pfSense Plus 25.11.1 – safe to update?
2 problem reports and 0 positive reports found on Reddit (plus 3 other mentions). Out for 264 days; a few isolated problem posts is normal background for a product this widely used. Skim them if your setup is similar.
Did you install Plus 25.11.1?
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What's in this release
pfSense Plus 25.11.1, based on FreeBSD 16.0-CURRENT.
Source: Netgate docs version table
CVEs fixed
No CVEs mapped to this release.
Community reports
- Problem
pfsense drops ipv6 packets after upgrade to 25 · Reddit · 2026-03-09
I'm trying again to update my Netgate 1100 to the latest firmware. I started with a fresh 1100 and updated it to 25.11.1-RELEASE. I restored my configuration to it, and immediately started to see packetloss on DHCP6. It bounces between about 11% and 80%. IPV6 worked fine before…
- Problem
Cannot update to pfSense Plus 25.11.1 (pfSense-repoc: failed to fetch the repo data) · Reddit · 2026-02-23
When trying to check for the latest update my 6100 is stuck at 25.11 unable to update to 25.11.1 giving me the error: pfSense-repoc: failed to fetch the repo data https://preview.redd.it/hg2kf9hbcblg1.png?width=1134&format=png&auto=webp&s=ecd48d539f6fcd5adf5d916608ad94c46f786b7f…
- Mention
pfsense and pfblockerng · Reddit · 2026-02-12
I have a pfsense plus install 25.11.1 with pfblockerng. What I have noticed is that if I make a change to a rule, next time pfblockerng runs, it ends up with empty lists and just a link to the loopback address. If I do a manual reload of pfblockerng it is resolved. I noticed the…
- Mention
Where to download CE 2.8.1 · Reddit · 2026-02-09
In the past I've only downloaded the CE image files, today I did the new process (for me) with the netgate-installer-v1.1.1-RELEASE-amd64 and ended up with 25.11.1 installed. How or where do I download CE 2.8? TIA
- Mention
Now Available: pfSense Plus 25.11.1 · Reddit · 2026-01-27
pfSense ® Plus software, the world’s leading firewall, router, and VPN solution, provides secure network edge and cloud networking solutions for millions of deployments worldwide. Netgate ® announces the release of pfSense Plus software version 25.11.1. This maintenance software…
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← pfSense Plus 25.11 · pfSense Plus 26.03 →
Other pfSense versions
- CE 2.9.0 2026-08-20
- Plus 26.07 2026-08-13
- Plus 26.03.1 2026-05-27
- Plus 26.03 2026-04-01
- Plus 25.11.1 2026-01-26
- Plus 25.11 2025-12-11
- CE 2.8.1 2025-09-04
- Plus 25.07.1 2025-08-18
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