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    • BBcan177B
      BBcan177 Moderator
      last edited by

      As a note, Germany is listed in the TOP20 List… Did you by any chance select all of the TOP20 to block? If so... This is why its blocked...

      You can also create a pfBNG alias "Permit Outbound" and add the IPs that you want to bypass the Blocking rules to the "Custom list" at the bottom... Then set the Rules order to have this permit Rule above the Block/Reject rules...

      "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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        heliop100
        last edited by

        Hi,

        No using TOP20.

        Don't know what may be happened, now are not blocking.

        Thanks.

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          heliop100
          last edited by

          Hi

          I'm receiving this error:

          [ There were error(s) loading the rules: /tmp/rules.debug:27: cannot define table pfB_IBlock: Cannot allocate memory - The line in question reads [27]: table persist file /var/db/aliastables/pfB_IBlock.txt]

          The pfSense box has 4Gb ram and are at 7%.

          Thanks.

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            doktornotor Banned
            last edited by

            @heliop100:

            [ There were error(s) loading the rules: /tmp/rules.debug:27: cannot define table pfB_IBlock: Cannot allocate memory - The line in question reads [27]: table persist file /var/db/aliastables/pfB_IBlock.txt]

            Welcome to the club. This is not a package issue, also nothing to do with lack of physical RAM. It's core OS (probably kernel-level) stuff…

            https://redmine.pfsense.org/issues/4876

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              heliop100
              last edited by

              ok, thanks.

              @doktornotor:

              @heliop100:

              [ There were error(s) loading the rules: /tmp/rules.debug:27: cannot define table pfB_IBlock: Cannot allocate memory - The line in question reads [27]: table persist file /var/db/aliastables/pfB_IBlock.txt]

              Welcome to the club. This is not a package issue, also nothing to do with lack of physical RAM. It's core OS (probably kernel-level) stuff…

              https://redmine.pfsense.org/issues/4876

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              • BBcan177B
                BBcan177 Moderator
                last edited by

                @heliop100:

                Hi

                I'm receiving this error:

                [ There were error(s) loading the rules: /tmp/rules.debug:27: cannot define table pfB_IBlock: Cannot allocate memory - The line in question reads [27]: table persist file /var/db/aliastables/pfB_IBlock.txt]

                The pfSense box has 4Gb ram and are at 7%.

                Thanks.

                Damn IBlock again :)

                Create a second IBlock Alias for this large IBlock list.

                There seems to be an issue with having that many IPs in one Alias table.

                "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

                  Well, some of these lists would need splitting feature until the damned bug is found.

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                    interos
                    last edited by

                    Having issues setting up pfBlockerNG on pfSense.
                    Seems like an easy to fix problem if I want to write code; so my assumption is that it is also an easy settings fix that I missed.

                    The problem is that when pfBlockerNG ingests a list, it finds spaces in the header and promptly aborts.
                    I've been testing several lists from iBlockList via both paid and public lists that demonstrate the same problem.

                    The first list I tried was the Pedophile list.  Here is the excerpt from the txt file which is downloaded via a gz file.

                    List distributed by iblocklist.com

                    Sharing R@ygold Porn:1.9.98.0-1.9.99.255
                    Shares Various Illegal Porn:1.9.101.0-1.9.103.255

                    In pfBlockerNG, I have the following settings:

                    Alias Name: Pedophiles
                    List Description: i-BlockList Pedophiles
                    Format: gz
                    State: On
                    URL: http://list.iblocklist.com/?list=dufcxgnbjsdwmwctgfuj&fileformat=p2p&archiveformat=gz&username=MyUserName&pin=MyPIN
                    Header: iBlock-Pedo
                    List Action: Deny Both
                    Update Frequency: Every 4 Hours
                    Weekly: Monday
                    Enable Logging: Enable
                    Enable Custom Port: Blank
                    Enable Custom Destination: Blank
                    Custom Protocol: any
                    IPv4 Custom Addresses: Blank
                    Update Custom List: Default

                    Running pfSense 2.2.4
                    pfBlockerNG 1.10

                    Here is the Log File from the UI

                    UPDATE PROCESS START [ 10/11/15 17:27:44 ]

                    [ http://list.iblocklist.com/?list=dufcxgnbjsdwmwctgfuj&fileformat=p2p&archiveformat=gz&username=MyUserName&pin=MyPinCode ]
                    ** TERMINATED - Header contains Blank/International/Special or Spaces

                    ===[  Aliastables / Rules  ]================================

                    No Changes to Firewall Rules, Skipping Filter Reload
                    No Changes to Aliases, Skipping pfctl Update

                    UPDATE PROCESS ENDED

                    So my first thought is to do pre-processing on these and rehost them.  That seems like a poor choice to just configuring the plugin correctly.  Any thoughts on how to fix this? Thanks in advance.

