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    • marcellocM
      marcelloc
      last edited by

      Sorry for that. I forgot to include this info in field description.

      It will be there in next release.

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        Bummer
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        Hey all!

        I'm currently am running pfSense RC1 2.0 and Country Block. County Block works perfectly and is very easy to use for a novice like me.

        Is pfBlocker as easy to use as County Block to block IPs from specific countries? Are there any documents on-line I can read to learn how to use pfBlocker? I'm upgrading to the latest version of pfSense 2.0 next week and don't want to have any problems.

        Unlike everyone else here, I'm not a programming guru. I'm learning, but I have a long way to go!

        Thanks! :D

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          Bummer
          last edited by

          Wow - I looked at the screen shots and this is easy to for anyone to use. I'm impressed.

          A dumb question - are social networks like Facebook, Twitter, etc? Or is it something else?

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          • marcellocM
            marcelloc
            last edited by

            take a look on ipblocklist website or any other that distribute lists.

            If you now socialnetworks ip ranges, you have an option to include in custom list.

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              ghm
              last edited by

              Hi,

              installed the release totay on an Alix running nanobsd pfsense 2.0 - but get this:

              Nov 18 20:55:24 	kernel: pid 32813 (php), uid 0, was killed: out of swap space
              Nov 18 20:55:24 	php: : [pfblocker] pfblocker_xmlrpc_sync.php is starting.
              

              How do I get rid of the swap issue (RAM issue probably as nanobsd shouldn't swap - but the RAM is at 35% when this happens). Power LED of Alix keeps blinking.
              Only happens if this package is installed but then also if the only thing active is the TopSpammers list (deny inbound). All other disabled.

              Thanks!

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              • marcellocM
                marcelloc
                last edited by

                Try to Increase Firewall Maximum Table Entries in system -> advanced

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                  ghm
                  last edited by

                  @marcelloc:

                  Try to Increase Firewall Maximum Table Entries in system -> advanced

                  increased to 1000000 and it happens still, in particular Reboot.
                  Oh, and blinkled stops working as a service and cannot be restarted when pfBlocker is active

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                  • marcellocM
                    marcelloc
                    last edited by

                    How many lists/countries do you have applied?

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                      ghm
                      last edited by

                      @marcelloc:

                      How many lists/countries do you have applied?

                      only pfBlockerTopSpammers, rest is disabled. May be a startup issue though as it gets calmer later (about 3 mins after router's webIF is accessible).
                      Another thing I have noted is that blinkled can be started again (much) later, probably after the power LED gets released from its error blinking task.

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                      • RonpfSR
                        RonpfS
                        last edited by

                        @ghm:

                        @marcelloc:

                        Try to Increase Firewall Maximum Table Entries in system -> advanced

                        increased to 1000000 and it happens still, in particular Reboot.
                        Oh, and blinkled stops working as a service and cannot be restarted when pfBlocker is active

                        Raise the limit to 1500000 or 2000000.
                        You may also have to raise the number of Firewall Maximum States

                        2.4.5-RELEASE-p1 (amd64)
                        Intel Core2 Quad CPU Q8400 @ 2.66GHz 8GB
                        Backup 0.5_5, Bandwidthd 0.7.4_4, Cron 0.3.7_5, pfBlockerNG-devel 3.0.0_16, Status_Traffic_Totals 2.3.1_1, System_Patches 1.2_5

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                        • marcellocM
                          marcelloc
                          last edited by

                          @ghm:

                          @marcelloc:

                          How many lists/countries do you have applied?

                          only pfBlockerTopSpammers, rest is disabled. May be a startup issue though as it gets calmer later (about 3 mins after router's webIF is accessible).
                          Another thing I have noted is that blinkled can be started again (much) later, probably after the power LED gets released from its error blinking task.

                          Can you get boot log from serial console?

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                            ghm
                            last edited by

                            @marcelloc:

                            Can you get boot log from serial console?

                            Not easily as last time I got scrambled readings even though I used a null modem cable and 9600 8n1. I suspect the gender changer I had to fiddle in or the cable. Need to buy other cable I guess.

                            Weird thing is that I never had this issue running Countryblock. Same system.

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                              ghm
                              last edited by

                              @RonpfS:

                              Raise the limit to 1500000 or 2000000.
                              You may also have to raise the number of Firewall Maximum States

                              …but I have only a small block list enabled anyway and my states are south of 200/23000 when this happens.

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                              • marcellocM
                                marcelloc
                                last edited by

                                @ghm:

                                Weird thing is that I never had this issue running Countryblock. Same system.

                                Disable all lists and try a reboot.
                                On nanobsd version somebody posted a error during boot on url tables.

                                PfBlocker uses only native pfsense 2.0 functions to fill up aliases and create rules.
                                unfortunately i have no alix box to debug it.

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                                  bman212121
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                                  Anyone else having problems with lists?

