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      XIII
      last edited by

      +1 on the interface issue, does it still work without selecting one?

      Thanks for the work tommyboy180

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        tommyboy180
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        Supermule

        • It's "/usr/local/etc/rc.d/countryblock.sh"  "countryblock/countryblock.sh" does not exist. If you are making a cron job then use "/usr/local/etc/rc.d/countryblock.sh"

        To update the package

        • Go to installed packages and uninstall countryblock

        • Now go to the main packages page and install countryblock

        mgc6288

        • uninstall countryblock completely and re-install

        XIII

        • Thank you!

        • It does not work without selecting your interfaces, I will be pushing 1.6 tonight to tomorrow morning to address this

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          tommyboy180
          last edited by

          Version 1.6 is now available!

          Changes:

          • All interfaces are selected/applied by default (no action required by users)

          • Modified Usage description to be more verbose

          To upgrade uninstall countryblock and re-install.

          -Tom Schaefer
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            Supermule Banned
            last edited by

            Just an idea…..

            Why not sort the countries in their respective part of the world instead?

            Like Europe, North America, South America, Asia asf....The 7 continents. Thereby making it a lot easier to search and block.

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              tommyboy180
              last edited by

              @Supermule:

              Just an idea…..

              Why not sort the countries in their respective part of the world instead?

              Like Europe, North America, South America, Asia asf....The 7 continents. Thereby making it a lot easier to search and block.

              Thank you for the suggestion! Alphabetically is the most efficient way to sort a huge list, it's sort of a defacto standardization that I think everyone has become accustomed to. It's also easier to maintain a large list like this in this order. I will note this for a future release.
              Keep the suggestions coming!

              -Tom Schaefer
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                jward
                last edited by

                Hi Tommy,

                I've got some ideas for the UI and process flow that might help - let me know if you're interested and I'll put some mock-up screens together.

                Jon.

                Jonathan Ward
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                  tommyboy180
                  last edited by

                  @jward:

                  Hi Tommy,

                  I've got some ideas for the UI and process flow that might help - let me know if you're interested and I'll put some mock-up screens together.

                  Jon.

                  I am very interested, let's see what you have in mind.

                  -Tom Schaefer
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                    NoahVail
                    last edited by

                    mgc6288

                    • uninstall countryblock completely and re-install

                    That fixed it for me.
                    Thanks.
                    NV

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                      mgc6288
                      last edited by

                      @tommyboy180:

                      Version 1.6 is now available!

                      Changes:

                      • All interfaces are selected/applied by default (no action required by users)

                      • Modified Usage description to be more verbose

                      To upgrade uninstall countryblock and re-install.

                      thanks for the patience.  Duh, I should have realized maybe uninstalling should have been done first.  Works like a charm now.

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                        darklogic
                        last edited by

                        Just an FYI. Since version 1.5 I have been having trouble with keeping Country Block running. I am running cron and have not made any changes to firewall rules. I uninstall the package numerous times and restarted the system. I can get CountryBlock to start ok, but it will only run for a few hours and then shut down. I have also uninstalled and reinstalled cron.

                        Is anybody else getting this? I noticed started happeing when I install 1.5 and now 1.6.

                        Thanks,

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                          Supermule Banned
                          last edited by

                          Not reporting anything of that kind :)

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                            tommyboy180
                            last edited by

                            @darklogic:

                            Just an FYI. Since version 1.5 I have been having trouble with keeping Country Block running. I am running cron and have not made any changes to firewall rules. I uninstall the package numerous times and restarted the system. I can get CountryBlock to start ok, but it will only run for a few hours and then shut down. I have also uninstalled and reinstalled cron.

                            Is anybody else getting this? I noticed started happeing when I install 1.5 and now 1.6.

                            Thanks,

                            The only real difference between 1.5 and 1.6 is a new file is included. The file is interfaces.txt and it contains "any" by default.
                            The difference between 1.4 and 1.5 is the interfaces can be specified.
                            Nothing has changed with how the package is run or how it starts.

                            Are you getting any errors?