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                    • BBcan177B
                      BBcan177 Moderator
                      last edited by

                      @interos:

                      ** TERMINATED - Header contains Blank/International/Special or Spaces

                      This error means that you entered invalid characters in the Header field. This is the field beside the URL in the IPv4 tab. Do not include spaces, or other special characters when naming the Header…

                      So remove the "-" in your Header:    iBlock**-**Pedo
                      You can use "_" if you wish 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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                        hmh
                        last edited by

                        How-to block social networks with pfBlockerNG

                        Install package Cron
                        Install FreeBSD package manager https://doc.pfsense.org/index.php/Installing_FreeBSD_Packages

                        
                        pkg install whois
                        
                        

                        Add Cron task

                        
                        /usr/local/bin/mwhois -h whois.radb.net -i origin as32934 | grep -Eo "([0-9.]+){4}/[0-9]+" | sort -n > /var/db/pfblockerng/facebook_cidr.raw
                        /usr/local/bin/mwhois -h whois.radb.net -i origin as49988 | grep -Eo "([0-9.]+){4}/[0-9]+" | sort -n > /var/db/pfblockerng/odnoklassniki_cidr.raw
                        /usr/local/bin/mwhois -h whois.radb.net -i origin as47541 | grep -Eo "([0-9.]+){4}/[0-9]+" | sort -n > /var/db/pfblockerng/vk_com_cidr.raw
                        
                        

                        My config
                        update lists once a week on friday

                        In pfBlockerNG add IPv4 List

                        With
                        List Action: Alias Match
                        And
                        Update Frequency: Weekly

                        Add firewall rule:

                        Thats it!

                        P.S.
                        If you already have list (for example) Top20 with List Action: Alias Match, processing of files will be skipped
                        Because nets from facebook_cidr.raw already in list Top20

                        Will be cool if developers add option to block networks by AS number
                        It is very useful

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                        • BBcan177B
                          BBcan177 Moderator
                          last edited by

                          Yes v2.0 has whois support built-in… :)

                          "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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                          • SoloamS
                            Soloam
                            last edited by

                            BBcan177, first of all great work on this package, it's a must have to all pfsense boxes.

                            I found a bug! If we can call it a bug, it can be only miss configuration.

                            Lets assume this scenario. 2 Lists, 2 Interfaces.

                            I have list 1 (IP's)
                            1.2.3.4
                            5.6.7.8

                            I have list 2(IP's)
                            1.2.3.4
                            9.10.11.12

                            Both have IP 1.2.3.4

                            I make use of De-Duplication.

                            I set list 1 as Deny on Interface LAN1
                            I set list 2 as Deny on Interface LAN2

                            The logs are all messed up, because He can't find out that from what interface the block 1.2.3.4 is.

                            Best Regards

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                            • BBcan177B
                              BBcan177 Moderator
                              last edited by

                              @soloam:

                              I found a bug! If we can call it a bug, it can be only miss configuration.

                              Hi soloam,

                              Its not a bug. When you use de-duplication, only one of the Lists will have IP 1.2.3.4
                              If you want a second list to skip de-duplication, you will need to use "Alias Native" and manually create the firewall rule…

                              "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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                              • SoloamS
                                Soloam
                                last edited by

                                That was my solution. :)

                                Thank you BBcan177.

                                Best Regards
                                Soloam

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                                • SoloamS
                                  Soloam
                                  last edited by

                                  Hello all, just to make one question.

                                  I what to see the complete list of IP's on a alias. So i'm looking at Diagnostics > Tables and selecting the alias table. When I do this I get  a blank page and in pfsense the alert:

                                  
                                  Crash report details:
                                  
                                  PHP Errors:
                                  [15-Oct-2015 15:55:19] PHP Fatal error:  Allowed memory size of 268435456 bytes exhausted (tried to allocate 115824003 bytes) in /usr/local/www/csrf/csrf-magic.php on line 157
                                  
                                  

                                  Can any one tell me if it's possible to resolve this?

                                  Thank you.
                                  Best Regards

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                                    heliop100
                                    last edited by

                                    Hi,

                                    Are there same way to get Alerts auto-refresh with one filter applied saved?

                                    Thanks.

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                                      deepakaagrwal
                                      last edited by

                                      pfblocker NG blocking client of my NAT rule, I have Put  allow NAT rule above any of the pfblocker rules. it is worked but after next cron update, NAT Rule comes down under pfblocker rules automatically. how to resolve it please help.

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                                        f34rinc
                                        last edited by

                                        @deepakaagrwal:

                                        pfblocker NG blocking client of my NAT rule, I have Put  allow NAT rule above any of the pfblocker rules. it is worked but after next cron update, NAT Rule comes down under pfblocker rules automatically. how to resolve it please help.

                                        From pfBlockerNG General tab scroll down to Rule order and change it to
                                        |pfSense Pass/Match | pfB_pass/Match | pfB_Block/Reject|

                                        Click save and go check your rule order it should be the way you want it

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                                          Fesoj
                                          last edited by

                                          @BBcan177:

                                          Well its kind of what the name of the package implies :)
                                          So to answer your question, yes the package can create firewall rules to "Block/Reject/Permit/Match"…

                                          Need more info on how you have configured it to help you further.

                                          I am currently studying the thing. Once I think that I know what is going I'll be back…

                                          Some IPs are actually blocked, but I don't know exactly why. I am using "| pfB_Block/Reject | All other Rules | (original format)"

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                                          • BBcan177B
                                            BBcan177 Moderator
                                            last edited by

                                            @heliop100:

                                            Are there same way to get Alerts auto-refresh with one filter applied saved?

                                            Currently, no… That would require creating a cookie so that when the Alerts Tab reloads each minute, it could load any filter settings stores in the cookie... Maybe in a future release...

                                            "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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