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    • K
      kilthro
      last edited by

      @_igor_:

      increased to 400000, but still all Blockings down. :(

      I had to set mine to 999999999 before it all acted nice. Havent noticed any other issues with the increase.:-)

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        _igor_
        last edited by

        Increased size to 999999999, but its still not working, say the status is still down. Reinstall didnt help too. :(

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        • marcellocM
          marcelloc
          last edited by

          @_igor_:

          Increased size to 999999999, but its still not working, say the status is still down. Reinstall didnt help too. :(

          Did you disabled the server before increasing the value? You need a config apply without errors before trying a new value or a new list.

          Also, check custom lists if any and diagnostic tables menu.

          att,
          Marcello Coutinho

          Treinamentos de Elite: http://sys-squad.com

          Help a community developer! ;D

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            _igor_
            last edited by

            i did the following:

            deinstalled pfblocker, adjusted table size, installed pfblocker, started:

            php: /pkg_edit.php: [pfblocker] pfblocker_xmlrpc_sync.php is starting.
            Jul 19 17:27:00	check_reload_status: Reloading filter
            Jul 19 17:27:00	check_reload_status: Syncing firewall
            Jul 19 17:27:00	php: /pkg_edit.php: Starting pfBlocker sync process.
            Jul 19 17:27:00	check_reload_status: Syncing firewall
            snip
            	php: /pkg_edit.php: [pfblocker] pfblocker_xmlrpc_sync.php is starting.
            Jul 19 14:03:42	check_reload_status: Reloading filter
            Jul 19 14:03:42	php: /pkg_edit.php: Starting pfBlocker sync process.
            Jul 19 14:03:38	php: /pkg_edit.php: [pfblocker] pfblocker_xmlrpc_sync.php is starting.
            Jul 19 14:03:38	check_reload_status: Reloading filter
            Jul 19 14:03:38	check_reload_status: Syncing firewall
            Jul 19 14:03:38	php: /pkg_edit.php: Starting pfBlocker sync process.
            Jul 19 14:03:38	check_reload_status: Syncing firewall
            Jul 19 14:03:13	check_reload_status: Syncing firewall
            Jul 19 14:03:12	check_reload_status: Reloading filter
            Jul 19 14:03:12	check_reload_status: Syncing firewall
            Jul 19 14:03:12	php: /pkg_mgr_install.php: No pfBlocker action during boot process.
            Jul 19 14:03:12	php: /pkg_mgr_install.php: No pfBlocker action during boot process.
            Jul 19 14:03:00	check_reload_status: Syncing firewall
            Jul 19 14:02:58	php: /pkg_mgr_install.php: Beginning package installation for pfBlocker.
            Jul 19 14:02:58	check_reload_status: Syncing firewall
            Jul 19 14:02:44	check_reload_status: Reloading filter
            Jul 19 14:02:43	php: /pkg_mgr_install.php: No pfBlocker action during boot process.
            
            

            No errors, but Status is down. It shows cdir-entries, but no packets.

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            • marcellocM
              marcelloc
              last edited by

              @_igor_:

              No errors, but Status is down. It shows cdir-entries, but no packets.

              What action did you selected on pfblocker list? Did you enabled the service after installing?

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                _igor_
                last edited by

                top spammers selected, activated.

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                  LinuxTracker
                  last edited by

                  @marcelloc:

                  Do you know about android ads on free apps? it's really annoying!

                  If your phone is rooted you can d/l AdFree from the Google store.
                  https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bigtincan.android.adfree&hl=en

                  My Android is WiFi-only so I can Alias-block the below servers that AdFree was missing.

                  65.52.2.0/24 69.89.31.0/24 96.44.173.0/24 50.16.243.250/32 
                  

                  If you want; I can dig out the host file AdFree creates in my phone, but you may need to be rooted to use it.

                  and

                  I updated my Skype ad-block list.
                  http://dl.dropbox.com/u/71477228/blacklistedads.txt

                  I removed 2 IPs that were hampering OfficeHelp from loading properly.
                  I also added a bunch of ranges that my scripts collected since last post.
                  The new IPs came from resolving ads2.msads.net (against 6 DNS servers every 6 min for 3 weeks).

                  Edit: Looks like MS added a bunch of new ad servers today.
                  questionmarket / adsafeprotected-admob-doubleclick / choices.truste.com

                  List is updated.

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                  • marcellocM
                    marcelloc
                    last edited by

                    Thanks Linuxtracker, the adfree worked very nice.  :)

                    Treinamentos de Elite: http://sys-squad.com

                    Help a community developer! ;D

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                      TommyTheKid
                      last edited by

                      I guys, I have been very happy with the pfBlocker until I had to restore my firewall config. (failed CF due to bandwidthd).

