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    • marcellocM
      marcelloc
      last edited by

      @fragged:

      That's all. I have no idea how the widget works for the status arrows,

      It ckecks based on description rules applied to rules, if you have an alias with no rules, it will show as down. If you have rules applied to aliases, then it will show up and get the couter hit from pf.

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        thebiznes
        last edited by

        Does it mean it is working applying the deny inbound? As you said it doesn't count. I can only get it working with deny both and permit outbound. I am probably getting confused with the operation being quite new to this so forgive me if I ask a stupid question.

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        • marcellocM
          marcelloc
          last edited by

          @thebiznes:

          Does it mean it is working applying the deny inbound? As you said it doesn't count. I can only get it working with deny both and permit outbound. I am probably getting confused with the operation being quite new to this so forgive me if I ask a stupid question.

          Do you have rules on wan interface? If not, then pfblocker does not create a deny rule as pfsense is already blocking all inbound traffic.

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            MaxHeadroom
            last edited by

            Hi,
            is there the possiblility  to make 2 alias rules for the same continent but different countries?
            Or do i need to add  custom country list ?

            best regards max

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            • marcellocM
              marcelloc
              last edited by

              @MaxHeadroom:

              is there the possiblility  to make 2 alias rules for the same continent but different countries?
              Not on current version.

              @MaxHeadroom:

              Or do i need to add  custom country list ?

              It will be the best workaround for that.

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                pftdm007
                last edited by

                Great package, but I hope someone can answer my question….

                pfBlocker is working just fine, but seems to block legit sites such as github.com paypal.com.  Not sure why these sites are blocked but I think they might be in some lists or countries I am blocking.

                How can I somehow exclude these sites from being blocked by pfblocker?  Im NO firewall guru and Im using pfsense's default firewall config.

                There is an exclusion list in squidguard and a "whitelist" in snort so what can I do in pfblocker ???
                Thanks!!

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                • marcellocM
                  marcelloc
                  last edited by

                  @lpallard:

                  There is an exclusion list in squidguard and a "whitelist" in snort so what can I do in pfblocker ???

                  You can create an exception list and allow it on blocker.

                  or

                  Change pfblocker action to alias only and create you own rules and aliases the way you need.

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                    pftdm007
                    last edited by

                    [quote]You can create an exception list and allow it on blocker.[/quote]
                    
                    OK I figured out that you could create an exception list just as it was possible to create custom blocking lists..  But what confuses me is that these choices are the only ones available:
                    
                    [code]Note:
                    'Deny Both' - Will deny access on Both directions.
                    'Deny Inbound' - Will deny access from selected lists to your network.
                    'Deny Outbound' - Will deny access from your users to ip lists you selected to block.
                    'Permit Inbound' - Will allow access from selected lists to your network.
                    'Permit Outbound' - Will allow access from your users to ip lists you selected to block.
                    'Disabled' - Will just keep selection and do nothing to selected Lists.
                    'Alias Only' - Will create an alias with selected Lists to help custom rule assignments.[/code]
                    
                    Deny Both - I understand this will block the traffic TO & FROM the IP's so this is totally the opposite to what I want to do.
                    Deny Inbound - Unless I dont understand, accessing websites requires both inbound & outbound so if I block incoming traffic, the sites wont work.
                    Deny Outbound - Again unless I dont understand, accessing websites requires both inbound & outbound so if I block outgoing traffic, the sites wont work.
                    Disabled - Useless for my scenario..
                    Alias Only - I have no clue about this one.  Will read some documentation soon, or better maybe buy the pfsense book.
                    
                    So I am left with only these two options but each of them does only half of the job, that is, allow traffic in either direction.  So to combine them, do I need to duplicate my list, in one of them I select Permit outbound, and the other one I select permit inbound?
                    
                    Permit Inbound
                    Permit Outbound
                    
                    Shouldnt the choice Permit both be present in the dropdown list??
                    
