Pfblocker not blocking outbound connections
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Hi there, I’m new to pfblocker and not really sure how to fix this. I went through the setup process and added block lists to dnsbl but when I test it against websites or ads from the lists I realized that they are only blocked when they are inbound. When I connect outbound they are not blocked. Does anyone know what I must do to fix this?
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@tbr281 Websites or ads are not inbound traffic in the first place.
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@bob-dig said in Pfblocker not blocking outbound connections:
@tbr281 Websites or ads are not inbound traffic in the first place.
Alright, what can I do to block sites that are on my feeds? I have kids and I don’t want them misspelling a website and ending up at dirty sites.
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@tbr281 Is the DNS server on your devices set to use pfSense? If they are, empty the DNS cache...on Windows, "ipconfig /flushdns".
Note many browsers use DNS over HTTPS (DoH) to bypass local DNS, so that may also need to be blocked or disabled. pfBlockerNG-devel has a setting for that on the DNSBL SafeSearch page, though I had some trouble getting that to work and ended up using the DoH_IP feed.
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@steveits said in Pfblocker not blocking outbound connections:
@tbr281 Is the DNS server on your devices set to use pfSense? If they are, empty the DNS cache...on Windows, "ipconfig /flushdns".
Note many browsers use DNS over HTTPS (DoH) to bypass local DNS, so that may also need to be blocked or disabled. pfBlockerNG-devel has a setting for that on the DNSBL SafeSearch page, though I had some trouble getting that to work and ended up using the DoH_IP feed.
That worked thank you!!
