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      Supermule Banned
      last edited by

      Well. I can tell you differently…

      I use them for blocking as well since I dont want anything to do with the countries I block....and my customers dont have any business there as well.

      So I dont get the traffic on my servers and I can sleep fairly safe at night :D

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        doktornotor Banned
        last edited by

        Meanwhile, you can use Shellcmd package and run this as shellcmd on nanobsd boxes:

        
        /usr/local/bin/php /usr/local/www/pfblockerng/pfblockerng.php dc
        
        

        to get the blocklists back on reboot.

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        • BBcan177B
          BBcan177 Moderator
          last edited by

          I will be submitting a Pull Request for the following :

          1. MaxMind files will be saved to the PBI folder which will make them persist after reboot. (for Nano / Ramdisk installs)

          2. MaxMind archive files in /var/db will be purged after installation to free up some memory.

          3. Add MaxMind "Anonymous Proxy and Satellite Providers".

          I think Digdug is suggesting to have the option of not installing the MaxMind database to free up some more space. I have an option in the General tab to skip downloading future MaxMind updates, but it doesn't delete the existing installed Files. I could create a function to clear them out but I also need to re-install the files if the user Un-checks this option.

          Also note that "Reputation" and the Alerts tab require the use of the GeoIP.dat and GeoIPv6.dat to function.

          "Experience is something you don't get until just after you need it."

          Website: http://pfBlockerNG.com
          Twitter: @BBcan177  #pfBlockerNG
          Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/pfBlockerNG/new/

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            JasonJoel
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            @wcrowder:

            See:
            https://forum.pfsense.org/index.php?topic=86212.msg481358#msg481358

            Make sure you read this entire thread.

            In that thread it mentions 'look at the screenshot' a number of times, but I don't see a screenshot in the thread anywhere. I make the patch, it says it can be applied, but not reverted, so was going to double check settings to make sure I didn't do something stupid ion the patch definition…

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              doktornotor Banned
              last edited by

              1/ The screenshot shows just fine, fix your browser.
              2/ You obviously cannot revert patches that have not been applied.

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                JasonJoel
                last edited by

                Thanks. You are right, the screenshot was there. For some reason it took a LONG time to load though (I was on that page for >3 minutes before the screenshot actually appeared…).

                And, yeah, I should have realized it couldn't revert.

                I have it all installed, configured, and working now. Thanks all for the guidance.

                Thanks!

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                  reggie14
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                  @marcelloc:

                  The pull request needs to be merged by pfsense team before you can use it without any hacks.

                  Mostly out of curiosity, what does this mean for where this package is in the release process?  That is, does the pfsense team do some testing before they merge it?  Or do they just do some sort of minimal sanity check through the code?

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                    wcrowder
                    last edited by

                    If I understand correctly, they do an in-depth review of the code.  This being a "New" package with a large code base it can take a while. I believe it is in that process now. It is in the pfSense package repository but is waiting for this process to be completed. The "patch", I hate the word "Hack", just allows you to bypass the "compatibility check" to download the package from the pfSense repository before it has gone through this process. It is "Use at your own risk" at the moment. The review process is a good thing. We just have to be patient.

                    @reggie14:

                    @marcelloc:

                    The pull request needs to be merged by pfsense team before you can use it without any hacks.

                    Mostly out of curiosity, what does this mean for where this package is in the release process?  That is, does the pfsense team do some testing before they merge it?  Or do they just do some sort of minimal sanity check through the code?

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                    • BBcan177B
                      BBcan177 Moderator
                      last edited by

                      @BBcan177:

                      I will be submitting a Pull Request for the following :

                      1. MaxMind files will be saved to the PBI folder which will make them persist after reboot. (for Nano / Ramdisk installs)

                      2. MaxMind archive files in /var/db will be purged after installation to free up some space.

                      3. Add MaxMind "Anonymous Proxy and Satellite Providers".

                      https://github.com/pfsense/pfsense-packages/pull/801

                      "Experience is something you don't get until just after you need it."

                      Website: http://pfBlockerNG.com
                      Twitter: @BBcan177  #pfBlockerNG
                      Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/pfBlockerNG/new/

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                        fragged
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                        Why do I occasionally see items on the "Permit" part of the Alerts tab when I have 0 permit rules?

                        
                        Permit   -   Last 5 Alert Entries.							
                        Date		IF	Rule			Proto		Source			Destination		CC	List
                        Feb 2 14:32:59	WAN	pfB_iBlockHijacked (98)	UDP	  	119.186.197.255: 16001	192.168.YY.X: 64284	CN	No Match
                        
                        

                        When I search my firewall log for the source, nothing pops up. I have logging enabled for all my pass/block/deny rules.

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                        • swinnS
                          swinn
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                          When pfBlockerNG is enabled, any clients trying to sync with ntpd will fail 99% of the time. When disabled, the sync happens instantaneous. Using the old pfBlocker package, it works normally as well. I have eight IPv4 lists configured for deny inbound. I have the top 20 configured to be an alias which has a rule to block inbound on port 25. Then I have several countries configured for deny inbound. Inbound is set for my WAN. There is no blocking of outbound.

