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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
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        @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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          • BBcan177B
            BBcan177 Moderator
            last edited by

            @soloam:

            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:

            Loading really large files into the browser can cause issues… Try to use the pfBlocker Log tab (Which also might have issues with these large files) or view the files from the shell. Files are located in the following folders:

            /var/db/pfblockerng/deny  or /permit or /match or /native

            You can view these files with your choice of file editor like vi or ee…

            "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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              hulleyrob
              last edited by

              Sometimes after cron has run and i read the log file it has a very small number at the end which does not correspond to the total addition of the numbers on the block files.

              This is fixed with a force reload and the number matches the number above in the log file. (its usually about 1/8th the number)

              Another thing I've noticed is the number on the widget shown after deny does not correspond to either of these numbers and I'm not using de-duplication so why is that? And is there anything i can do to investigate?

              Thanks

              Rob

              UPDATE: BBcan177 confirmed this issue is just a timing issue and how to check it.

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                fher98
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                Hello eveybody,

                So im trying to block TOR, I wrote this script to collect TOR exit nodes, and write it to a txt in a web server. So pfBlocker goes and downloads this file and adds the IPs, as shown below;

                CRON  PROCESS  START [ 10/22/15 16:55:48 ]
                [ TOR01 ]
                  Remote timestamp: Thu, 22 Oct 2015 22:53:58 GMT
                  Local  timestamp: Wed, 21 Oct 2015 21:03:50 GMT
                  Updates Found
                UPDATE PROCESS START

                [ TOR01 ] Downloading New File –--------------------------------------------------------
                Original  Masterfile Outfile    [ Post Duplication count ] 
                –--------------------------------------------------------
                7375      6416      6416        [ Passed ]                 
                –--------------------------------------------------------

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

                No Changes to Firewall Rules, Skipping Filter Reload

                Updating: pfB_TOR
                1131 addresses added.783 addresses deleted.

                ===[ FINAL Processing ]=====================================

                [ Original count  ]  [ 7375 ]

                [ Processed Count  ]  [ 6416 ]

                ===[ Deny List IP Counts ]===========================

                6416 /var/db/pfblockerng/deny/TOR01.txt

                ====================[ Last Updated List Summary ]==============

                Oct 22 16:53 TOR01

                Sanity Check (Not Including IPv6)  ** These two Counts should Match! **
                –----------
                Masterfile Count    [ 6416 ]
                Deny folder Count  [ 6416 ]

                Duplication Sanity Check (Pass=No IPs reported)
                –----------------------
                Masterfile/Deny Folder Uniq check
                Deny Folder/Masterfile Uniq check

                Sync Check (Pass=No IPs reported)

                IPv4 Alias Table IP Total

                6416

                IPv6 Alias Table IP Total

                0

                Alias Table IP Counts

                6416 /var/db/aliastables/pfB_TOR.txt

                pfSense Table Stats

                table-entries hard limit  2000000
                Table Usage Count        9765

                UPDATE PROCESS ENDED [ 10/22/15 16:55:50 ]

                Then it adds the rules to the firewall, but is not blocking any of the IPs.  Can you guys help me … what Im doing wrong??

                Thanks

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                  hulleyrob
                  last edited by

                  Can you show the rules that are added?

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                    fher98
                    last edited by

                    @hulleyrob:

                    Can you show the rules that are added?

                    Thank you for your reply, here you go

                    • The first screenshot is WAN, to block from the outside and just added outbound too.
                    • Next is LAN with it its default rules plus the auto block.
                    • The last one is for my office branch, in which the rule for 10.4.2.3 is to get  acces to the internet via squid/dansguardian at port 3128 on  that pfsense.

                    rulespfsense1.png
                    rulespfsense1.png_thumb
                    rulespfsense2.png
                    rulespfsense2.png_thumb
                    rulespfsense3.png
                    rulespfsense3.png_thumb

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                      hulleyrob
                      last edited by

                      Where are you seeing these, can you post the log showing the TOR traffic entering your network?

                      Also should the WAN only be blocking TCP TOR traffic? (because it is, not * like the others)

                      Rob

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                        jawz101
                        last edited by

                        Is the Reputation Settings supposed to give the option to choose all 3 :
                        Individual List Reputation, Collective List Reputation (pMAX), Collective List Reputation (dMAX)

                        Reading the descriptions it seems as though the dMAX makes the most sense but I can't tell what the other 2 would mean– so then I don't know if I quite understand what's going on here.

                        Seems like that whole feature needs some fresh eyes to write the descriptions because it doesn't answer the what's and why's.

                        Also, on the same page, is the entire Emerging Threats IQRISK IPv4 Reputation section a subscriber feature or just portions of it?  For clarity, if the section could be hidden unless a checkbox is checked or something it would help in knowing if it's relevant to those who don't pay for it.  Just a thought.

                        Thanks!

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                          heliosfa
                          last edited by

                          @wbennett77:

                          [ [color=red]XML RPC Sync ] Improvements to http/https and Username. The 'General Tab settings' can also be excluded from the sync to allow for Site specific customizations.

                          Is the XML RPC Sync meant to support sync to an IPv6 address? When I try it with just an IP v6 address the sync times out because it is trying to use the address in a non-literal format.  When I enter the address in the literal form with [] around it, I get the following error (which is the same when trying to use a host name).

