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      XIII
      last edited by

      um..the forum is free support, no paid support is offered "here" on the forum. If you want paid support see here:
      https://portal.pfsense.org/index.php/support-subscription

      The support here is really great, one of the top ones compared to other forums. tommyboy180 is excellent at providing support for his packages, he is really fast at getting back to you.

      -Chris Stutzman
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        tommyboy180
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        @XIII:

        um..the forum is free support, no paid support is offered "here" on the forum. If you want paid support see here:
        https://portal.pfsense.org/index.php/support-subscription

        The support here is really great, one of the top ones compared to other forums. tommyboy180 is excellent at providing support for his packages, he is really fast at getting back to you.

        Thank you. I appreciate the kind words. I'm sure many other package managers are just the same.

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

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          ghm
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          Hi,

          I use 1.2.3 embedded. Country Block apparently installed ok and I could commit countries + enable but sadly Country Block drops into disabled pretty often (stays on for maybe an hour or so).

          One thing I have seen: Under the "Whitelist" tab (where I have not added any IPs), there is this message:

          Warning: fopen(countries-white.txt): failed to open stream: Read-only file system in /usr/local/www/packages/countryblock/whitelist.php on line 134 Warning: fwrite(): supplied argument is not a valid stream resource in /usr/local/www/packages/countryblock/whitelist.php on line 135 Warning: fclose(): supplied argument is not a valid stream resource in /usr/local/www/packages/countryblock/whitelist.php on line 140 
          

          Any chance to get this going on embedded? I really like the package…

          Thanks1

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            tommyboy180
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            @ghm:

            Hi,

            I use 1.2.3 embedded. Country Block apparently installed ok and I could commit countries + enable but sadly Country Block drops into disabled pretty often (stays on for maybe an hour or so).

            One thing I have seen: Under the "Whitelist" tab (where I have not added any IPs), there is this message:

            Warning: fopen(countries-white.txt): failed to open stream: Read-only file system in /usr/local/www/packages/countryblock/whitelist.php on line 134 Warning: fwrite(): supplied argument is not a valid stream resource in /usr/local/www/packages/countryblock/whitelist.php on line 135 Warning: fclose(): supplied argument is not a valid stream resource in /usr/local/www/packages/countryblock/whitelist.php on line 140 
            

            Any chance to get this going on embedded? I really like the package…

            Thanks1

            That's strange. I added embedded support in version 1.5 a long time ago. What package version do you have?

            -Tom Schaefer
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              ghm
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              @tommyboy180:

              That's strange. I added embedded support in version 1.5 a long time ago. What package version do you have?

              0.2.0 - I attach a list of my installed packages below. CB is my newest.

              packages.png
              packages.png_thumb

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                dlawley
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                @dlawley:

                Something must have been hanging around.  Had to remove, then reinstall.  Now have CIDR folder and have networks blocked.

                Thanks for the help, its better help than we get around here for paid support…

                Sorry sorry for the misunderstanding…. I meant paid support here at our shop  ::)

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                  mst
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                  I am sorry for confusion …..

                  recently had this:

                  Current Status = Restarting
                  no IP address found for __csrf_magic
                  You are blocking 0 Networks

                  Pfsence 2.0 Beta 5 ......

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                    ghm
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                    @ghm:

                    @tommyboy180:

                    That's strange. I added embedded support in version 1.5 a long time ago. What package version do you have?

                    0.2.0 - I attach a list of my installed packages below. CB is my newest.

                    OK - and I can reproduce the following: My system gets a new dynamic WAN-IP every 12hrs (ISP requires that). That change renders CountyBlock not enabled and I have to re-enable manually.

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                      Supermule Banned
                      last edited by

                      You can add a cron job…..

                      I cant remember which file to add to the job, but Tom knows.....:)

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                        mst
                        last edited by

                        I have the same problem even after setting up the cron. Have to manually enable it and then it works. 2.0 beta 5 …...

                        I have fallowed this thread with cron guidance but it looks like it does not work .....

                        Please advice

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                          JackANSI
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                          When you check "Enable Logging?" in the settings page, where is it being logged to?

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                            tommyboy180
                            last edited by

                            @JackANSI:

                            When you check "Enable Logging?" in the settings page, where is it being logged to?

                            The firewall tab under system logs.

                            -Tom Schaefer
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                              XIII
                              last edited by

                              @tommyboy180:

                              Thank you. I appreciate the kind words. I'm sure many other package managers are just the same.

                              I am only referring to my personal experience in contacting you. I know most if not all are very excellent.

                              For the cron job the command is : /usr/local/etc/rc.d/countryblock.sh

                              -Chris Stutzman
                              Sys0:2.0.1: AMD Sempron 140 @2.7 1024M RAM 100GHD
                              Sys1:2.0.1: Intel P4 @2.66 1024M RAM 40GHD
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                                ghm
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                                @XIII:

                                For the cron job the command is : /usr/local/etc/rc.d/countryblock.sh

                                I have now installed the Cron package as well, reinstalled Country Block and added the above command (every */5 minutes). It does not restart Country Block properly.  I do see the following in Syslog every 5 minutes:

                                root: Countryblock was found not running
                                

                                Is there a restart option that I need to add or is 5min to long - or else?

                                Thanks!

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                                  Supermule Banned
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                                  Is it possible to build a cron job as a part of CB?? So it does this automatically??

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                                    Supermule Banned
                                    last edited by

                                    My cronjob is not working either…...it starts the package every minute.

                                    Not running is the current status and the Cron doesnt start it.

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                                      mst
                                      last edited by

                                      After I go into the topic more deeply, I have found that Country Block is running. Problem was with crone ( */5 ) => (0) fixed the problem.

                                      Also:

                                      ![country block.JPG](/public/imported_attachments/1/country block.JPG)
                                      ![country block.JPG_thumb](/public/imported_attachments/1/country block.JPG_thumb)

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                                        Supermule Banned
                                        last edited by

                                        But then it runs all the time….

                                        Not optimal...

                                        @mst:

                                        After I go into the topic more deeply, I have found that Country Block is running. Problem was with crone ( */5 ) => (0) fixed the problem.

                                        Also:

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                                          tommyboy180
                                          last edited by

                                          @Supermule:

                                          But then it runs all the time….

                                          Not optimal...

                                          @mst:

                                          After I go into the topic more deeply, I have found that Country Block is running. Problem was with crone ( */5 ) => (0) fixed the problem.

                                          Also:

                                          The cron script checks to see if countryblock is running. If it is then it will exit and if countryblock is not running then it will attempt to start the package. It's fine.

                                          -Tom Schaefer
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                                            ghm
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                                            @tommyboy180:

                                            The cron script checks to see if countryblock is running. If it is then it will exit and if countryblock is not running then it will attempt to start the package. It's fine.

                                            …still only get```
                                            root: Countryblock was found not running

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