                      When I brought up the firewall after "restoring" the configuration xml file, I got errors like this:

                      There were error(s) loading the rules: /tmp/rules.debug:163: macro 'pfBlockerTopSpammers' not defined
                      /tmp/rules.debug:163: syntax error
                      /tmp/rules.debug:164: macro 'pfBlockerDSHIELD' not defined
                      /tmp/rules.debug:193: macro 'pfBlockerTopSpammers' not defined
                      /tmp/rules.debug:193: syntax error
                      /tmp/rules.debug:194: macro 'pfBlockerDSHIELD' not defined
                      /tmp/rules.debug:202: macro 'pfBlockerTopSpammers' not defined
                      /tmp/rules.debug:202: syntax error
                      /tmp/rules.debug:203: macro 'pfBlockerDSHIELD' not defined
                      pfctl: Syntax error in config file: pf rules not loaded The line in question reads [163]: block  in  quick  on $WAN  from   $pfBlockerTopSpammers to any  label "USER_RULE: pfBlockerTopSpammers auto rule"
                      

                      I assume that something is not getting backed up/restored properly. I had to disable pfBlocker and reload the firewall to get it to pass packets. Any ideas?

                      NOTE that I also have an HA pair (CARP/XMLRPC), but this appears to have its own XMLRPC settings.

                      ~tommy

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                      • marcellocM
                        marcelloc
                        last edited by

                        Tommy,

                        If you were using alias only action on your lists, pfblocker install/uninstall process will not remove your custom rules.
                        Second point is that pfblocker is disabled by default after install, you need to access it's gui and enable it.

                        att,

                        Marcello Coutinho

                        Treinamentos de Elite: http://sys-squad.com

                        Help a community developer! ;D

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                          mbp
                          last edited by

                          I'm also having the same issue(s) as igor. I have max table entries set to 999999999. Reinstalled package 2 times. Restored configuration as well. I just installed pfSense itself maybe a day ago (new build). I'm using the Primary Threats blocklist from i-blocklist. I have also tried selecting country blocks. All show red arrow pointing down.  :(

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                          • marcellocM
                            marcelloc
                            last edited by

                            mbp,

                            check pfblocker wiki at doc.pfsense.org/index.php/Pfblocker

                            att,
                            Marcello Coutinho

                            Treinamentos de Elite: http://sys-squad.com

                            Help a community developer! ;D

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                            • marcellocM
                              marcelloc
                              last edited by

                              Country IP Blocks is considering offering free ACLs to pfblocker users

                              Treinamentos de Elite: http://sys-squad.com

                              Help a community developer! ;D

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                                kilthro
                                last edited by

                                thats awesome news!

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                                  mbp
                                  last edited by

                                  @marcelloc:

                                  mbp,

                                  check pfblocker wiki at doc.pfsense.org/index.php/Pfblocker

                                  att,
                                  Marcello Coutinho

                                  Found the problem! Thank you! For the folks hunting through google. Here you have it:

                                  I Can't see any pflblocker rule applyed, whats wrong?
                                  pfblocker requires at least one firewall entry (any interface) for it to be active. One way to verify is to check the front page widget.

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                                    tommyboy180
                                    last edited by

                                    We got mentioned on the teksyndicate youtube feed!

                                    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q0JFfpG4BWI&feature=player_detailpage#t=1020s

                                    Woot!

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

                                    Please support pfBlocker | File Browser | Strikeback

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                                      kilthro
                                      last edited by

                                      Awesome!!!

                                      I have said it before and I will say it again. This package was what introduced me and brought me to pfsense to begin with. I couldn't imagine now having a firewall running without this package. Thanks for all the hard work that has gone into this Tommyboy180 and Marcelloc..   Linux tracker thanks for the lists. :-)

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                                        AudiAddict
                                        last edited by

                                        Awesome package! Works perfectly so far.

                                        Some feature requests, which I hope you can add to make it even better:

                                        1) Traffic being blocked by pfblocker logged in a different tab (instead of the firewall log?) Easy to debug if something is being blocked by my own rules or the pfblocker app.
                                        I do know that you can see that if something is blocked by pfblocker you can see that by looking at the details, but when you have allot of blocked records it's hard to filter

                                        2) Users are complaing specific sites are being blocked. Is there a whitelisting feature available to ignore certain websites? Or do I have to enter them in a alias in my firewall manualy?

                                        3) I'm using squid (transparant) would it be possible to send some kind of message to the user that the site has been blocked? Now they get a connection error which makes the user think internet is not working (they call the helpdesk). Would love to send some kind of squid access denied error page or something like that.

                                        4) I can set more interfaces on the outbound part, this allows me to block access to certain sites (outbound) in countries on my network. The problem is that I only want to block access to these users on my WIFI interface and not my LAN (which doesn't need that much security). Would it be possible to set the outbound interface on the country tabs instead of all outbound selections?

                                        5) Ignore tab –> where I can enter my own ip for outbound and my servers for inbound? Just to make 100 % sure these do not get blocked?

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                                        • marcellocM
                                          marcelloc
                                          last edited by

                                          Audiaudict,

                                          Except for the log tab, all features you've requested can be done with "alias only" list action and firewall rules.

                                          Treinamentos de Elite: http://sys-squad.com

                                          Help a community developer! ;D

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                                            AudiAddict
                                            last edited by

                                            Can you explain how this works ? Are you talking about the general aliasses in pfsense? Or the list tab in pfblocker?

                                            Is there some documentation available about this?

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