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      tommyboy180
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      Version 0.1.9 is complete.

      Changes:

      • If enabled the block list will apply on start-up.

      • Fixed "out of memory" errors. You can now have a lvl1,2,&3 list applied at the same time. New limit is 900,000 entries

      • Removes duplicate entries to speed up process

      This version is considered very stable. I have tested on 1.2.2 and 1.2.3.

      -Tom Schaefer
      SuperMicro 1U 2X Intel pro/1000 Dual Core Intel 2.2 Ghz - 2 Gig RAM

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        Supermule Banned
        last edited by

        Nice work Tommy!!

        Have you had any luck getting hold of the dev's??

        @tommyboy180:

        Version 0.1.9 is complete.

        Changes:

        • If enabled the block list will apply on start-up.

        • Fixed "out of memory" errors. You can now have a lvl1,2,&3 list applied at the same time. New limit is 900,000 entries

        • Removes duplicate entries to speed up process

        This version is considered very stable. I have tested on 1.2.2 and 1.2.3.

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          Cino
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          When I try just the level1 list, i get this error after a min or 2 of clicking save/update

          Fatal error: Allowed memory size of 134217728 bytes exhausted (tried to allocate 81 bytes) in /etc/inc/util.inc on line 381

          The status states it is running but the Enable IP-Blocklist is not checked, even tho i checked it before clicking on save/update

          I've tried the level 2 and level 3 list and did not get the same error… Worked like it should I think...

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            tommyboy180
            last edited by

            Yes. The web server runs out of memory. You can increase the memory limit in the php.ini file

            The script still operates as it should and the lists still get applied as they should. The only downside that I can see from this error is that the "Enabled" checkbox seems to not be checked when in fact it is.

            I chose not to have the package edit the php.ini memory limit because I didn't want to crash a pfsense install that had limited memory.

            You are correct that it does work as it should even with the error.

            -Tom Schaefer
            SuperMicro 1U 2X Intel pro/1000 Dual Core Intel 2.2 Ghz - 2 Gig RAM

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              Cino
              last edited by

              Thanks again!!! Would you happen to know which php.ini file to change and how would I get it to stay after a reboot?

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                peterclark4
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                Will this automatically update the lists like PeerBlock/PeerGuardian does?

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                  g4m3c4ck
                  last edited by

                  Just to be sure where exactly do the tarballs content go? And will the howto instructions break the current pkg system?

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                    tommyboy180
                    last edited by

                    This package gets updated on start-up and every time you click save.

                    The tar archive is if you wanted to experiment without the package system. Just change your package system settings back to default after you install. This is only temporay until a DEV is kind enough to commit my package.

                    -Tom Schaefer
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                      tommyboy180
                      last edited by

                      IP-Blocklist is now available as a package!

                      -Tom Schaefer
                      SuperMicro 1U 2X Intel pro/1000 Dual Core Intel 2.2 Ghz - 2 Gig RAM

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                        Sambo
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                        @tommyboy180:

                        This package gets updated on start-up and every time you click save.

                        Are you referring to the package itself or the blocklists?  Is there a way to automatically update your blocklists daily or whatever without restarting the firewall?

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                          tommyboy180
                          last edited by

                          On start-up the blocklists will get updated.

                          To have the lists updated on a specific schedule you have to create a cron job. The file to run is /usr/local/etc/rc.d/IP-Blocklist.sh

                          -Tom Schaefer
                          SuperMicro 1U 2X Intel pro/1000 Dual Core Intel 2.2 Ghz - 2 Gig RAM

                          Please support pfBlocker | File Browser | Strikeback

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                            Sambo
                            last edited by

                            @tommyboy180:

                            On start-up the blocklists will get updated.

