OPNsense 26.7.4 – safe to update?
1 problem report and 0 positive reports found on Reddit (plus 7 other mentions). Out for 32 days; a few isolated problem posts is normal background for a product this widely used. Skim them if your setup is similar.
Newer release in this line: OPNsense 26.7.7 (2026-10-13). If you're updating now, check that one instead — it may already fix the issues reported here.
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What's in this release
Today we are rolling out the wireless device MVC/API rework and a final push for better source NAT replacement over outbound NAT. StrongSwan was updated to 6.1.0 and the GUI now offers a small recommended set of post-quantum key exchanges. You may also find the GUI tweaks for advanced option marker and a dialog search…
Source: GitHub releases (opnsense/core)
CVEs fixed
No CVEs mapped to this release.
Community reports
- Problem
Issues with WAN connectivity after upgrade to 26.7.3 & 26.7.4 with Intel 400 Series NIC · Reddit · 2026-09-17
Hi everyone, I am currently running OPNsense 26.7.4_1 on an HP Elitedesk 800 G6 10500T with an Intel 400 series NIC for WAN. Since upgrading to 26.7.3, I've been having issues obtaining an IP address on the WAN interface through DHCP. The system only seems to obtain an address a…
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Opnsense, no internet after reboot. · Reddit · 2026-10-11
Hello guys, I've been using opnsense for a while now as my my router and I absolutely love it! I've got it setup as primary router and got adguardhome running on it. All connections regarding to dns get forwarded to adguardhome. So hardly any ads for me anymore. Also all dns req…
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Anyone successfully using VLAN bridges on OPNsense 26.7.4? · Reddit · 2026-09-29
Hi everyone, I’m hoping someone can help before I pull out what little hair I have left! I have also posted on the OPNsense forum, but I thought I would open this up to a wider audience for help! The foundation of my network uses VLAN bridges. I have the same VLANs presented acr…
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Wireguard requires fiddling to go green after internet connection reset or a power failure · Reddit · 2026-09-28
Hi folks, I am on the latest (OPNsense 26.7.4_1-amd64) version of OPNsense and have WireGuard configured via NordVPN. Things normally run fine; however, when I lose ISP, or the firewall restarts, the WireGuard gateway stays red and always requires that I fiddle around with enabl…
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Help me set up nat type from strict to moderate · Reddit · 2026-09-27
Hello, I've been struggling with trying to set up UPnP so my brother and I can play black ops 3 online. I read some online forums and watched a couple of videos, but they're not on the current version of OPNsense (26.7.4_1), which makes them a lot harder to follow. I'm not tryin…
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OPNsense + iPhone Hotspot as a Wireless WAN Backup — Including Automatic Recovery · Reddit · 2026-09-23
I wanted to use an iPhone hotspot as an automatic backup WAN directly on OPNsense. The setup: Primary WAN: wired Internet Backup WAN: iPhone hotspot Wi-Fi adapter: Intel AX201 OPNsense: 26.7.4_1 Automatic failover and failback Small watchdog to recover the Wi-Fi interface if the…
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Ad blocking in Unbound · Reddit · 2026-09-19
I am on the latest version of opnsense, 26.7.4 and creating my blocklists in unbound but I might be doing something wrong here. Currently starting with google adblocking, doubleclick.net etc. even consulting the mighty chatgpt as to which canned lists might return the greatest s…
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OPNsense 26.7.4 released · Reddit · 2026-09-15
26.7.4_1: ui: only schedule grid dimension changes after data processing, window resizing and table visibility changes ports: suricata 8.0.7 ports: unbound 1.26.1 26.7.4: system: audit log injection via login username in auth_log() system: add pfsync version 1500 to HA settings…
Reports are found automatically and labelled by an AI model plus keyword rules — they can be wrong. Open the post to judge for yourself.
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Other OPNsense versions
- 26.7.7 2026-10-13
- 26.7.6 2026-10-08
- 26.7.5 2026-09-30
- 26.7.4 2026-09-15
- 26.7.3 2026-08-27
- 26.7.2 2026-08-12
- 26.7.1 2026-07-21
- 26.7 2026-07-15
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