PfBlockerNG
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The log seems weird.. it grows and shrinks with each update… shouldnt it just be one long list with the max rows setting?
I'm not clear what you mean.
I think, the Alerts tab pulls it's data from Status: System logs: Firewall, because clearing the Firewall Log clears the Alerts tab.
Do you see any correlation between the weirdness in the Alerts tab and data displayed in Status: System logs: Firewall?It also says this at the bottom "Found 11 Alert Entries - Insufficient Firewall Alerts found."
You'll get that if the number of displayed entries is less than the value in the Alert Settings
The firewall log seems like it's working against the block list correctly using the alias I set up, but it is not as good because it doesnt give me any indication of in the firewall log that the block was because of the alias
I often have discrepancies in the Alerts tab where I have an incorrect value in the List column - that is - the displayed list isn't in the IPv4 Alias that's noted in the Rule column (it's in a different IPv4 Alias).
Sometimes setting/unsetting deduplication->cron update sets that right.
Other time deleting the associated Firewall Rule and recreating fixes it for a while. -
Did you click the checkbox in the firewall rule to enable "logging"?
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Thanks for the replies. I guess my issue was that, I was seeing a ton of firewall block entries in the firewall logs and I couldnt tell if they were from the pfBlockerNG Alias or the regular firewall. I found http://i.imgur.com/gdRMDRK.png "Filter Descriptions" and i set it to "Display as Column". So now when I look at the firewall logs, it tells me if it's from the pfBlockerNG alias or "Default deny rule IPv4" (for example).
after clearing the logs .. the alerts tab seems to be working now, with these settings http://i.imgur.com/mOmPLLc.png
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Is this package 2.2.3-friendly? I upgrade to 2.2.3 and assume I need to reinstall the package because the widget puked code all over the Dashboard.
I did one so far and pfBNG widget is intact. You aren't working with BBCan177's pfBNG beta, are you?
Yes, I am working with the beta. My upgrade had one unrelated issue, so this could possibly be an artifact of a less-than-perfect upgrade on my end.
I am also, if you are working with beta's you must expect this occasionally. Usually I do a "Forced Reload" after every update. If that doesn't work out correctly. I simply turn off pfBlockerNG_Dev clicking of the "Enable/Disable" and "Keep Settings" check boxes. Wait a few minutes, turn them back on, and then simply "Force Reload". Fixes 100% of the problems… :)
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I have a couple questions:
Can PFBlockerNG work with lists in p2p.gz format? I didn't see it listed in the IPv4/IPv6 tabs.
Also can PFBlockerNG use snort lists for IP blocking?
Thanks.
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Thank you for the package much appreciate it .
after applying the settings on the pfBlockerNG my internet stops working,
i've followed this video for the setup but after i enable pfBlockerNG the internet stops workinghttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vgM5JRo575U -
Thank you for the package much appreciate it .
after applying the settings on the pfBlockerNG my internet stops working,
i've followed this video for the setup but after i enable pfBlockerNG the internet stops workinghttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vgM5JRo575UI scrolled through that vid but, and sorry to sound like I do ( ;D ) but that is the usual useless non-tuto, of which you can find a zillion; they never even show it works. They'd better of going out walking the dog than wasting their - and all the other populants of this earth - time.
That aside: do you have any floating rules generated in the firewall? What do your firewall logs show you?
Your much better of reading this (yes, long, I know :-[ ) thread, where BB has added tons of information.
If you don't want to waste so much time reading this thread, remember this: BB wasted his time answering in this thread ;D
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**To all, just a kind informational note:
rumor has it BB is currently quite busy with extremely important stuff, so expect some delays in him answering here.**
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i am having the same issue can't get the internet working after the pfblockerNG is enabled.
Firewall rules from the LAN are allowed to everything,
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@Mr.:
Thank you for the package much appreciate it .
after applying the settings on the pfBlockerNG my internet stops working,
i've followed this video for the setup but after i enable pfBlockerNG the internet stops workinghttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vgM5JRo575UI scrolled through that vid but, and sorry to sound like I do ( ;D ) but that is the usual useless non-tuto, of which you can find a zillion; they never even show it works. They'd better of going out walking the dog than wasting their - and all the other populants of this earth - time.
That aside: do you have any floating rules generated in the firewall? What do your firewall logs show you?
Your much better of reading this (yes, long, I know :-[ ) thread, where BB has added tons of information.
If you don't want to waste so much time reading this thread, remember this: BB wasted his time answering in this thread ;D
[/quote]thank you for your answer.
there is no particular firewall rules to block the internet. everything works fine untill the pfblocker is activated and stops things working. -
@shadowset:
I have a couple questions:
Can PFBlockerNG work with lists in p2p.gz format? I didn't see it listed in the IPv4/IPv6 tabs.