                            To have the lists updated on a specific schedule you have to create a cron job. The file to run is /usr/local/etc/rc.d/IP-Blocklist.sh

                            Sweet, thanks.  That would be a feature request from me then; GUI based scheduled blocklist updates :)

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                              ari
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                              I would be interested in being able to tie this into Fail2Ban. Do to do we'd need a simple API to add items to the list. For example a RESTful api:

                              /api/blocklist/add?ip=1.2.3.4&expire=3600&key=kjdsft34jk8

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                                peterclark4
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                                This wouldn't play nice with the NanoBSD install until I added lines to mount the CF card for R/W access and then back to R/O access at the point of where it writes to the lists.txt file in ipblocklist_list.php.

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                                  simby
                                  last edited by

                                  I have this problem in pfsense 2.0 beta 1

                                  Fatal error: Allowed memory size of 134217728 bytes exhausted (tried to allocate 81 bytes) in /etc/inc/util.inc on line 785

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                                    tommyboy180
                                    last edited by

                                    @simby:

                                    I have this problem in pfsense 2.0 beta 1

                                    Fatal error: Allowed memory size of 134217728 bytes exhausted (tried to allocate 81 bytes) in /etc/inc/util.inc on line 785

                                    Take a look at Cino's post above.

                                    -Tom Schaefer
                                    SuperMicro 1U 2X Intel pro/1000 Dual Core Intel 2.2 Ghz - 2 Gig RAM

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                                      jideel
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                                      Hello,

                                      Sorry, but i can't get it to work.
                                      I'm using pfSense 1.2.3 release and IP-Blocklist 0.1.9.
                                      The box is used in a multi-wan context, plus some IPsecs, plus PPTP, plus Squid/Squidguard (use only on WAN1).
                                      I tried to use the following list : http://list.iblocklist.com/?list=cn, and it seems to be well added in the GUI, but the status is always shown as "NOT running" in red.
                                      I enabled/disabled the module, saved/updated, there's no error such as the memory error, and no message in the logs.
                                      Any idea ?
                                      Thank you.

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                                        sofakng
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                                        How much do these additional tables slow down the router?

                                        It seems like "normal" firewalls only block a very small number of hosts (50?) but these lists seem to contain thousands of entries and it seems like it would take a lot of time to process every packet against so many hosts…

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                                          peterclark4
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                                          @peterclark4:

                                          This wouldn't play nice with the NanoBSD install until I added lines to mount the CF card for R/W access and then back to R/O access at the point of where it writes to the lists.txt file in ipblocklist_list.php.

                                          I still don't think that this is playing well with my NanoBSD install. I'm getting no errors and the current status is "Running" but it doesn't appear to be blocking any connections.

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                                            tommyboy180
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                                            @jideel:

                                            Hello,

                                            Sorry, but i can't get it to work.
                                            I'm using pfSense 1.2.3 release and IP-Blocklist 0.1.9.
                                            The box is used in a multi-wan context, plus some IPsecs, plus PPTP, plus Squid/Squidguard (use only on WAN1).
                                            I tried to use the following list : http://list.iblocklist.com/?list=cn, and it seems to be well added in the GUI, but the status is always shown as "NOT running" in red.
                                            I enabled/disabled the module, saved/updated, there's no error such as the memory error, and no message in the logs.
                                            Any idea ?
                                            Thank you.

                                            Jideel, Uninstall the package and reinstall. When the package was committed a mistake was made. This should fix your problem.

                                            @sofakng:

                                            How much do these additional tables slow down the router?

                                            It seems like "normal" firewalls only block a very small number of hosts (50?) but these lists seem to contain thousands of entries and it seems like it would take a lot of time to process every packet against so many hosts…

                                            Since the IPs (up to 900,000!) are added to a table it doesn't really impact performance in the way you think it would. PF is really awesome in that even a 900,000 ip table will not be noticeable when applied. Very little ram is used and CPU utilization doesn't even budge when my lists are applied.

                                            -Tom Schaefer
                                            SuperMicro 1U 2X Intel pro/1000 Dual Core Intel 2.2 Ghz - 2 Gig RAM

                                            Please support pfBlocker | File Browser | Strikeback

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