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08/06/2022

08:52 PM Correction #12659: Correct inaccuracies in configuring Flow Control for ``ix`` and ``ixl`` interfaces

Should the "ixgbe(4) (aka ix)" part be removed from under the System Tunables area since it's already present in the ... Chris W

08/04/2022

05:31 AM New Content #13385 (Resolved): Add notice "A remote gateway address of '0.0.0.0' or '::' is not compatible with VTI, use an FQDN instead"

Yes, it looks fine now. I am marking this ticket resolved. Danilo Zrenjanin

08/02/2022

10:19 AM Todo #13369 (Feedback): Standardize mentions of macOS

This should take care of the remaining mentions: https://gitlab.netgate.com/docs/pfSense-docs/-/commit/0349e56bf7e2ff... Jim Pingle

08/01/2022

04:10 PM Todo #12461: Improve macOS Serial Command Instructions

Ryan Coleman wrote in #note-9:
> Jim Pingle wrote in #note-8:
>
> > I don't think we should start down a path of... Jim Pingle

03:35 PM Todo #12461: Improve macOS Serial Command Instructions

Jim Pingle wrote in #note-8:
> I don't think we should start down a path of writing a manual for screen. We only e... Ryan Coleman

08:53 AM Todo #12461: Improve macOS Serial Command Instructions

Ryan Coleman wrote in #note-6:
> Jim Pingle wrote in #note-5:
> > Updated in pfSense docs as well: https://gitlab.... Jim Pingle

03:15 PM New Content #12883 (Feedback): Add note to DNS Resolver/Forwarder Host Overrides docs about client DNS bypassing the firewall (e.g. DoH)

This should hopefully cover the topic in a few relevant places with minimal repetition:
https://gitlab.netgate.com... Jim Pingle

12:57 PM New Content #12883 (New): Add note to DNS Resolver/Forwarder Host Overrides docs about client DNS bypassing the firewall (e.g. DoH)

Jim Pingle

08:36 AM New Content #12883 (Pull Request Review): Add note to DNS Resolver/Forwarder Host Overrides docs about client DNS bypassing the firewall (e.g. DoH)

Jim Pingle

02:40 PM New Content #13385 (Feedback): Add notice "A remote gateway address of '0.0.0.0' or '::' is not compatible with VTI, use an FQDN instead"

This should cover it: https://gitlab.netgate.com/docs/pfSense-docs/-/commit/94b3b01c346a8dcbc5718d0c39b55bdb1563705d Jim Pingle

12:34 PM New Content #11071 (Feedback): Add documentation for missing configuration items on IPv6 Router Advertisements

Merged and I also fixed a couple things in it after: https://gitlab.netgate.com/docs/pfSense-docs/-/commit/a5d062e917... Jim Pingle

07:34 AM New Content #11071 (Pull Request Review): Add documentation for missing configuration items on IPv6 Router Advertisements

Jim Pingle

08:37 AM Correction #8852 (Pull Request Review): Clarify purpose of "Client Identifier" in DHCP static mapping

Jim Pingle

07/31/2022

02:35 PM Todo #12461: Improve macOS Serial Command Instructions

Thoughts: @ls -l /dev/cu.*@ will specifically show all available cu devices regardless of driver, which is what we ar... Chris Linstruth

02:15 PM Todo #12461: Improve macOS Serial Command Instructions

Jim Pingle wrote in #note-5:
> Updated in pfSense docs as well: https://gitlab.netgate.com/docs/pfSense-docs/-/commit... Ryan Coleman

07/30/2022

06:53 PM Correction #8852 (Feedback): Clarify purpose of "Client Identifier" in DHCP static mapping

Merge request liking to RFC for explanation:
https://gitlab.netgate.com/docs/pfSense-docs/-/merge_requests/47/ Chris W

05:27 PM New Content #12883 (Feedback): Add note to DNS Resolver/Forwarder Host Overrides docs about client DNS bypassing the firewall (e.g. DoH)

Merge request:
https://gitlab.netgate.com/docs/pfSense-docs/-/merge_requests/46/ Chris W