Also can PFBlockerNG use snort lists for IP blocking?
Thanks.
Can you link me to the .gz list in question?
Yes pfBlockerNG can use snort's IP lists
i am having the same issue can't get the internet working after the pfblockerNG is enabled.
Firewall rules from the LAN are allowed to everything,
from the WAN is as usually allowing the OPENVPN.Do you have OpenVPN Interface selected from the General tab in pfBlockerNG ?
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@shadowset:
I have a couple questions:
Can PFBlockerNG work with lists in p2p.gz format? I didn't see it listed in the IPv4/IPv6 tabs.
Also can PFBlockerNG use snort lists for IP blocking?
Thanks.
Can you link me to the .gz list in question?
Yes pfBlockerNG can use snort's IP lists
i am having the same issue can't get the internet working after the pfblockerNG is enabled.
Firewall rules from the LAN are allowed to everything,
from the WAN is as usually allowing the OPENVPN.Do you have OpenVPN Interface selected from the General tab in pfBlockerNG ?
no i don't have openvpn interface selected
on the Interface/Rules Configuration
i have inbound firewall rules and outbound firewall rules.
inbound = WAN Action Block
outbound = LAN Action RejectThank you
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Did that fix your problem Jamerson?
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pfBlockerNG Firewall 1.09
2.2.3-RELEASE (amd64)
FreeBSD 10.1-RELEASE-p13Hello,
I am using custom inbound IPv4 lists (spamhaus, DShield, etc) set to Deny_Inbound with a custom port alias set up. When I look at the alerts, it shows entries for ports that I do not have specified to block.
My alias smtp_ports has the value "25, 465, 587" and I see Alerts like this:
Jul 12 05:27:36 WAN pfB_DShield
(96) TCP-S Icon Reverse Resolve with DNS 94.102.52.27:49717 my_server_ip_here:902 NL dshieldObviously port 902 is not within my alias parameters, so I am thinking something is wrong here. Either it is truly blocking all ports from the IPs on the lists and ignoring my specified ports, or it is just showing false alerts.
Please advise.
Thank you!
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I am using custom inbound IPv4 lists (spamhaus, DShield, etc) set to Deny_Inbound with a custom port alias set up. When I look at the alerts, it shows entries for ports that I do not have specified to block.
When using "Adv. Inbound Settings", you need to set the "Custom Protocol" setting. If you use "any" it will act on all ports, suggest to use "TCP/UDP" or as required.
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When using "Adv. Inbound Settings", you need to set the "Custom Protocol" setting. If you use "any" it will act on all ports, suggest to use "TCP/UDP" or as required.
Thank you, I've set custom protocol to tcp/ip for all of my ipv6 lists and top25. Seems odd to me that is a requirement.
Thanks again! I will report back if I encounter any other issues.
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Did that fix your problem Jamerson?
no still waiting for some answers,
whenever i activate the pfBlockerNG the internet stops working. -
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Just wanted to add, also having issues with pfBlockerNG, but only after a reboot. Which just noticed, because the UPS needs new batteries. Power here is terrible and has gone out several times. Each time after pfSense reboots can not connect to the internet and sometimes even to pfSense.
Guessing this a new issue, since did not notice this before. Either with the recent change to pfSense made with the 2.2.3 update or with the pfBlockerNG 1.09 update. Both happened about the same time. Before those updates everything worked fine, but had not rebooted since the 2.2.2 update. So it is possible that is not the cause.
After connecting to pfSense and unchecking the Enable/Disable checkbox[to disable] and then saving; internet comes back up. After that checking the Enable/Disbable checkbox[to enable] and then saving. And forcing an update, cron and reload; pfBlockerNG works fine after that.
Note, if it matters: the few times I remembered to ping a site[7) Ping host], did not get any packet loss. Before doing the above. Also the Floating Rules are present before doing the above.
Using the defaults for many of the options and just have a few IPV4 lists. Nothing shows in the logs that would be helpful.
Thanks
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Hi cyberbot/taryezveb,
Are you running a Nano version/Ramdisk or a full installation of pfSense?
On reboot is there a delay in the Reboot process? ie - Stuck on "Loading Firewall … " in the pfSense boot console screen?
After pfSense Boots, does the widget show entries in the packet column? or is it all blank?
When you hover-over the Firewall Rules for pfBNG, does each Firewall rule popup a table showing the IP addresses?
Run the following commands when there are issues, and report back with the output.
/sbin/pfctl -vvsTables | grep -A4 'pfB_'
ls -lah /var/db/aliastables/*
