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Development and Code Review / Starting with the Development

« on: April 04, 2016, 04:42:41 am »

MY BACKGROUND is that I am a .net programmer, good with major js libs, all sorts of patterns, done 2t, 3t projects, can do PHP on IIS. I know little about Perl and BSD. But I believe once I get over the initial environment barriers I can pick up quickly, I am willing to learn. So here I am!

MY GOALl is to replicate a speed limiter like this https://forum.pfsense.org/index.php?topic=68865.0. It has been written, so I don't have to start from scratch. It can be done the similar way as Hello World sample. It will end up being useful as it is one of the *Most Wanted* features.

MY BARRIERS are:

• How to setup a debuggable development environment? What debugger/method do we use?
• Where to find a list of available functions in API? Which folders/docs/links to look into?
• How to link my Perl code with the Hello World code? Sample to make Perl and PHP talking to each other?

Please throw me any development experience, help me to kick start my project Appreciated!

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General Discussion / "make everything" Failed

« on: April 04, 2016, 02:52:46 am »

So I follow the build instructions at https://github.com/opnsense/tools cloned everything from git today. When I try to 'make everything'  it says failed at 'make ports' Error Code 1. So I don't get anything in '/tmp/images'.

Is it supposed to compile correctly when I get it from git? Or am I expecting errors from unfinished development? How do I compile a 'stable version'?

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General Discussion / Wireless cannot be detected, please help?

« on: March 31, 2016, 01:24:36 am »

Please take a look at my configurations and guide me if I have done anything wrong? I assume the hardware is working fine, my OPNSense box can see surrounding WIFI networks from "Interfaces->Wireless->Status", and my laptop can detect the surrounding WIFI networks, but my laptop can't see my OPNSense box. Here are my settings.

OPNSense UI Wireless Settings ---------------------------------------------------
(left blank or default where not mentioned)
Enable Interface yes

Static IPv4
Speed and duplex Default (no preference, typically autoselect)
IPv4 address 20.1.1.1
IPv4 Upstream Gateway None

Standard 802.11g
Protection mode off
Transmit power 18
Antenna Settings Default Auto Auto
Distance Setting 100
Regulatory domain ROW
Country Australia -- (AU ROW)
Location Indoor

Mode Infrastructure (BSS)
SSID OPNTest
Hide SSID  Unchecked
Enable WME yes
Enable WPA
WPA pre-shared key *********
Authentication Open System Authentication
WPA Pairwise AES Recommended
Key Rotation 60
Master Key Regen 3600

APPLY CHANGES

Hardware Factory Specs----------------------------------------------------------------
TP-Link TL-WN651G 108Mbps Super G Wireless PCI Adapter
http://www.mondoplast.net/datasheets/TL-WN651G.html
Protocol and Standards: IEEE 802.11g; IEEE 802.11b; CSMA/CA with ACK
Interface: 32-bit PCI 2.2
Frequency: 2.4~2.4835GHz
Radio Data Rate: 108/54/48/36/24/18/12/9/6/11/5.5/3/2/1Mbps (Auto Rate Sensing)
Spread Spectrum: DSSS
Modulation:1M DBPSK; 2M DQPSK; 5.5M, 11M CCK; 6M, 9M, 12M, 18M, 24M, 36M, 48M, 54M, 108M OFDM;
Transmission Distance:Indoor up to 100m, outdoor up to 300m
Transmit Power: 18dBm(Typical)
Data Security: WPA; 64/128/152 BIT WEP; TKIP/AES
Power Consumption: Typically 685mA in full Transmit (TX), 515mA in full Receive (RX)