                                  For some reason when PFBlocker is bringing in a list from a text file, it's making up it's own entries. Using the list for qwest ISP

                                  Here is a copy paste of my current text file:

                                  
                                  Qwest:67.40.0.0-67.42.255.255
                                  Qwest:155.70.0.0-155.70.255.255
                                  Qwest:205.168.0.0-205.171.255.255
                                  Qwest:204.147.80.0-204.147.95.255
                                  Qwest:71.208.0.0-71.223.255.255
                                  Qwest:208.44.0.0-208.47.255.255
                                  Qwest:66.77.0.0-66.77.255.255
                                  Qwest:216.206.0.0-216.207.255.255
                                  Qwest:71.32.0.0-71.39.255.255
                                  Qwest:206.81.192.0-206.81.223.255
                                  Qwest:206.196.128.0-206.196.159.255
                                  Qwest:63.224.0.0-63.231.255.255
                                  Qwest:65.112.0.0-65.127.255.255
                                  Qwest:63.144.0.0-63.151.255.255
                                  Qwest:63.152.0.0-63.159.255.255
                                  Qwest:63.232.0.0-63.239.255.255
                                  Qwest:209.3.0.0-209.3.255.255
                                  Qwest:209.45.128.0-209.45.255.255
                                  Qwest:209.180.0.0-209.181.255.255
                                  Qwest:209.201.0.0-209.201.127.255
                                  Qwest:209.211.0.0-209.211.255.255
                                  Qwest:216.111.0.0-216.111.255.255
                                  Qwest:216.160.0.0-216.161.255.255
                                  Qwest:207.108.0.0-207.109.255.255
                                  Qwest:207.159.64.0-207.159.127.255
                                  Qwest:207.224.0.0-207.225.255.255
                                  Qwest:206.80.192.0-206.80.223.255
                                  Qwest:205.215.192.0-205.215.223.255
                                  Qwest:204.245.64.0-204.245.127.255
                                  Qwest:204.131.0.0-204.134.255.255
                                  Qwest:204.98.0.0-204.98.255.255
                                  Qwest:204.26.64.0-204.26.127.255
                                  Qwest:199.117.0.0-199.117.255.255
                                  Qwest:198.36.128.0-198.36.255.255
                                  Qwest:198.186.195.0-198.186.198.255
                                  Qwest:198.233.0.0-198.233.255.255
                                  Qwest:198.243.0.0-198.243.255.255
                                  Qwest:192.104.175.0-192.104.180.255
                                  Qwest:192.41.239.0-192.41.243.255
                                  Qwest:168.103.0.0-168.103.255.255
                                  Qwest:151.116.0.0-151.119.255.255
                                  Qwest:150.159.0.0-150.159.255.255
                                  Qwest:148.155.0.0-148.158.255.255
                                  Qwest:144.163.0.0-144.163.255.255
                                  Qwest:137.106.0.0-137.107.255.255
                                  Qwest:130.13.0.0-130.13.255.255
                                  Qwest:75.160.0.0-75.175.255.255
                                  Qwest:72.164.0.0-72.166.255.255
                                  Qwest:70.56.0.0-70.59.255.255
                                  Qwest:68.176.0.0-68.177.255.255
                                  Qwest:69.8.192.0-69.8.255.255
                                  Qwest:67.0.0.0-67.7.255.255
                                  Qwest:67.12.0.0-67.14.159.255
                                  Qwest:67.128.0.0-67.135.255.255
                                  Qwest:67.144.0.0-67.148.255.255
                                  Qwest:66.86.0.0-66.86.255.255
                                  Qwest:65.128.0.0-65.159.255.255
                                  Qwest:65.100.0.0-65.103.255.255
                                  Qwest:97.112.0.0-97.127.255.255
                                  Qwest:174.16.0.0-174.31.255.255
                                  
                                  

                                  Here is what PFBlocker sets for the table:

                                  
                                  130.13.0.0/16	 
                                  130.200.0.0/14	 
                                  130.224.0.0/12	 
                                  131.0.0.0/11	 
                                  132.154.0.0/16	 
                                  132.172.0.0/16	 
                                  134.0.0.0/13	 
                                  134.24.0.0/14	 
                                  134.80.0.0/14	 
                                  135.0.0.0/13	 
                                  135.32.0.0/13	 
                                  137.96.0.0/15	 
                                  137.106.0.0/15	 
                                  138.17.128.0/18	 
                                  140.112.0.0/14	 
                                  142.64.0.0/13	 
                                  143.160.0.0/12	 
                                  144.163.0.0/16	 
                                  145.72.0.0/14	 
                                  148.152.0.0/14	 
                                  150.159.0.0/16	 
                                  151.64.0.0/12	 
                                  151.116.0.0/14	 
                                  155.70.0.0/16	 
                                  162.11.72.96/28	 
                                  168.103.0.0/16	 
                                  174.16.0.0/12	 
                                  192.41.232.0/21	 
                                  192.104.168.0/21	 
                                  194.224.0.0/12	 
                                  198.36.128.0/17	 
                                  198.186.192.0/22	 
                                  198.233.0.0/16	 
                                  198.243.0.0/16	 
                                  199.117.0.0/16	 
                                  204.26.64.0/18	 
                                  204.98.0.0/16	 
                                  204.128.0.0/14	 
                                  204.147.80.0/20	 
                                  204.245.64.0/18	 
                                  205.168.0.0/14	 
                                  205.215.192.0/19	 
                                  206.80.192.0/19	 
                                  206.81.192.0/19	 
                                  206.196.128.0/19	 
                                  207.108.0.0/15	 
                                  207.159.64.0/18	 
                                  207.224.0.0/15	 
                                  208.44.0.0/14	 
                                  209.3.0.0/16	 
                                  209.45.128.0/17	 
                                  209.180.0.0/15	 
                                  209.201.0.0/17	 
                                  209.211.0.0/16	 
                                  216.111.0.0/16	 
                                  216.160.0.0/15	 
                                  216.206.0.0/15	 
                                  254.64.0.0/13	 
                                  254.96.0.0/13	 
                                  255.128.0.0/13	 
                                  255.160.0.0/13
                                  