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                    • marcellocM
                      marcelloc
                      last edited by

                      Hi,

                      traxxus has suggested moving pfblocker old country lists to one free list http://www.ipdeny.com/ipblocks/

                      I can do it on my free time but if somebody needs it faster, consider donating to speed up new package versions.

                      att,
                      Marcello Coutinho

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                        ttblum
                        last edited by

                        Hello,

                        I have had two routers running pfBlocker that, when booted after a power outage, all inside hosts have lost internet access after the router came back up.

                        I can reproduce this on a test router, so far with the following conditions:

                        pfSense nanobsd version 2.0.3
                        pfBlocker version 1.0.2
                        WAN: Static IP
                        Gateway monitoring: disabled

                        If the internet connection to the router is severed before bootup (without losing link light), then no traffic from the inside is allowed to go through the router (even if internet connectivity is restored to the router after bootup).  An attempted connection to yahoo.com looks like:

                        tcp 98.139.183.24:80 <- 192.168.1.100:51349 CLOSED:SYN_SENT
                        tcp 192.168.1.100:51349 -> 98.139.183.24:80 SYN_SENT:CLOSED

                        No traffic from the inside is shown as being blocked in the firewall logs.

                        The following is logged on bootup:

                        Jun 3 09:45:37 php: : The command '/usr/bin/fetch -T 5 -q -o '/var/db/aliastables/pfBlockerTopSpammers.txt.tmp' 'https://127.0.0.1:443/pfblocker.php?pfb=pfBlockerTopSpammers'' returned exit code '1', the output was 'fetch: transfer timed out'
                        Jun 3 09:45:32 php: : The command '/usr/bin/fetch -T 5 -q -o '/var/db/aliastables/pfBlockerSouthAmerica.txt.tmp' 'https://127.0.0.1:443/pfblocker.php?pfb=pfBlockerSouthAmerica'' returned exit code '1', the output was 'fetch: transfer timed out'
                        Jun 3 09:45:27 php: : The command '/usr/bin/fetch -T 5 -q -o '/var/db/aliastables/pfBlockerAsia.txt.tmp' 'https://127.0.0.1:443/pfblocker.php?pfb=pfBlockerAsia'' returned exit code '1', the output was 'fetch: transfer timed out'
                        Jun 3 09:45:22 php: : The command '/usr/bin/fetch -T 5 -q -o '/var/db/aliastables/pfBlockerAfrica.txt.tmp' 'https://127.0.0.1:443/pfblocker.php?pfb=pfBlockerAfrica'' returned exit code '1', the output was 'fetch: transfer timed out'
                        Jun 3 09:49:21 php: : Restarting/Starting all packages.
                        Jun 3 09:49:21 php: : No pfBlocker action during boot process.
                        Jun 3 09:49:21 php: : No pfBlocker action during boot process.
                        Jun 3 09:49:21 php: : No pfBlocker action during boot process.
                        Jun 3 09:49:21 php: : No pfBlocker action during boot process.

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                          justsomeguy6575
                          last edited by

                          I can't get pfblocker to load this list doc.emergingthreats.net/pub/Main/RussianBusinessNetwork/RussianBusinessNetworkIPs.txt

                          Has anyone used this list before?

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                            pftdm007
                            last edited by

                            I recently added new lists in pfblocker.  Immediately, pfsense started displaying errors in yellow at the top of the window:

                            
                            [filter_load]There were error(s) loading the rules:
                            
                            /tmp/rules.debug:151: macro pfBlockerpfblockerallowed not defined/tmp/rules.debug:151: syntax error
                            /tmp/rules.debug:159: macro pfBlockeresurveillance not defined/tmp/rules.debug:159: syntax error
                            /tmp/rules.debug:160: macro pfBlockerdropedrop not defined
                            /tmp/rules.debug:162: macro pfBlockerlevel1 not defined/tmp/rules.debug:162: syntax error
                            /tmp/rules.debug:172: macro pfBlockeresurveillance not defined/tmp/rules.debug:172: syntax error
                            /tmp/rules.debug:173: macro pfBlockerdropedrop not defined/tmp/rules.debug:175: macro pfBlockerlevel1 not defined
                            /tmp/rules.debug:175: syntax errorpfctl: Syntax error in config file: pf rules not loaded The line in question reads [151]: pass in log quick on $WAN reply-to ( re0 WAN-IP ) from $pfBlockerpfblockerallowed to any keep state label USER_RULE: pfBlockerpfblockerallowed auto rule
                            

                            What happens?

