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#21
25.7, 25.10 Series / Re: Hostwatch - high disk writ...
Last post by pfry - Today at 02:44:14 PMQuote from: franco on Today at 07:48:43 AMWe're recording the last MAC address for any IPv4 and IPv6 we see. If the MAC changes that's considered a "movement". In some environments this happens very rapidly and thus the service constantly registers the changes.
OK, thanks. This is just for virtual interface setup/teardown? Interesting. The behavior sounds... less than ideal. Not something I (and apparently others) would expect.
(The overall issue reminds me to always control information rate, unless a spew is intended.)
#22
25.7, 25.10 Series / Re: Hostwatch - high disk writ...
Last post by franco - Today at 02:31:13 PMThese typical UFS issues mainly are from unclean shutdowns regardless of where the corruption occurs.
If you have a process that is writing while the power goes off there will be an error for it. And if the process is writing all the time the chances are pretty high it's going to catch that one.
Cheers,
Franco
If you have a process that is writing while the power goes off there will be an error for it. And if the process is writing all the time the chances are pretty high it's going to catch that one.
Cheers,
Franco
#23
25.7, 25.10 Series / Interfaces: Neighbors: Automat...
Last post by Rene78 - Today at 02:18:18 PMHi all,
Just upgraded to 25.7.11_1 from 25.7.10. Everything works as normal. Fiddling around with the new feature Interfaces: Neighbors: Automatic Discovery. Noticed that it works, but only with All interfaces selected. Any other subselection of interfaces, including Select All, prevents the service from starting.
See below for examples. When looking at the log (when using All) shows that the adds capture for the various interface devices. I have bridges configured (multiple eth-devices into different LANs (IOT and NET for example) and have pppoe0 as WAN (VLAN6 on physical interface - KPN FttH).
One error always shows up, and does not seem related. Is there when it works, and when the service does not start. No other logs are available in the GUI that show the reason for the service failing. Using promiscuous mode does not make a difference, nor does verbose logging for figuring out what is going wrong. All my interface types can be captured apparently...
Successful when All:
2026-01-17T13:10:02.890816Z INFO hostwatch: Added capture for device: pppoe0 (WAN_INET (wan))
2026-01-17T14:10:02Noticehostwatch 2026-01-17T13:10:02.890344Z INFO hostwatch: Added capture for device: bridge1 (LAN_IOT (opt12))
2026-01-17T14:10:02Noticehostwatch 2026-01-17T13:10:02.889866Z INFO hostwatch: Added capture for device: bridge0 (LAN_INET (lan))
2026-01-17T14:10:02Noticehostwatch 2026-01-17T13:10:02.889356Z INFO hostwatch: Added capture for device: wg0 (ViperWG (opt13))
2026-01-17T14:10:02Noticehostwatch 2026-01-17T13:10:02.888815Z INFO hostwatch: Added capture for device: vlan03 (LAN_IPTV (opt10))
2026-01-17T14:10:02Noticehostwatch 2026-01-17T13:10:02.888242Z INFO hostwatch: Added capture for device: vlan02 (WAN_IPTV (opt8))
2026-01-17T14:10:02Noticehostwatch 2026-01-17T13:10:02.887692Z INFO hostwatch: Added capture for device: vlan01 (No description)
2026-01-17T14:10:02Noticehostwatch 2026-01-17T13:10:02.887166Z INFO hostwatch: Added capture for device: igb7 (ETH8 (opt9))
2026-01-17T14:10:02Noticehostwatch 2026-01-17T13:10:02.886684Z INFO hostwatch: Added capture for device: igb6 (ETH7 (opt11))
2026-01-17T14:10:02Noticehostwatch 2026-01-17T13:10:02.886156Z INFO hostwatch: Added capture for device: igb5 (ETH6 (opt6))
Error always visible (regardless if the service does or does not start):
2026-01-17T13:10:02.914762Z WARN hostwatch: Failed to initialize capture for device: pfsync0
Edit: Found some logs in the general log in settings.