                                  

                                  I've looked over the list a few times and can't find any typos. One of the ranges includes dell.com

                                  143.160.0.0/12

                                  No where is that defined in the list, but somehow it ends up in the table.

                                  I took a small chunk of the file and it looks like PFBlocker isn't correctly pulling in any of the addresses with only 2 digits in them.

                                  I'm not running 2.0 release yet… but I'm not sure if that would have anything to do with this.

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                                    hankjrfan00
                                    last edited by

                                    I am getting this in the System Log.  Any ideas?

                                    
                                    php: : The command '/usr/local/pkg/pf/IP-Blocklist.sh start' returned exit code '2', the output was 'not running root: IP-Blocklist was found not running 0 table 
                                    deleted. 0 table deleted. rm: /tmp/rules.debug.tmp: No such file or directory /usr/local/pkg/pf/IP-Blocklist.sh: cannot create /usr/local/www/packages/ipblocklist
                                    /errorOUT.txt: No such file or directory rm: /tmp/rules.debug.tmp: No such file or directory 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 
                                    26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 
                                    77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 cat: /usr/local/www/packages/ipblocklist/interfaces.txt: No such file or directory 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 
                                    102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 130 131 132 133 134 135 136 137 138 
                                    139 140 141 142 143 144 145 146 147 rm: /usr/local/www/pac
                                    
                                    

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                                    • marcellocM
                                      marcelloc
                                      last edited by

                                      Bman2121,
                                      When you pass a range, pfBlocker will find a CIDR that matches it.
                                      I saw in your list a realy large range( > /16).
                                      Change this list to a CIDR format and see what happens.

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                                      • marcellocM
                                        marcelloc
                                        last edited by

                                        hankjrfan00,

                                        It's related to ip-blocklist package.
                                        If you had removed it, maybe you need to delete this remaining script.

                                        '/usr/local/pkg/pf/IP-Blocklist.sh start'

                                        Also look for ipblocklist scripts in /usr/local/etc/rc.d

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                                          hankjrfan00
                                          last edited by

                                          @marcelloc:

                                          hankjrfan00,

                                          It's related to ip-blocklist package.
                                          If you had removed it, maybe you need to delete this remaining script.

                                          '/usr/local/pkg/pf/IP-Blocklist.sh start'

                                          Also look for ipblocklist scripts in /usr/local/etc/rc.d

                                          Thanks!  Removing '/usr/local/pkg/pf/IP-Blocklist.sh' seems to have fixed the problem!

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                                          • RonpfSR
                                            RonpfS
                                            last edited by

                                            Ran into problems today, rules were not applied correctly … anyhow.
                                            I removed pfblocker for my test, but the tables were still there.
                                            The widget was also complaining
                                            I removed /var/db/aliastables/pfBblocker* but I can still see them in Diagnositic: Table !

                                            How to remove them?

                                            So I reinstalled pfBlocker, create a table with the same name, with no list, nothing happenned.
                                            I added a list, the table was recreated ... fine ;o)
                                            I I renamed it to the second table, table is renamed ok.
                                            Now I delete the table ... nothing happens, table still present
                                            I disabled pfBlocker, all the tables were gone  :D
                                            I enabled pfBlocker, the old tables were finaly gone.

                                            So I created another table, I deleted it but the table remain available until your click Save in Firewall: pfBlocker: General
                                            Do we need a Save or Apply changes button under Firewall: pfBlocker: Lists?

                                            2.4.5-RELEASE-p1 (amd64)
                                            Intel Core2 Quad CPU Q8400 @ 2.66GHz 8GB
                                            Backup 0.5_5, Bandwidthd 0.7.4_4, Cron 0.3.7_5, pfBlockerNG-devel 3.0.0_16, Status_Traffic_Totals 2.3.1_1, System_Patches 1.2_5

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