12:58 PM New Content #13385 (Resolved): Add notice "A remote gateway address of '0.0.0.0' or '::' is not compatible with VTI, use an FQDN instead"

https://docs.netgate.com/pfsense/en/latest/vpn/ipsec/configure-p1.html#ike-endpoint-configuration
Remote Gateway
... Danilo Zrenjanin

07/23/2022

04:58 PM Correction #9685 (Closed): Processing order of ``match`` action for Floating Rules is ambiguous

Hello,
Apologies for just getting you a response here, but I've been going through backlog and wanted to add some ... Chris W

04:54 PM New Content #11071 (Feedback): Add documentation for missing configuration items on IPv6 Router Advertisements

Chris W

03:12 PM New Content #11071: Add documentation for missing configuration items on IPv6 Router Advertisements

MR with Marcos's addition:
https://gitlab.netgate.com/docs/pfSense-docs/-/merge_requests/45 Chris W

07/22/2022

03:06 PM Todo #12461: Improve macOS Serial Command Instructions

Updated in pfSense docs as well: https://gitlab.netgate.com/docs/pfSense-docs/-/commit/a1870dd5368f3232712f0cc9564b54... Jim Pingle

02:10 PM Todo #13369: Standardize mentions of macOS

TNSR platform docs are done: https://gitlab.netgate.com/docs/tnsr-platforms/-/commit/52e7909fb64ea2f2ba2994dd4df3e70a... Jim Pingle

07/21/2022

03:17 PM Todo #13369 (In Progress): Standardize mentions of macOS

pfSense Platform docs are done: https://gitlab.netgate.com/docs/pfsense-platforms/-/commit/23b92e18e50dc72de4b7479daf... Jim Pingle

07/20/2022

12:28 PM Todo #13369 (Resolved): Standardize mentions of macOS

As of 2016 and macOS 10.12 Apple has standardized on macOS instead of the former OS X. We should update mentions of M... Jim Pingle

09:50 AM Todo #12461 (Feedback): Improve macOS Serial Command Instructions

This should take it the rest of the way, given that it appears all recent (~10 year old and newer) Macs running a cur... Jim Pingle

07/19/2022

09:30 AM New Content #12063 (Closed): Document recently added options for Configuring RFC 2136 Dynamic DNS updates

This has been added - I forget when it was done. Marcos M

07/18/2022

04:06 PM Todo #13236 (Resolved): Document link speed limitations with igc and ix on 6100/4100

Looks good, thanks! Marcos M

03:10 PM Todo #13236: Document link speed limitations with igc and ix on 6100/4100

This should be better now:
https://gitlab.netgate.com/docs/pfsense-platforms/-/commit/ce3288bce4b70211f1296deddaa2... Jim Pingle

01:50 PM Todo #13236: Document link speed limitations with igc and ix on 6100/4100

For ix, it's the same on the 4100/5100/6100. I only see testing history on the RJ-45 ix ports, not SFP. Marcos M

08:05 AM Todo #13236: Document link speed limitations with igc and ix on 6100/4100

Marcos M wrote in #note-8:
> Note looks good, however when we tested this, the issue happened on the @ix@ ports as w... Jim Pingle

07/15/2022

03:31 PM Todo #13236: Document link speed limitations with igc and ix on 6100/4100

Note looks good, however when we tested this, the issue happened on the @ix@ ports as well (see #note-3). Marcos M

09:35 AM Todo #13236 (Feedback): Document link speed limitations with igc and ix on 6100/4100

Note added: https://gitlab.netgate.com/docs/pfsense-platforms/-/commit/05b5a002a9ecf6915681b90c4f75bf49248dcc1d
ht... Jim Pingle

09:23 AM Todo #13236 (In Progress): Document link speed limitations with igc and ix on 6100/4100

Jim Pingle

12:42 PM New Content #12787: Convert "Routing Internet Traffic Through a Site-to-Site IPsec Tunnel" recipe to VTI or add VTI as an alternate strategy

The current info isn't bad or outdated, VTI isn't necessarily better either. For that to work with VTI you'd likely n... Jim Pingle

12:30 PM Todo #11944 (Closed): Feedback on Packages — FRR Package — Bidirectional Forwarding Detection

No such reference on the page currently. Jim Pingle

12:29 PM Todo #11648 (Closed): Feedback on Packages — AWS VPC Wizard — pfSense Plus Configuration Details