At failure to start:
2026-01-17T14:15:15Noticekernel <6>[1488] pid 81926 (hostwatch), jid 0, uid 0: exited on signal 6 (no core dump - bad address)
2026-01-17T14:15:15Noticeroot /usr/local/etc/rc.d/hostwatch: WARNING: failed to start hostwatch
2026-01-17T14:14:54Noticekernel <6>[1467] pid 29596 (hostwatch), jid 0, uid 0: exited on signal 6 (no core dump - bad address)
2026-01-17T14:14:54Noticeroot /usr/local/etc/rc.d/hostwatch: WARNING: failed to start hostwatch
At successful start: no logs related to the service in General. Only the change in config XML file (enabled check).
Just upgraded to 25.7.11_1 from 25.7.10. Everything works as normal. Fiddling around with the new feature Interfaces: Neighbors: Automatic Discovery. Noticed that it works, but only with All interfaces selected. Any other subselection of interfaces, including Select All, prevents the service from starting.
See below for examples. When looking at the log (when using All) shows that the adds capture for the various interface devices. I have bridges configured (multiple eth-devices into different LANs (IOT and NET for example) and have pppoe0 as WAN (VLAN6 on physical interface - KPN FttH).
One error always shows up, and does not seem related. Is there when it works, and when the service does not start. No other logs are available in the GUI that show the reason for the service failing. Using promiscuous mode does not make a difference, nor does verbose logging for figuring out what is going wrong. All my interface types can be captured apparently...
Successful when All:
2026-01-17T13:10:02.890816Z INFO hostwatch: Added capture for device: pppoe0 (WAN_INET (wan))
2026-01-17T14:10:02Noticehostwatch 2026-01-17T13:10:02.890344Z INFO hostwatch: Added capture for device: bridge1 (LAN_IOT (opt12))
2026-01-17T14:10:02Noticehostwatch 2026-01-17T13:10:02.889866Z INFO hostwatch: Added capture for device: bridge0 (LAN_INET (lan))
2026-01-17T14:10:02Noticehostwatch 2026-01-17T13:10:02.889356Z INFO hostwatch: Added capture for device: wg0 (ViperWG (opt13))
2026-01-17T14:10:02Noticehostwatch 2026-01-17T13:10:02.888815Z INFO hostwatch: Added capture for device: vlan03 (LAN_IPTV (opt10))
2026-01-17T14:10:02Noticehostwatch 2026-01-17T13:10:02.888242Z INFO hostwatch: Added capture for device: vlan02 (WAN_IPTV (opt8))
2026-01-17T14:10:02Noticehostwatch 2026-01-17T13:10:02.887692Z INFO hostwatch: Added capture for device: vlan01 (No description)
2026-01-17T14:10:02Noticehostwatch 2026-01-17T13:10:02.887166Z INFO hostwatch: Added capture for device: igb7 (ETH8 (opt9))
2026-01-17T14:10:02Noticehostwatch 2026-01-17T13:10:02.886684Z INFO hostwatch: Added capture for device: igb6 (ETH7 (opt11))
2026-01-17T14:10:02Noticehostwatch 2026-01-17T13:10:02.886156Z INFO hostwatch: Added capture for device: igb5 (ETH6 (opt6))
Error always visible (regardless if the service does or does not start):
2026-01-17T13:10:02.914762Z WARN hostwatch: Failed to initialize capture for device: pfsync0
Edit: Found some logs in the general log in settings.
At failure to start:
2026-01-17T14:15:15Noticekernel <6>[1488] pid 81926 (hostwatch), jid 0, uid 0: exited on signal 6 (no core dump - bad address)
2026-01-17T14:15:15Noticeroot /usr/local/etc/rc.d/hostwatch: WARNING: failed to start hostwatch
2026-01-17T14:14:54Noticekernel <6>[1467] pid 29596 (hostwatch), jid 0, uid 0: exited on signal 6 (no core dump - bad address)
2026-01-17T14:14:54Noticeroot /usr/local/etc/rc.d/hostwatch: WARNING: failed to start hostwatch
At successful start: no logs related to the service in General. Only the change in config XML file (enabled check).
#24
General Discussion / Re: Wireless Access Points
Last post by vimage22 - Today at 02:16:13 PMI have been very happy with Zyxel NWA130BE (WiFi 7). I actually get 2.5gbs performance over WiFi.