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                            • marcellocM
                              marcelloc
                              last edited by

                              @lpallard:

                              What happens?

                              Maybe something with the list that pfblocker code could not detect or get around.

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                                pftdm007
                                last edited by

                                @marcelloc:

                                @lpallard:

                                What happens?

                                Maybe something with the list that pfblocker code could not detect or get around.

                                Do you need something specific to help debugging?  Logs?
                                I didnt do anything out of the ordinary so I think this shouldnt happen unless the package was in beta stage which is not.

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                                • marcellocM
                                  marcelloc
                                  last edited by

                                  Did you removed pfblocker lists before deleting custom firewall rules?

                                  pf is complaining about 4 missing aliases.

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                                    justsomeguy6575
                                    last edited by

                                    @justsomeguy6575:

                                    I can't get pfblocker to load this list doc.emergingthreats.net/pub/Main/RussianBusinessNetwork/RussianBusinessNetworkIPs.txt

                                    Has anyone used this list before?

                                    Any ideas on this list? Also pfsense says it detected a crash and this is the info it contains:

                                    Crash report begins.  Anonymous machine information:

                                    i386
                                    8.3-RELEASE-p8
                                    FreeBSD 8.3-RELEASE-p8 #1: Tue Jun 11 06:34:27 EDT 2013    root@snapshots-8_3-i386.builders.pfsense.org:/usr/obj.pfSense/usr/pfSensesrc/src/sys/pfSense_SMP.8

                                    Crash report details:

                                    PHP Errors:
                                    in /usr/local/pkg/pfblocker.inc on line 262
                                    in /usr/local/pkg/pfblocker.inc on line 262
                                    in /usr/local/pkg/pfblocker.inc on line 262
                                    in /usr/local/pkg/pfblocker.inc on line 262

                                    Filename: /var/crash/minfree
                                    2048

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                                      ttblum
                                      last edited by

                                      Hi, I meant to add that this only happens when pfBlocker is installed and active.

                                      I have had two routers running pfBlocker that, when booted after a power outage, all inside hosts have lost internet access
                                      after the router came back up.

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                                        NextPerception
                                        last edited by

                                        I have searched around for an answer but I apologize if this has been answered elsewhere. My google-fu sometimes fails me.
                                        I am trying to set pfblocker so that it's rules apply for all ports except a few that I have manually NATed. I can accomplish this beautifully for a short while by moving the selected firewall rules that are linked to my NAT entries higher in the rules list than the automatically generated pfblocker rules. This unfortunately then reverts back a few hours later to having the pfblocker rules at the top of the list again. I suspect it is reverting when pfblocker updates it's lists. Is there a way to either
                                        1. Keep the selected NAT rules above the pfblocker auto generated rules even after pfblocker updates or
                                        2. Have pfblocker ignore certain ports or
                                        3. Accomplish my desired behavior a different way?

                                        Thanks in advance!

                                        Edit: Also, all these rules are in the WAN tab

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                                          Deadringers
                                          last edited by

                                          Just a quick question on this..

                                          with the block list I can see countries like china trying to send me spam emails (from looking at the logs).
                                          And that's great! :)

                                          But if I browse to a Chinese website does this mean that the pfblocker package won't block it as it has been initiated by myself?

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                                            zenny
                                            last edited by

                                            Hi:

                                            This is an excellent package. Thanks to developers for their hard work. BTW, I am encoutering the following:

                                            06-24-13 10:33:54 [ There were error(s) loading the rules: /tmp/rules.debug:26: table name too long, max 31 chars - The line in question reads [26]: table persist file /var/db/aliastables/pfBlockerspamhausdshieldiblocklist.txt]
                                            06-24-13 10:37:47 [ There were error(s) loading the rules: /tmp/rules.debug:28: table name too long, max 31 chars - The line in question reads [28]: table persist file /var/db/aliastables/pfBlockerspamhausdshieldiblocklist.txt]

                                            Which table is it referring to? And where to make changes?

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