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    • Z
      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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        fragged
        last edited by

        @zenny:

        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?

        pfBlockerspamhausdshieldiblocklist.txt is probably too long of a name for the list to work.

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          zenny
          last edited by

          @fragged:

          @zenny:

          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?

          pfBlockerspamhausdshieldiblocklist.txt is probably too long of a name for the list to work.

          Thanks. Changing alias to 'spammers' and rebooting worked (without a reboot, the config didn't reload, for developer's attention).

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            SkyNET
            last edited by

            Hi Guys,

            Quick question about pfBlocker regarding rules.
            Under "Rules" there are all the pfblocker auto rules.

            Its about when I change the order of blocking.
            Lets say Subnet A is allowed to connect to asia and Subnet B is not. (See picture)

            Every day, the rules are checked and reloaded, and Subnet A is set to the bottom of the list again.
            So It does not have access to Asia any more. If I change it manually. This works fine for a couple of hours
            until a filer or rule gets reloaded.

            What can I do, so I don't have to change the order of the list everyday?
            Hope the problem is clear. Thanks!

            ![LAN Rules.PNG](/public/imported_attachments/1/LAN Rules.PNG)
            ![LAN Rules.PNG_thumb](/public/imported_attachments/1/LAN Rules.PNG_thumb)

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              ttblum
              last edited by

              I configured gateway monitoring, but it didn't seem to help.

              When the internet connection came back up, the filter reloaded, but pfblocker still would not let traffic through:

              Jul 1 07:39:53	syslogd: kernel boot file is /boot/kernel/kernel
              ...
              Jul 1 07:39:58	php: : The command '/usr/bin/fetch -T 5 -q -o '/var/db/aliastables/pfBlockerAfrica.txt.tmp' 'https://127.0.0.1:8443/pfblocker.php?pfb=pfBlockerAfrica'' returned exit code '1', the output was 'fetch: transfer timed out'
              ...
              Jul 1 07:40:09	check_reload_status: Starting packages
              Jul 1 07:40:09	php: : pfSense package system has detected an ip change -> ... Restarting packages.
              Jul 1 07:40:14	php: : The command '/usr/bin/grep -v '^#' '/var/db/aliastables/pfBlockerSouthAmerica.txt.tmp' > '/var/db/aliastables/pfBlockerSouthAmerica.txt'' returned exit code '2', the output was ''
              Jul 1 07:40:14	php: : The command '/usr/bin/fetch -T 5 -q -o '/var/db/aliastables/pfBlockerSouthAmerica.txt.tmp' 'https://127.0.0.1:8443/pfblocker.php?pfb=pfBlockerSouthAmerica'' returned exit code '1', the output was 'fetch: transfer timed out'
              Jul 1 07:40:14	php: : The command '/usr/bin/grep -v '^#' '/var/db/aliastables/pfBlockerSouthAmerica.txt.tmp' > '/var/db/aliastables/pfBlockerSouthAmerica.txt'' returned exit code '2', the output was ''
              Jul 1 07:40:14	php: : The command '/usr/bin/fetch -T 5 -q -o '/var/db/aliastables/pfBlockerSouthAmerica.txt.tmp' 'https://127.0.0.1:8443/pfblocker.php?pfb=pfBlockerSouthAmerica'' returned exit code '1', the output was 'fetch: transfer timed out'
              Jul 1 07:40:16	php: : No pfBlocker action during boot process.
              Jul 1 07:40:16	php: : No pfBlocker action during boot process.
              Jul 1 07:40:16	php: : No pfBlocker action during boot process.
              Jul 1 07:40:16	php: : No pfBlocker action during boot process.
              Jul 1 07:40:16	php: : Restarting/Starting all packages.
              ...
              Jul 1 07:42:16	php: : OpenNTPD is starting up.
              Jul 1 07:42:16	php: : The command '/usr/bin/killall 'ntpd'' returned exit code '1', the output was 'killall: warning: kill -TERM 26134: No such process'
              Jul 1 07:42:16	php: : There were error(s) loading the rules: no IP address found for grep: /tmp/rules.debug:18: file "/var/db/aliastables/pfBlockerAfrica.txt" contains bad data no IP address found for grep: /tmp/rules.debug:20: file "/var/db/aliastables/pfBlockerAsia.txt" contains bad data no IP address found for grep: /tmp/rules.debug:22: file "/var/db/aliastables/pfBlockerEurope.txt" contains bad data no IP address found for grep: /tmp/rules.debug:24: file "/var/db/aliastables/pfBlockerSouthAmerica.txt" contains bad data no IP address found for grep: /tmp/rules.debug:26: file "/var/db/aliastables/pfBlockerTopSpammers.txt" contains bad data pfctl: Syntax error in config file: pf rules not loaded - The line in question reads [ /tmp/rules.debug]:
              Jul 1 07:42:17	check_reload_status: Restarting ipsec tunnels
              Jul 1 07:42:27	php: : Creating rrd update script
              Jul 1 07:42:30	php: : No pfBlocker action during boot process.
              Jul 1 07:42:30	php: : No pfBlocker action during boot process.
              Jul 1 07:42:30	php: : No pfBlocker action during boot process.
              Jul 1 07:42:30	php: : No pfBlocker action during boot process.
              Jul 1 07:42:30	php: : Restarting/Starting all packages.
              Jul 1 07:42:33	php: : IPSEC: One or more IPsec tunnel endpoints has changed its IP. Refreshing.
              Jul 1 07:42:33	check_reload_status: Reloading filter
              Jul 1 07:42:34	login: login on console as root
              Jul 1 07:42:41	php: : The command '/sbin/pfctl -o basic -f /tmp/rules.debug' returned exit code '1', the output was 'no IP address found for grep: /tmp/rules.debug:18: file "/var/db/aliastables/pfBlockerAfrica.txt" contains bad data no IP address found for grep: /tmp/rules.debug:20: file "/var/db/aliastables/pfBlockerAsia.txt" contains bad data no IP address found for grep: /tmp/rules.debug:22: file "/var/db/aliastables/pfBlockerEurope.txt" contains bad data no IP address found for grep: /tmp/rules.debug:24: file "/var/db/aliastables/pfBlockerSouthAmerica.txt" contains bad data no IP address found for grep: /tmp/rules.debug:26: file "/var/db/aliastables/pfBlockerTopSpammers.txt" contains bad data pfctl: Syntax error in config file: pf rules not loaded'
              ...
              