This was fixed some time ago, it's FRR now. Jim Pingle

12:20 PM Todo #13020: Improve ``easyrule`` command documentation

This could use some expansion in general. As it is, it's just a copy of the CLI usage output.
There are some other... Jim Pingle

12:15 PM Todo #12214: Inconsistent usage of GUI/WebGUI/webConfigurator

The root of the issue here is that we're calling it several different names in various places and we should standardi... Jim Pingle

12:04 PM Correction #10482 (Closed): In AWS, Get System Log may not show output and Get Instance Screenshot may need to be used

Note added: https://gitlab.netgate.com/docs/pfsense-platforms/-/commit/c0e54493ddd97d92bed72c365df8b861658358fc Jim Pingle

11:07 AM Correction #13187 (Closed): Azure Frequently asked questions

This was updated recently, the outdated references are gone. Jim Pingle

10:58 AM Correction #12978 (Resolved): Correction to iftop section of Monitoring Bandwidth Usage

I fixed this at some point, the old references are no longer present. Jim Pingle

10:52 AM Todo #12411 (Resolved): Feedback on High Availability — pfSense XML-RPC Config Sync Overview

This was added a month or so ago: https://docs.netgate.com/pfsense/en/latest/highavailability/settings.html#synchroni... Jim Pingle

10:37 AM New Content #11172 (Closed): Interfaces order of 10 Gigabit Quad-Port SFP+ Intel® X710BM2 Card

Looks like they were added at some point since this went in. If what is there is still incorrect, then you'll need to... Jim Pingle

10:37 AM New Content #11608 (Closed): Interfaces order of XG-7100 Quad-Port 10GbE Fiber SFP+ Installation Kit

Looks like they were added at some point since this went in. If what is there is still incorrect, then you'll need to... Jim Pingle

10:35 AM Correction #9310 (Closed): Appliances with internal switch need the MAC Address section of their Getting Started guides updated

Those docs were redesigned since this was put in, the sections in question aren't anywhere in the current docs for th... Jim Pingle

10:08 AM Todo #12162 (Feedback): Add "usb reset" as possible solution for non-booting flash drives on the SG-1100

Note added: https://gitlab.netgate.com/docs/pfsense-platforms/-/commit/1f955d02df41f4a57cde5bd560a7c8e21818925b
http... Jim Pingle

10:05 AM Todo #12162 (In Progress): Add "usb reset" as possible solution for non-booting flash drives on the SG-1100

Jim Pingle

09:20 AM Correction #11871 (Resolved): SG-2100 must be manually power cycled after installation

Fixed: https://gitlab.netgate.com/docs/pfsense-platforms/-/commit/4c5c52b9b56999cb49c5dd8106538e9cfa005f69
https:/... Jim Pingle

09:01 AM Correction #11871 (In Progress): SG-2100 must be manually power cycled after installation

Jim Pingle

08:09 AM Correction #12570 (Closed): Active appliance list missing 6100

This was fixed a while ago, it's there now (and the 4100) Jim Pingle

08:07 AM New Content #12597 (Resolved): How to reset IPMI settings and password for Netgate appliances

It's in the docs now, has been since that commit was merged in.
https://docs.netgate.com/pfsense/en/latest/solutio... Jim Pingle

08:04 AM Todo #13291 (Duplicate): Notification documentation

Duplicate of #12805 Jim Pingle

07/14/2022

03:42 PM Todo #12461 (In Progress): Improve macOS Serial Command Instructions

I added some general info on finding the serial device.
Waiting on info from someone with both a Mac and a 2100 to... Jim Pingle

07/12/2022

07:30 AM Todo #13352 (Resolved): Feedback on DNS — DNS Rebinding Protections

Fixed, thanks! Jim Pingle

07/11/2022

03:58 PM Todo #13352 (Resolved): Feedback on DNS — DNS Rebinding Protections

*Page:* https://docs.netgate.com/pfsense/en/latest/services/dns/rebinding.html
*Feedback:*
Small suggestion: Th... Jesse Sheidlower

07/09/2022

08:55 PM Todo #12461: Improve macOS Serial Command Instructions

This should be corrected as customers run into this all the time now, since the driver was updated for all platforms ... Kris Phillips