Restoring from Backups

Added warning: https://docs.netgate.com/pfsense/en/latest/backup/restore.html#restore-options Jim Pingle

01:25 PM Correction #11239 (Rejected): Feedback on pfSense Configuration Recipes — Virtualizing pfSense with VMware vSphere / ESXi

It's standard practice to match the version of the guest OS, there isn't any reason why someone should pick FreeBSD 1... Jim Pingle

01:21 PM Correction #11170 (Feedback): Feedback on Routing — Static Routes

Warning added. Jim Pingle

01:06 PM Correction #9378 (Feedback): Feedback on Virtualization — Virtualizing pfSense with Proxmox

I updated the recipe a bit since a lot of it didn't match current versions of Proxmox, and added a stronger wording a... Jim Pingle

10:34 AM Correction #9951 (Feedback): Feedback on VPN — OpenVPN — Configuring a Single Multi-Purpose OpenVPN Instance

Added bullet mentioning the topology setting. Jim Pingle

10:30 AM Correction #11253 (Resolved): Feedback on Multiple WAN Connections — Load Balancing and Failover with Gateway Groups

Fixed Jim Pingle

10:30 AM Correction #10562 (Resolved): Feedback on L2TP VPN — L2TP with IPsec

I added "Auto" to the recipe as an alternate setting, the other changes largely depend on the client being used. The ... Jim Pingle

10:26 AM Correction #11245 (Resolved): Feedback on Virtual Private Networks — IPsec — IPsec Configuration

looks good Viktor Gurov

10:15 AM Correction #11245 (Feedback): Feedback on Virtual Private Networks — IPsec — IPsec Configuration

Fixed. Jim Pingle

10:22 AM Correction #11161 (Feedback): Feedback on Virtual Private Networks — IPsec — Routed IPsec (VTI)

Link added Jim Pingle

10:05 AM New Content #11238 (Feedback): LAGG (Link Aggregation)

Note added: https://docs.netgate.com/pfsense/en/latest/interfaces/lagg.html#lagg-interface-configuration Jim Pingle

10:00 AM Correction #11162: Feedback on Backup and Recovery — Making Backups in the GUI

Jim Pingle wrote:
> Unless I'm misreading the intent here, the first note (point 1) is irrelevant. It has never been... Viktor Gurov

09:36 AM Correction #11162 (Feedback): Feedback on Backup and Recovery — Making Backups in the GUI

Added section on encrypted backups with the commands:
https://docs.netgate.com/pfsense/en/latest/backup/restore.ht... Jim Pingle

09:01 AM Correction #11162: Feedback on Backup and Recovery — Making Backups in the GUI

Unless I'm misreading the intent here, the first note (point 1) is irrelevant. It has never been possible to restore ... Jim Pingle

09:34 AM Correction #9057 (Resolved): [feedback form] Missing info on advanced networking page

I updated this page a couple months ago, it's there now:
https://docs.netgate.com/pfsense/en/latest/config/advance... Jim Pingle