              

              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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                iamzam
                last edited by

                After posting a message about pfblocker not reinstalling in the 2.1 snapshot area I found this thread so I guess I'll just post a link to it here

                http://forum.pfsense.org/index.php/topic,64312.0.html

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                  Mr. Jingles
                  last edited by

                  @SkyNET:

                  Hi Guys,

                  Quick question about pfBlocker regarding rules.
                  Under "Rules" there are all the pfblocker auto rules.

                  Its about when I change the order of blocking.
                  Lets say Subnet A is allowed to connect to asia and Subnet B is not. (See picture)

                  Every day, the rules are checked and reloaded, and Subnet A is set to the bottom of the list again.
                  So It does not have access to Asia any more. If I change it manually. This works fine for a couple of hours
                  until a filer or rule gets reloaded.

                  What can I do, so I don't have to change the order of the list everyday?
                  Hope the problem is clear. Thanks!

                  Change the Pfblocker auto generated lists to 'alias only', and then manually create a firewall rule for each alias. Thanks to dokternoter for pointing this out before to me  ;D

                  6 and a half billion people know that they are stupid, agressive, lower life forms.

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                    SkyNET
                    last edited by

                    @Hollander:

                    @SkyNET:

                    Hi Guys,

                    Quick question about pfBlocker regarding rules.
                    Under "Rules" there are all the pfblocker auto rules.

                    Its about when I change the order of blocking.
                    Lets say Subnet A is allowed to connect to asia and Subnet B is not. (See picture)

                    Every day, the rules are checked and reloaded, and Subnet A is set to the bottom of the list again.
                    So It does not have access to Asia any more. If I change it manually. This works fine for a couple of hours
                    until a filer or rule gets reloaded.