#25
25.7, 25.10 Series / Re: Dnsmasq stops occasionaly
Last post by ligand - Today at 02:15:31 PMaddn-hosts=/var/etc/dnsmasq-hosts
#addn-hosts=/var/etc/dnsmasq-leases
PID RSS COMMAND
63604 5000 /usr/local/sbin/dnsmasq -x /var/run/dnsmasq.pid -C /usr/local/etc/dnsmasq.conf
Fri Jan 16 14:03:01 EST 2026
PID RSS COMMAND
63604 19156 /usr/local/sbin/dnsmasq -x /var/run/dnsmasq.pid -C /usr/local/etc/dnsmasq.conf
Fri Jan 16 15:03:01 EST 2026
PID RSS COMMAND
63604 39708 /usr/local/sbin/dnsmasq -x /var/run/dnsmasq.pid -C /usr/local/etc/dnsmasq.conf
Fri Jan 16 16:03:01 EST 2026
PID RSS COMMAND
63604 66068 /usr/local/sbin/dnsmasq -x /var/run/dnsmasq.pid -C /usr/local/etc/dnsmasq.conf
Fri Jan 16 17:03:01 EST 2026
PID RSS COMMAND
63604 90212 /usr/local/sbin/dnsmasq -x /var/run/dnsmasq.pid -C /usr/local/etc/dnsmasq.conf
Fri Jan 16 18:03:01 EST 2026
PID RSS COMMAND
63604 109960 /usr/local/sbin/dnsmasq -x /var/run/dnsmasq.pid -C /usr/local/etc/dnsmasq.conf
Fri Jan 16 19:03:01 EST 2026
PID RSS COMMAND
#addn-hosts=/var/etc/dnsmasq-leases
PID RSS COMMAND
63604 5000 /usr/local/sbin/dnsmasq -x /var/run/dnsmasq.pid -C /usr/local/etc/dnsmasq.conf
Fri Jan 16 14:03:01 EST 2026
PID RSS COMMAND
63604 19156 /usr/local/sbin/dnsmasq -x /var/run/dnsmasq.pid -C /usr/local/etc/dnsmasq.conf
Fri Jan 16 15:03:01 EST 2026
PID RSS COMMAND
63604 39708 /usr/local/sbin/dnsmasq -x /var/run/dnsmasq.pid -C /usr/local/etc/dnsmasq.conf
Fri Jan 16 16:03:01 EST 2026
PID RSS COMMAND
63604 66068 /usr/local/sbin/dnsmasq -x /var/run/dnsmasq.pid -C /usr/local/etc/dnsmasq.conf
Fri Jan 16 17:03:01 EST 2026
PID RSS COMMAND
63604 90212 /usr/local/sbin/dnsmasq -x /var/run/dnsmasq.pid -C /usr/local/etc/dnsmasq.conf
Fri Jan 16 18:03:01 EST 2026
PID RSS COMMAND
63604 109960 /usr/local/sbin/dnsmasq -x /var/run/dnsmasq.pid -C /usr/local/etc/dnsmasq.conf
Fri Jan 16 19:03:01 EST 2026
PID RSS COMMAND
#26
German - Deutsch / Re: Hardware Suche N150 mit In...
Last post by carepack - Today at 02:08:13 PMHi nochmal,
jetzt wollte ich das Thema nochmal von der anderen Seite angehen. Aktuell hat der MiniPC zwei Anschlüsse mit Realtek Netzwerkchip und läuft sauber. Telekom Anschluss mit PppoE, WireGuard, zenarmor. Auch die Performance passt gut.
@meyergru und @patrick, ihr habt da sicherlich mehr Erfahrungswerte als ich. Ist ein Betrieb mit Realtek soweit ok oder muss ich befürchten, dass bei jedem Update oder so die Chance mit Realtek höher ist, dass etwas nicht klappt? Also sind mit Realtek Chipsätzen mehr Probleme zu erwarten oder kann man die Realteks bedenkenlos einsetzen, weil der Problematik mittlerweile beigekommen ist und der Treiber soweit stabil ist?
Erneut vielen Dank für eueren Input.
