Just a curious question...
https://www.pfmonitor.com
Why is PFMonitor "banned" from being able to "manage" OPNsense instances?
This seems like a good use case for some OPNsense users?
Why should it be banned? Its technically not possible to block a kind of solution
Now that is a name I haven't heard in a long time. ;)
What makes you put "banned" in bold letters? I couldn't find "banned" on the website and you don't give context which is either withholding information or unsolicited advertising.
Only this is on the website:
OPNSense 17.7 - 18.1.2 (Discontinued after 18.1.2)
As far as small American business here goes I think in this particular case the revenue stream from Europe through OPNsense is probably not desired for one reason or another.
Cheers,
Franco
fyi: I do not work for PFMonitor and I have not used this application.
I used the word "banned" because of the following reply I received from Brent at PFMonitor.
I asked if current versions of OPNsense 23.x (and beyond) would work with PFMonitor?
He said:No.
"It was made impossible to support by the developers of OpenSense they added code that uninstalls my plug-in if it's found during any update"
Nonsense, the code is open, have a look at it :)
Maybe he is not aware of how to handle it
I am just reporting what he told me.
I have sent him a link to this thread.
So all those years ago I was helping the author out converting his code to a native plugin, building it and providing it to him in a free private repository from GitHub. At some point I removed it since I was under the impression he would have made a copy by then.
This little insight should shed a light on the previous claim regarding the technical skill at play here.
Cheers,
Franco
@Franco
Thank you for providing valuable detail.