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      mgc6288
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      @tommyboy180:

      countryipblocks.net format does not work. Use the country block package.

      Classic goof…I had a hunch to check the pfsense packages and this must have recently come out as I didn't see there a month or two ago...  Thanks!

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        m4rcu5
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        Tommy,
        Doe you have any tips on debugging the package?
        I would really like to have it running, but i cant seem to find any clues on why it does not work.
        Or did i miss something, did i have to make a special rule in the firewall with the list of something?

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          tommyboy180
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          Version 2.1 released

          Fixed pfsense BETA 2 package for x86 and x64. Now runs on all versions of pfsense.

          Fixed (wlists.txt) not found error.

          Fixed rare cases of the package not working with large firewall configurations. Thank you netritious!

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

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            mgc6288
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            @tommyboy180:

            When the script checks to see if it is running it only verifies that the firewall entry has been made. The package does not verify the format of your lists, if there are errors in the lists then it silently ignores them.

            countryipblocks.net format does not work. Use the country block package.

            To verify your lists are applied cat /usr/local/www/packages/ipblocklist/lists/ipfw.ipfw and see if your IPs are in there.

            Always use the domain:x.x.x.x-x.x.x.x format.

            If I were to save a .gz file on a www server in the format name:x.x.x.x-x.x.x.x and then occasionally updated the .gz in Notepad with IPs I'd like to block, would I need to re-commit / re-add the .gz to IP-Blocklist or is the list auto updated via the www link?

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              tommyboy180
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              @mgc6288:

              If I were to save a .gz file on a www server in the format name:x.x.x.x-x.x.x.x and then occasionally updated the .gz in Notepad with IPs I'd like to block, would I need to re-commit / re-add the .gz to IP-Blocklist or is the list auto updated via the www link?

              To get the updated .gz on the pfsense box all you would have to do is click "Save/Update". That will re-download the .gz file and re-process it.

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

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                mgc6288
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                @tommyboy180:

                To get the updated .gz on the pfsense box all you would have to do is click "Save/Update". That will re-download the .gz file and re-process it.

                Would it make sense, in possibly a future version, to make it where maybe a .gz link can be set to auto update during a certain time frame, i.e. once a day.  My thoughts is to have the .gz file reside on my server and when a spam email comes in I can get the IP address out of the header and simply add it to the .gz file without having to log into pfsense.  Just a thought.

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                  tommyboy180
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                  @mgc6288:

                  @tommyboy180:

                  To get the updated .gz on the pfsense box all you would have to do is click "Save/Update". That will re-download the .gz file and re-process it.

                  Would it make sense, in possibly a future version, to make it where maybe a .gz link can be set to auto update during a certain time frame, i.e. once a day.  My thoughts is to have the .gz file reside on my server and when a spam email comes in I can get the IP address out of the header and simply add it to the .gz file without having to log into pfsense.  Just a thought.

                  The idea has been passed around on this topic here and there. A cron job would do the same thing. Just run /usr/local/etc/rc.d/IP-Blocklist.sh as often as you like.

                  -Tom Schaefer
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                    mgc6288
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                    @tommyboy180:

                    The idea has been passed around on this topic here and there. A cron job would do the same thing. Just run /usr/local/etc/rc.d/IP-Blocklist.sh as often as you like.

                    I guess I'm not familiar enough to do this.  Am I running the .sh file within pfsense to reload the .gz file or is this a command I can set in a .bat file to have pfsense do?  Making it easier with fewer steps is a nice goal.  If a guy can simply edit the .gz then ideally that would be nice.  I can do this with my email server - edit the .dat file and no reloading is necessary.  Either way though, this and your country package are awesome and the main reasons I finally switched to pfsense.  Thank you.

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                      tommyboy180
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                      @mgc6288:

                      @tommyboy180:

                      The idea has been passed around on this topic here and there. A cron job would do the same thing. Just run /usr/local/etc/rc.d/IP-Blocklist.sh as often as you like.

