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    How to block https://facebook.com

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      alpharomeo33
      last edited by

      I'm using the recent version 2.0.1

      how do i block facebook in that version?

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      • marcellocM
        marcelloc
        last edited by

        Create a firewall alias with facebook hostnames and/or ip ranges and then apply it on a firewall -> rule on lan interface.

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

        Help a community developer! ;D

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          tattoomees
          last edited by

          here is screenshot of by Fbook aliases works fine
          and rule on LAN

          fbook.png
          fbook.png_thumb
          fbook1.png
          fbook1.png_thumb

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            TyperX
            last edited by

            Hai all, blocking https://www.facebook.com is working for me, but how to block only http://apps.facebook.com & https://apps.facebook.com without blocking normal facebook.com ? :)

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            • marcellocM
              marcelloc
              last edited by

              You can try with a proxy server instead of firewall rules but I'm not sure if you can block apps.facebook without blocking facebook at all.

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              Help a community developer! ;D

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                gajanan
                last edited by

                @marcelloc:

                Create a firewall alias with facebook hostnames and/or ip ranges and then apply it on a firewall -> rule on lan interface.

                Hi,
                I tried the same in transperent proxy but it is not working for https.

                thanks in advance

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                  gajanan
                  last edited by

                  @tattoomees:

                  here is screenshot of by Fbook aliases works fine
                  and rule on LAN

                  Hi, I tried the same but it is nor working in transperent proxy.
                  any help..

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                    Metu69salemi
                    last edited by

                    transparent + https isn't going to work. firewall rules with alias and https will do the work

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                      craigduff
                      last edited by

                      IF you want my advice.. I use Squid with Squid Guard to block Facebook and other social media websites. But i understand it can get complicated. A really easy solution is to use opendns.com which is truely amazing with the amount of protection you can get for your network.

                      Kind Regards,
                      Craig

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                      • marcellocM
                        marcelloc
                        last edited by

                        Here is a small contribution from meioloco on brazilian forum with facebook networks.

                        http://forum.pfsense.org/index.php/topic,51815.msg280137.html#msg280137

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

                        Help a community developer! ;D

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                          hardcore
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                          well guys can you help me please make it work this https://www.facebook.com? cause I cant figure out how to make it work using pfsense 2.03 using last stable squid package, squidguard and lightsquid, my wan and lan and cisco router are on the same range , Cisco does the nat , but also the pfsense has its default nat enabled rules, also I didn't make any firewall rules besides the default automatic ones which allow any lan traffic, wan has no firewall rule, cisco is the gateway for wan interface, and the wan interface is the gateway for the lan interface, also there no static routes in place. . Google https works, my company https works, some other https sites work, but facebook wont work although its allowed on acl list
                          Please help I am  a newbie.
                          when I don't use proxy the facebook page is oki

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                            srk3461
                            last edited by

                            This is what I did to block Facebook.com along with squid-guard. But on the other-hand users can still use ultra-surf or change their dns to either google or any other one and access that stupid site!  >:(

                            with DNS forwarder enabled! but remember blocking (check the img) this way blocks everyone on the LAN!
                            successfully working!  ;)

                            fb.jpg
                            fb.jpg_thumb

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