                          Is anyone else experiencing this?

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                            doktornotor Banned
                            last edited by

                            @fragged:

                            When I search my firewall log for the source, nothing pops up.

                            This is not logged to general firewall logs unless configured so (Global Enable Logging).

                            @swinn:

                            When pfBlockerNG is enabled, any clients trying to sync with ntpd will fail 99% of the time.
                            Is anyone else experiencing this?

                            No. Stop blocking your NTP servers.

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                              fragged
                              last edited by

                              @doktornotor:

                              @fragged:

                              When I search my firewall log for the source, nothing pops up.

                              This is not logged to general firewall logs unless configured so (Global Enable Logging).

                              Is also enabled.

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                              • BBcan177B
                                BBcan177 Moderator
                                last edited by

                                @swinn:

                                When pfBlockerNG is enabled, any clients trying to sync with ntpd will fail 99% of the time

                                MaxMind Country Database is accurate now!  :) The old package had two years old Country Data.
                                I assume that the NTP server is in one of those Countries that you selected.

                                Look at the "Alerts" Tab, and find the IP that is being blocked. Then create a new "Permit Outbound" alias. You can add the IP to the Custom Text Box at the bottom of this new Alias. This is the recommended method to overcome blocking when "Country Blocking" is occuring.

                                For all other False Positives, use the Suppression method instead.

                                "Experience is something you don't get until just after you need it."

                                Website: http://pfBlockerNG.com
                                Twitter: @BBcan177  #pfBlockerNG
                                Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/pfBlockerNG/new/

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                                • BBcan177B
                                  BBcan177 Moderator
                                  last edited by

                                  @fragged:

                                  Why do I occasionally see items on the "Permit" part of the Alerts tab when I have 0 permit rules?
                                  When I search my firewall log for the source, nothing pops up. I have logging enabled for all my pass/block/deny rules.

                                  I haven't seen this before. But let me know if its repeating…

                                  "Experience is something you don't get until just after you need it."

                                  Website: http://pfBlockerNG.com
                                  Twitter: @BBcan177  #pfBlockerNG
                                  Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/pfBlockerNG/new/

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                                    doktornotor Banned
                                    last edited by

                                    @BBcan177:

                                    Look at the "Alerts" Tab, and find the IP that is being blocked. Then create a new "Permit Outbound" alias. You can add the IP to the Custom Text Box at the bottom of this new Alias. This is the recommended method to overcome blocking when "Country Blocking" is occuring.

                                    If you are using any of those *.pool.ntp.org things or whatever similar for NTP, you really need some alias with FQDNs for those, otherwise you'll be hunting IPs for quite some time.

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                                      LinuxTracker
                                      last edited by

                                      A couple of notes about my upgrade 1.0 -> 1.01 upgrade. (Xeon amd64 4GB RAM)

                                      My /var/db/aliastables/ were all wiped out.
                                      I followed the steps given by BBcan177 to set it right again -> https://forum.pfsense.org/index.php?topic=86212.msg484133#msg484133

                                      also - A curiosity
                                      The Maxmind AnonProxy A1 list in pfBlockerNG seems more accurate than the one on Maxmind's website.

                                      Example: This IP  63.141.198.54 is A1 (and is in pfBlockerNG).
                                      re: http://www.ip-tracker.org/locator/ip-lookup.php?ip=63.141.198.54
                                      re: https://www.iptomaps.com/country_block/12245

                                      but it isn't on Maxmind's web-list of A1 IPs
                                      https://www.maxmind.com/en/anonymous_proxies

                                      Just an oddity and a welcome one at that.

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                                      • marcellocM
                                        marcelloc
                                        last edited by

                                        The pull request is merged. Package is available on list.

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

                                        Help a community developer! ;D

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                                          doktornotor Banned
                                          last edited by

                                          @marcelloc:

                                          The pull request is merged. Package is available on list.

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                                          • BBcan177B
                                            BBcan177 Moderator
                                            last edited by

                                            @LinuxTracker:

                                            A curiosity
                                            The Maxmind AnonProxy A1 list in pfBlockerNG seems more accurate than the one on Maxmind's website.

                                            Example: This IP  63.141.198.54 is A1 (and is in pfBlockerNG)
                                            but it isn't on Maxmind's web-list of A1 IPs
                                            https://www.maxmind.com/en/anonymous_proxies

                                            I think as this is a "Free" service, that they don't update the Web Site so frequently. The Database is updated the First Tuesday of each month, but I have noticed that it can change before that time.

                                            I checked the Maxmind Database file and it is listed there.

                                            GeoIPCountryWhois.csv:"63.141.198.0","63.141.199.255","1066255872","1066256383","A1","Anonymous Proxy"

                                            "Experience is something you don't get until just after you need it."

                                            Website: http://pfBlockerNG.com
                                            Twitter: @BBcan177  #pfBlockerNG
                                            Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/pfBlockerNG/new/

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