                    What can I do, so I don't have to change the order of the list everyday?
                    Hope the problem is clear. Thanks!

                    Change the Pfblocker auto generated lists to 'alias only', and then manually create a firewall rule for each alias. Thanks to dokternoter for pointing this out before to me  ;D

                    Thanks for your help! It works like a charm now!! Description name is important to get it working.

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                      doktornotor Banned
                      last edited by

                      While at it, it'd be awesome if the custom set up lists did update on reinstall after snapshot upgrade.

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                        A Former User
                        last edited by

                        Hello,
                        Running pfblocker 1.0.2 on a CARP cluster. The sync tab appears to be broken. Changes in configuration are not carried over to the backup system. Neither are new lists added, old lists modified. Used both sync interface ip and admin interface ip. Logs show this:
                        Master:
                        php: : Filter sync successfully completed with https://192.168.xxx.xxx:x.
                        Slave:
                        nothing, just a bunch of dhcp and dnsmasq entries.

                        The sync tab on the master has the sync ticked, contains the ip of the backup system, and the password is correct.
                        The sync tab on the backup has the sync NOT ticked, and IP is blank.

                        Thanks

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                          davidfine
                          last edited by

                          It seems to think that 66.154.123.x is outside the USA, but it is with a hosting company in Los Angeles. Is this the right place to report this error?

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                            Supermule Banned
                            last edited by

                            I think you need to find Marcello in here. I think he was one of the people behind PFblocker.

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                              marcelloc
                              last edited by

                              @davidfine:

                              It seems to think that 66.154.123.x is outside the USA, but it is with a hosting company in Los Angeles. Is this the right place to report this error?

                              The contry ip blocklist was updated until the list got paid. There are other free good country lists but I'm still having no time to change pfblocker code to use a new list.

                              I've asked for donations to speed up update process but had no luck with it.

                              You can also workaround it by creating a new list with this ip/range and allow ir on pfblocker.  This will be applied before pfblocker deny rules.

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

                              Help a community developer! ;D

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                                kejianshi
                                last edited by

                                Maybe a dumb question…  Does pfblocker block everything from a country you designate or does it only block unsolicited traffic?

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                                  Supermule Banned
                                  last edited by

                                  Everything…

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                                    Supermule Banned
                                    last edited by

                                    Can we somehow track a specific IP and see what country CIDR it is attached to? I have a client that got blocked yesterday and I havent got a clue what country the IP is attached to?

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                                      kilthro
                                      last edited by

                                      I dont know of an easy way of doing that besides searching the tables. However what I have done is identified the mistakenly blocked ip and added it to my allow list and all is good. Not the best solution but a work around so that they are not blocked.

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                                        doktornotor Banned
                                        last edited by

                                        @Supermule:

                                        Can we somehow track a specific IP and see what country CIDR it is attached to? I have a client that got blocked yesterday and I havent got a clue what country the IP is attached to?

                                        http://www.geoiptool.com/

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                                          zardoz
                                          last edited by

                                          Hello, I've recently installed pfblocker and been trying it out. Unfortunately I'm getting this error.
                                          This is just an FYI.

                                          There were error(s) loading the rules: /tmp/rules.debug:25: cannot define table pfBlockerTopSpammers: Cannot allocate memory - The line in question reads [25]: table <pfblockertopspammers>persist file "/var/db/aliastables/pfBlockerTopSpammers.txt"

                                          some details;
                                          pfsense version: 2.1-RC0 (i386) built on Fri Jun 14 16:39:04 EDT 2013

                                          machine has 4gb of ram, swap space is 2gb, roughly 2gb free.
                                          Memory useage displays as 7% on dashboard.

                                          pfBlocker was configured to deny in/out on wan/lan, all countries selected in topSpammers list.</pfblockertopspammers>

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                                            doktornotor Banned
                                            last edited by

                                            @zardoz:

                                            pfBlocker was configured to deny in/out on wan/lan, all countries selected in topSpammers list.

                                            You realize the blocklist is not even being updated any more? (Neither are the continent/country blocklists, AFAICT. No longer free.) All this cruft should be purged from pfBlocker.

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