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    Do I need pfBlockerNG?

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      NGUSER6947
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      Do I need pfBlockerNG?

      I have a pretty basic setup on my SG-1100. Since I have all unsolicited incoming connections blocked by default, is there any reason to install and run pfBlockerNG, since (at least this is my understanding) it blocks based blacklists. Thanks.

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        Cool_Corona @NGUSER6947
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        @nguser6947 It also blocks traffic generated by local clients if they hit any of the blocklists...

        So yes.

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          NGUSER6947 @Cool_Corona
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          @cool_corona I guess I'm not so much worried about internal clients (it's only me at home) accessing things they shouldn't... at least, on purpose. I suppose if malware got in somehow then I'd want to block the ability for it to phone home, so to speak.

          Is the SG-1100 robust enough to do this, using the easy rules that I understand the wizard will set up upon initial installation?

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            Cool_Corona @NGUSER6947
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            @nguser6947 Yes. For a home user its fine.

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              provels
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              I love it if only for the ad blocking. Awful lot of white space on the pages!

              Peder

              MAIN - pfSense+ 24.11-RELEASE - Adlink MXE-5401, i7, 16 GB RAM, 64 GB SSD. 500 GB HDD for SyslogNG
              BACKUP - pfSense+ 23.01-RELEASE - Hyper-V Virtual Machine, Gen 1, 2 v-CPUs, 3 GB RAM, 8GB VHDX (Dynamic)

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                mcury Rebel Alliance @provels
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                @provels said in Do I need pfBlockerNG?:

                I love it if only for the ad blocking. Awful lot of white space on the pages!

                Me too.. Add to that some malicious feeds.

                Using it for geoip blocking also:

                • Allowing only one country to connect to my portforward (plex).
                • Blocking my internal users from connecting to a few places.

                dead on arrival, nowhere to be found.

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