Fw: Re: Firebox, Version, Etc.

Question 2 (below) was resolved after a reboot.  One other thing I'm wonder=
ing is, if I'm using the "allow everything from LAN" default rule, why am I=
 seeing outgoing attempts to connect that are being denied?  I have no othe=
r outgoing rules.


--- On Mon, 7/7/14, J <[email protected]> wrote:

> From: J <[email protected]>
> Subject: Re: [m0n0wall] Firebox, Version, Etc.
> To: [email protected]
> Date: Monday, July 7, 2014, 9:49 AM
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> Following up on my previous post.=A0 I'm
> using serial version 1.34a successfully on a WG Firebox
> X1000, with an Atheros 5212 wireless card.
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> I think I may have a shoddy
> wireless card, because the range is limited and I'm
> having some trouble with authentication.=A0 But on the
> LAN/WAN side the software runs like a top, not a hint of the
> timeout issues I saw before.=A0 Unfortunately I'm not
> 100% sure what I did to get it working so well, but a couple
> of things are worth mentioning:
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> 1.=A0 I cleaned the CF card with Windows 7
> diskpart before imaging it.
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> been connecting network cables to other devices (modem,
> router, etc.), THEN powering the unit up.
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> Beyond that I'm just doing
> a generic recommended install.=A0 I upgraded to 1.8.1 but
> that appeared to kill my serial access, so I rolled back to
> 1.34a.
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> Congratulations to
> Manuel for a great design.=A0 The interface is perfect in
> it's scope and simplicity.=A0 I think you're very
> wise not to get carried away with adding features the way
> many software developers do.
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> A couple of questions:
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> 1.=A0 I'm using HTTPS to access the webgui,
> and I've created my own pem key and certificate which
> are working fine with one-way authentication.=A0 Is there a
> way to set up mutual SSL authentication?=A0 I already run a
> VPN server, so I don't need to use any of those built-in
> m0n0wall security features.=A0 I just want to know if
> there's a way to use dual auth for webgui access.
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> 2.=A0 My system time is correct
> and syncs with an NTP server, but my log time differs from
> the system time by about an hour (not exactly).
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> Thanks again
> for a great piece of software (on a superb OS).
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> John
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>  On Tue, Jul 1, 2014 at 8:59
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> AM, J <[email protected]>
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>  Hi.
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>  A few
> years ago I successfully flashed a 64MB CF card in a
>  Firebox X1000, got the serial interface
> working, and got the
>  M0n0wall GUI up, but I
> was getting persistent "re1
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> timeouts" and kernel errors, and could only load
> some
>  of the pages. =A0I got sidetracked, and
> now a few years later
>  I figured I'd try
> again to see how the latest version
>  would
> work. =A0I flashed the card (or at least it appears so)
>  with the latest M0n0wall version (1.8.1) but
> this time I
>  cannot get the serial interface
> working with the same
>  settings I used
> before.
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>  So I'm wondering if
> someone can tell me what's the
>  most
> recent version that has been successfully installed on
>  a WG Firebox? =A0Any reason why the latest
> (FBSD 8) version
>  would not work?
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>  Any suggestions are appreciated.
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>  Thank you.
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>  John
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