PfBlocker

marcelloc

If you need custom rules before pfBocker, you must change pfBlocker action to alias only and then create your own block rules.

A shortcut to this is changing pfBlocker applied rules description before changing action.

Quinn1981

Makes sense. :)

Guest

Hey guys I'm new here and to pfsense. I noticed that when I enable pfblocker my wireless clients can longer connect to the internet but my wired. Any ideas. I'm using a linksys wireless router with dd-wrt loaded on it. It has worked forever until I enable pfblocker without any rules created. I'm a complete noob to linux/unix. Thanks in advance!!!

marcelloc

PfBlocker does not remove or include any rule different from its own rules.
Try disabling it and see what happens.

Also try to include some lists and see how it include aliases and rules.

RonpfS

You might add something about the rule being under pfBlocker control in the rules description.

marcelloc

Don't you think pfBlocker Inbound/outbound rule description is less robotic? :)

Guest

I created an outbound rule using the ads, spyware, and level 3 list. Once I enabled pfblocker all wireless client stopped accessing the internet. My wired desktop worked perfectly fine. I disabled pfblocker and the wireless clients started working again. Any ideas?

RonpfS

i know …. but the warning about the alias is very robotic :D DO NOT EDIT THIS ALIAS

but I did modify one of them and got surprised when the modification was lost :o after a pfBlocker restart.

I'm not sure now, but maybe copy or the rule disappeared too !?

In the end it is easier to just use aliases, that way you can choose the order of the rules.

marcelloc

@RonpfS:

but I did modify one of them and got surprised when the modification was lost :o after a pfBlocker restart.

I'm not sure now, but maybe copy or the rule disappeared too !?

When you copy a rule, you must change pfblocker description to something without pfblocker and rule

@RonpfS:

In the end it is easier to just use aliases, that way you can choose the order of the rules.

yes, it's realy usefull.

marcelloc

@WarMachine357:

I created an outbound rule using the ads, spyware, and level 3 list. Once I enabled pfblocker all wireless client stopped accessing the internet. My wired desktop worked perfectly fine. I disabled pfblocker and the wireless clients started working again. Any ideas?

Do your wireless clients are on the same subnet as LAN users?

Check rules with pfBlocker enabled and disabled

Guest

Yeah, they are are the same subnet. The pfsense box hands out dhcp to them. The outbound rule I created comes before the default LAN rule LAN NET. Also, the ntp server in pfsense provides service to the wireless ap.

marcelloc

@WarMachine357:

Yeah, they are are the same subnet. The pfsense box hands out dhcp to them. The outbound rule I created comes before the default LAN rule LAN NET. Also, the ntp server in pfsense provides service to the wireless ap.

If wired and wireless machines are on the same subnet and using the same dhcp, I have no idea how pfsense or pfblocker could block one and do not block other. It's weird to me.

Guest

I have found by moving the rule after the allow rules the wireless clients work. But, that doesn't seem right does it?

Guest

I agree that it doesn't make sense. What happens to one should happen to the other. But, did you see what I said about moving the rule to the bottom?

marcelloc

@WarMachine357:

I have found by moving the rule after the allow rules the wireless clients work. But, that doesn't seem right does it?

No it's not.

An outbound rule blocks access from any to pfblockerAlias.

If you have one rule that permits traffic, the deny rule will have no effect.

marcelloc

Maybe level3 list is blocking all your network and the pfsense keep-state for your machine gives you a false diagnostics.

Remove level3 list and see if it works.

marcelloc

HI everybody,

Version 0.1.4.5 is out with all planned features coded. 8)

main changes:

Dashboard widget includes package hit on applied aliases (10 second update)
Change in rule description to allow widget package count
Update frequency implemented

Important note for custom rules

keep aliasname in the beggining of rule description and do not end description with 'rule'.

Once again, thank you for testing this amazing new tool for pfsense. ;)

RonpfS

Just reinstalled.

Strange things happens when you switch to Alias
Description: pfblockerWAN Inbound rule will disappear
Description: pfblockerWAN Inbound will persist

Still showing 0 in the widget after 10 minutes

marcelloc

I've changed important note for better understanding.

Aliasname something rule will be removed by package.

To test rule packet count, block your own country While you are locally on your office/home.

DO NOT TRY THIS REMOTELY.

A less risky test is:

define your own country action as alias only
create a rule that deny outbound icmp access on lan.
include description as described
apply rules
Open Dashboard
try to Ping someone on your country.

RonpfS

Still showing 0

I picked one host in the Diagnostics: Tables pfblocker table.
I can ping from LAN or pfsense no problem
Nothing is showed as blocked in the firewall logs !??

rules are on WAN only

Reject and log * 	* 	* 	pfBlockerWAN 	* 	* 	none 	  	pfBlockerWAN Outbound  
Block and log * 	pfBlockerWAN 	* 	* 	* 	* 	none 	  	pfBlockerWAN Inbound