                            -Tom Schaefer
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                              darklogic
                              last edited by

                              no errors, that is why it is odd. It will start just fine and then shut down for no reason. I will try to uninstall and reboot and reinstall again and see if that helps. I have tried this a few times now. I will try again,

                              Thanks,

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                                mgc6288
                                last edited by

                                @darklogic:

                                Just an FYI. Since version 1.5 I have been having trouble with keeping Country Block running. I am running cron and have not made any changes to firewall rules. I uninstall the package numerous times and restarted the system. I can get CountryBlock to start ok, but it will only run for a few hours and then shut down. I have also uninstalled and reinstalled cron.

                                Is anybody else getting this? I noticed started happeing when I install 1.5 and now 1.6.

                                Thanks,

                                I've been having the same issue.  I removed countryblock from cron and now it runs…I just check every once in a while.  What I did is after I installed the Cron package, I created an auto start like this:

                                minute: 0
                                hour: *
                                mday: *
                                month: *
                                wday: *
                                who: root
                                command: /usr/local/etc/rc.d/countryblock.sh

                                Now 1.6 (can't confirm 1.5 as the update was too quick) will say "NOT running" after a while...

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                                  chpalmer
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                                  @mgc6288:

                                  I've been having the same issue.  I removed countryblock from cron and now it runs…I just check every once in a while.  What I did is after I installed the Cron package, I created an auto start like this:

                                  minute: 0
                                  hour: *
                                  mday: *
                                  month: *
                                  wday: *
                                  who: root
                                  command: /usr/local/etc/rc.d/countryblock.sh

                                  Now 1.6 (can't confirm 1.5 as the update was too quick) will say "NOT running" after a while...

                                  Ditto  and 1.5 did this to me also…    ;)

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                                    tommyboy180
                                    last edited by

                                    I'm glad you figured it out.
                                    I don't run a cron job but my countryblock (v1.6) has been running for me two days in a row now without issues.

                                    -Tom Schaefer
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                                      robfantini
                                      last edited by

                                      We are using Pfsense 1.2.3-RELEASE  and CountryBlock 1.6

                                      I can not keep CountryBlock running.

                                      I have cron set to run the script every 5 min.

                                      We also use squid and squidGuard.  Are those packages ok to run with CountryBlock?

                                      PS: Thanks for this package . I can see that it will

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                                        tommyboy180
                                        last edited by

                                        @robfantini:

                                        We are using Pfsense 1.2.3-RELEASE   and CountryBlock 1.6

                                        I can not keep CountryBlock running.

                                        I have cron set to run the script every 5 min.

                                        We also use squid and squidGuard.  Are those packages ok to run with CountryBlock?

                                        PS: Thanks for this package . I can see that it will

                                        Can you PM me your config. I will be home early tonight and will be able to take a look at it.

                                        -Tom Schaefer
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                                          kilthro
                                          last edited by

                                          I just updated to your latest version and I am having the same issue. It will stop running after a bit and then I have to manually start it. I added the cron job like a couple a posts above ( was running that cron setting before with no issue) and it still will not stay running.

                                          I dont know if Snort is updating the FW rules/states and then cron isnt properly re-enabling country block after the change. Over the past week it has been working just fine. Just all this after the update version 1.6. I was running 1.4 prior.

                                          I am on the latest 2.0 beta build that has been posted.

                                          Is there anything you need from me that may assist with isolating the issue?

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                                            tommyboy180
                                            last edited by

                                            @kilthro:

                                            I just updated to your latest version and I am having the same issue. It will stop running after a bit and then I have to manually start it. I added the cron job like a couple a posts above ( was running that cron setting before with no issue) and it still will not stay running.

                                            I dont know if Snort is updating the FW rules/states and then cron isnt properly re-enabling country block after the change. Over the past week it has been working just fine. Just all this after the update version 1.6. I was running 1.4 prior.

                                            I am on the latest 2.0 beta build that has been posted.

                                            Is there anything you need from me that may assist with isolating the issue?

                                            List of packages installed please. Also do you have traffic shaping running?
                                            I need to figure this out. I'm home now so I can work on this for the next couple of hours.

                                            -Tom Schaefer
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