Grüße
jetzt wollte ich das Thema nochmal von der anderen Seite angehen. Aktuell hat der MiniPC zwei Anschlüsse mit Realtek Netzwerkchip und läuft sauber. Telekom Anschluss mit PppoE, WireGuard, zenarmor. Auch die Performance passt gut.
@meyergru und @patrick, ihr habt da sicherlich mehr Erfahrungswerte als ich. Ist ein Betrieb mit Realtek soweit ok oder muss ich befürchten, dass bei jedem Update oder so die Chance mit Realtek höher ist, dass etwas nicht klappt? Also sind mit Realtek Chipsätzen mehr Probleme zu erwarten oder kann man die Realteks bedenkenlos einsetzen, weil der Problematik mittlerweile beigekommen ist und der Treiber soweit stabil ist?
Erneut vielen Dank für eueren Input.
Grüße
#27
Portuguese - Português / Re: Comunidade - Língua Portug...
Last post by erisnaldo - Today at 01:49:31 PMOi, estou chegando para aprender junto e, de alguma forma, contribuir..
#28
25.7, 25.10 Series / Re: Hostwatch - high disk writ...
Last post by GreenMatter - Today at 01:46:46 PMI'll leave here following:
And also this:
Second command's result worries me a bit, as I've just reinstalled Opnsense on fresh (and partitioned by installer) VM disk and right away I've got this kind of errors???
Code Select
top -S -m io -o total
last pid: 25126; load averages: 0.49, 0.44, 0.46 up 0+01:26:59 20:11:30
143 processes: 3 running, 138 sleeping, 2 waiting
CPU: 9.4% user, 0.0% nice, 4.7% system, 0.9% interrupt, 84.9% idle
Mem: 1154M Active, 1634M Inact, 1585M Wired, 880M Buf, 7477M Free
Swap: 8192M Total, 8192M Free
PID USERNAME VCSW IVCSW READ WRITE FAULT TOTAL PERCENT COMMAND
34081 hostd 2494 13 0 2496 0 2496 99.96% hostwatch
16 root 500 0 0 1 0 1 0.04% bufdaemon
85376 root 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00% php-cgi
53184 root 10 1 0 0 0 0 0.00% php
1 root 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00% init
74881 root 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00% php-cgi
79105 root 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00% csh
35073 root 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00% php-cgi
68801 root 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00% php-cgi
2 root 33 0 0 0 0 0 0.00% clock
5314 root 2 2 0 0 0 0 0.00% ng_queue
1474 squid 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00% security_file_certg
And also this:
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fsck_ffs -n /dev/gpt/rootfs
** /dev/gpt/rootfs (NO WRITE)
** SU+J Recovering /dev/gpt/rootfs
USE JOURNAL? no
Skipping journal, falling through to full fsck
** Last Mounted on /mnt
** Root file system
** Phase 1 - Check Blocks and Sizes
** Phase 2 - Check Pathnames
UNALLOCATED I=1122920 OWNER=hostd MODE=100644
SIZE=21032 MTIME=Jan 16 19:04 2026
FILE=/var/db/hostwatch/hosts.db-journal
UNEXPECTED SOFT UPDATE INCONSISTENCY
Second command's result worries me a bit, as I've just reinstalled Opnsense on fresh (and partitioned by installer) VM disk and right away I've got this kind of errors???
#29
25.7, 25.10 Series / Re: clarification of snapshots
Last post by Seimus - Today at 01:03:33 PMThe documentation is pretty clear. Plus the latest release brought a tooltip for snapshot states in the UI....
Also, PROXMOX e.g linux snapshots and fBSD snapshots are not the same thing. The later is more superior.
Regards,
S.
Also, PROXMOX e.g linux snapshots and fBSD snapshots are not the same thing. The later is more superior.
Regards,
S.
#30
25.7, 25.10 Series / Re: What is the official migra...
Last post by meyergru - Today at 01:03:03 PMThere is no automatic migration. You can set up your new DHCP server of choice (Kea or DNSmasp) according to the documentation.
The only thing that warrants non-manual setup is the static reversations IMHO, and those you can export as CSV and import to either Kea or DNSmasq.
The only thing that warrants non-manual setup is the static reversations IMHO, and those you can export as CSV and import to either Kea or DNSmasq.
