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General Discussion / Problem with YoLink Hub - OPNSense goes down

« on: September 28, 2023, 04:21:10 pm »

Hi everybody,

I've experienced something weird on my home network, I added a YoLink hub for their water-leak product (https://shop.yosmart.com/products/ys1603-4ys7903), the hub is mandatory in their product, and it takes my OPNSense unit  down for a few minutes then it comes back alive and goes down, etc. Take it out of the network and everything goes back to normal.

Version: 23.7.5

Attached is a log of downtime/uptime from my PC's view.

Any insights? I might just RMA this back to Amazon.

Thanks!

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Virtual private networks / Issue with WireGuard *solved*

« on: March 30, 2023, 06:03:51 pm »

**red-did everything, must have been a typo, sorry!**

Hi everybody,

1st time using/setting up WG and not the most comfortable with VPNs. I used  this guide to set things up https://www.wundertech.net/how-to-set-up-wireguard-in-opnsense/, alas cannot see the internal network when I VPN in from my mobile on the cell network to test things. This is to remote into my home network so no major security concerns once connected as I'll be the only user.

The client connects, I see traffic in Reporting:Traffic for the connected client. Been trying to figure out where my config issue is but cannot pinpoint it.

The client config is as follows:
[Interface]
PrivateKey = (deleted!)
Address = 192.168.1.10/24
DNS = 8.8.8.8, 8.8.4.4

[Peer]
PublicKey = (deleted!)
AllowedIPs = 0.0.0.0/0
Endpoint = NAME.ddnsgeek.com:51820

For the server I think I got everything right but here we are  - where should I look for resolving this issue?

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General Discussion / Zenarmor, Suricata, ClamAV: some or all?

« on: February 22, 2023, 01:48:05 pm »

Hi everybody,

New to the OPNSense platform and so far am really liking it, I came over from Untangle. Digging into the optional packages I ran into Zenarmor and am intrigued to see if it's worth it as it's for a home network (but only the paranoid survive!  ) running OPNSense on a box with a N5105 & 16GB Ram (https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005004950894114.html).

Right now I have Suricata and ClamAV running, and have a few questions with Zenarmor:

• At this point is ClamAV still useful?
• Will this overtax the box? Probably not but I do have a wife approval factor to manage
• Is Suricata still useful if you turn on Zenarmor?

I read that you use Suricata on the WAN interface, Zen on the LAN so at least that's that for the config part.

Thanks for your input!

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General Discussion / OPNsense & user quotas: advanced parental controls & switching from Untangle

« on: October 19, 2022, 01:15:24 pm »

Hi everybody,

Untangle user here, and weighing my options.  This is for a home setup, where I have a teenager to manage and she can bypass the "MyCircle" device on network.  Smart kids bring in interesting challenges.  Don't know how she does it (need to look that up) but need to lock everything down solid.  MyCircle was good due to my wife's requirement to manage this, but now that has changed (she said do what you must, a bit like Yoda).

Been on Untangle for years but to do schedules/bandwidth quotas per day I need to move from the community edition to their Home plans 150$/year plus plan due to the # of IP addresses on lan aka smart home stuff https://www.untangle.com/solutions/untangle-at-home/), the price is a tad steep imho for what I need to do. and been itching for a reason to try OPNsense really.

So I need to control/block a user on LAN based on schedules and the amount of time per day allowed (you get 4 hours online per day, yada, yada).  Can this be achieved with OPNsense?  If yes, suggestions?

Unit running Untangle RN is a i7-2700 w/8Gb ram & bunch of NICs so should be able to handle whatever I turn on in OPNsense, I think, and would prefer not throw money on this box due to age. WiFi is Unifi.

Thanks!!!