                      I guess I'm not familiar enough to do this.  Am I running the .sh file within pfsense to reload the .gz file or is this a command I can set in a .bat file to have pfsense do?  Making it easier with fewer steps is a nice goal.  If a guy can simply edit the .gz then ideally that would be nice.  I can do this with my email server - edit the .dat file and no reloading is necessary.  Either way though, this and your country package are awesome and the main reasons I finally switched to pfsense.  Thank you.

                      You won't have any benefit with editing the .gz on the pfsense box since this is replaced with the url version every update. Editing the config or settings do not take effect until you click "Save/Update" hence the title of the button. What I suggest is to create a cron job and run IP-Blocklist.sh every hour or even every minute if you like. And just update the url .gz version. This solution only includes 2 steps so I think this is your better and simplest option.

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

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                        mgc6288
                        last edited by

                        @tommyboy180:

                        You won't have any benefit with editing the .gz on the pfsense box since this is replaced with the url version every update. Editing the config or settings do not take effect until you click "Save/Update" hence the title of the button. What I suggest is to create a cron job and run IP-Blocklist.sh every hour or even every minute if you like. And just update the url .gz version. This solution only includes 2 steps so I think this is your better and simplest option.

                        Well I installed cron and did some research.  I did the following:

                        minute: 0
                        hour: 1
                        mday: *
                        month: *
                        wday: *
                        who: root
                        command: /usr/local/etc/rc.d/IP-Blocklist.sh

                        I figure everyday at 1am should be ok.  Then whenever I update the .gz file it will update the server.

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                          tommyboy180
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                          Excellent. That is the best way to do that.

                          -Tom Schaefer
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                            justsomeguy6575
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                            Love the addon.  Was wondering if it could add an entry to maybe the firewall log when an ip gets blocked.

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                              tommyboy180
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                              I have plans to add that in the next version. Not sure when that will be but it's on my to-do list.

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

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                                tommyboy180
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                                iblocklist.com has released a forum spam list and a web-exploit list.

                                If you run any type of forum I recommend that you run the forum spam list.

                                -Tom Schaefer
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                                  tommyboy180
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                                  ipblocklist version 2.2 released.

                                  Added logging to FW log
                                  changed install process
                                  Added visual for how many networks/IPs are being blocked

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

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                                    dlawley
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                                    @tommyboy180:

                                    ipblocklist version 2.2 released.

                                    Added logging to FW log
                                    changed install process
                                    Added visual for how many networks/IPs are being blocked

                                    Just installed,

                                    but not showing ip addresses blocked, going to look for file locations to see if this is a bug or something else missing.  Offhand where are they located?

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                                      tommyboy180
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                                      @dlawley:

                                      @tommyboy180:

                                      ipblocklist version 2.2 released.

                                      Added logging to FW log
                                      changed install process
                                      Added visual for how many networks/IPs are being blocked

                                      Just installed,

                                      but not showing ip addresses blocked, going to look for file locations to see if this is a bug or something else missing.  Offhand where are they located?

                                      That is because your list links are wrong. Please read the FAQ on the first post (Q: My list site only give dynamic links to lists…...)
                                      Example:
                                      cr_bogon links to http://list.iblocklist.com/files/cr_bogon.gz
                                      bt_spyware links to http://list11.iblocklist.com/files/bt_spyware.gz

                                      You need to have the true url to the list. Dynamic links which are used for load balancing is not supported. BTW, I wouldn't use the bogon list if I were you. You will lock yourself out of your pfsense box.

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

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                                        dlawley
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                                        thank you sir, did the trick.  and all that time I thought….... oh well

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                                          dlawley
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                                          ok cool, blocking ips.  But would like to incorporate I-Blocklist subscription list.  Not sure what the proper format might be since a username and id are part of the url.

                                          possible?

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                                            tommyboy180
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                                            @dlawley:

                                            ok cool, blocking ips.  But would like to incorporate I-Blocklist subscription list.  Not sure what the proper format might be since a username and id are part of the url.

                                            possible?

                                            I'm not really sure. My best guess would be to remove all the links you have and just add the subscription list. See if you get the counter to go up. If so then it works, if not then we can try to think of something else. Let me know, I'm curious.

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

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