                          php-fpm[26593]: /pkg_edit.php: [pfBlockerNG] XMLRPC sync terminated due to mis-configured Replication Target IP Address or Port settings.
                          

                          I am already synchronising some of the pfSense config over v6 successfully.

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                          • BBcan177B
                            BBcan177 Moderator
                            last edited by

                            @heliosfa:

                            php-fpm[26593]: /pkg_edit.php: [pfBlockerNG] XMLRPC sync terminated due to mis-configured Replication Target IP Address or Port settings.
                            

                            Did you enter the port field? It will log that error message if the address is not valid (IPv4/6) or if the port is not valid…

                            Here is a snippet of that validation code:

                            
                                    // Validate Replication Target IP Address and Port Settings
                            	if (!is_ipaddr($sync_to_ip) || !is_port($port)) {
                            		log_error("[pfBlockerNG] XMLRPC sync terminated due to mis-configured Replication Target IP Address or Port settings.");
                            		$success = FALSE;
                            		return $success;
                            	}
                            
                            

                            "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

                              @jawz101:

                              Is the Reputation Settings supposed to give the option to choose all 3 :

                              For Reputation, 'Max', 'dMax' and 'pMax' are all individual settings.

                              'Max' is for each individual List, while the other two are done after downloading of the lists has completed. 'dmax' and 'pMax' Reputation processes analyze all of the lists as a collective.

                              "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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                                heliosfa
                                last edited by

                                @BBcan177:

                                Did you enter the port field? It will log that error message if the address is not valid (IPv4/6) or if the port is not valid…

                                Yep, and if I change the IPv6 address for an IPv4 one and change nothing else, it works without complaining.  The logs show it is using the port - it just does not like a v6 address, with [] or without.

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                                  doktornotor Banned
                                  last edited by

                                  May I suggest using a hostname? :P

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                                    heliosfa
                                    last edited by

                                    @doktornotor:

                                    May I suggest using a hostname? :P

                                    I tried it (when I was just going to use the dynamic v4 for the sync) but it gives the same error as the literal IPv6 address.

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                                      doktornotor Banned
                                      last edited by

                                      Maybe you'd rather post a screenshot of what you actually configured.

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                                        heliosfa
                                        last edited by

                                        @doktornotor:

                                        Maybe you'd rather post a screenshot of what you actually configured.

                                        Some background on the setup with screenshots coming up :)

                                        So, the setup is two pfSense boxes running the latest release connected to two separate cable connections. Both have a dynamic v4 WAN address and both have v6 through a tunnelbroker. THere is a v4 and v6 IPSEC VPN between the boxes. This is the XML RPC Sync settings I have for pfBlocker and this is what I have for syncing just the aliases with the pfSense XML RPC Sync.

                                        As per this post in the docs, comunications between the pfSense boxes over IPSEC won't work without additional routes. With the routes in place, both the pfBlocker and system XML RPC sync work with the LAN IPv4 address (10.x.x.x) where the IPv6 address is in both screenshots BUT the routes break routing for some other machines that need to use the VPN so having them in full-time is not an option so my plan was to just shove the sync traffic over the WAN, either v4 or v6.

                                        With the system sync settings, I can stick in an IPv6 address or a hostname and it works. With the pfBlocker sync, if I put in a v6 address as 2001:xxx:xxx:xxx::xxx (without []) I get this in the log:

                                        php-fpm[63574]: /pkg_edit.php: [pfBlockerNG] XMLRPC syncing to https://2001:xxx:xxx:xxx::xxx:443.
                                        

                                        To me, this looks like pfBlocker wants the literal address in the config as the system's sync gives this entry in the log and works:

                                        php-fpm[46766]: /rc.filter_synchronize: Filter sync successfully completed with https://[2001:xxx:xxx:xxx::xxx]:443.
                                        

                                        So I put in a literal address as [2001:xxx:xxx:xxx::xxx] in the pfBlocker sync settings and I get this entry in the logs:

                                        php-fpm[24610]: /pkg_edit.php: [pfBlockerNG] XMLRPC sync terminated due to mis-configured Replication Target IP Address or Port settings.
                                        

                                        If I try a host name instead of the IPv6 literal address, I get the same error message. If I put in the public dynamic IPv4 address, it works. For clarity, I am NOT changing any sync settings apart from the destination address each time.

                                        So, what works for the system sync is IPv4 address, v6 address and hostname. What works for me with the pfBlocker sync is IPv4 address only.

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                                          doktornotor Banned
                                          last edited by

                                          Try this with System Patches:

                                          
                                          --- a/usr/local/pkg/pfblockerng/pfblockerng.inc       2015-10-24 23:39:52.249959365 +0200
                                          +++ b/usr/local/pkg/pfblockerng/pfblockerng.inc        2015-10-24 23:39:52.274963703 +0200
                                          @@ -2897,8 +2897,12 @@
                                                  }
                                          
                                                  // Validate Replication Target IP Address and Port Settings
                                          -       if (!is_ipaddr($sync_to_ip) || !is_port($port)) {
                                          -               log_error("[pfBlockerNG] XMLRPC sync terminated due to mis-configured Replication Target IP Address or Port settings.");
                                          +       if (!is_ipaddr($sync_to_ip) && !is_hostname($sync_to_ip) && !is_domain($sync_to_ip)) {
                                          +               log_error("[pfBlockerNG] XMLRPC sync terminated due to mis-configured Replication Target IP Address.");
                                          +               $success = FALSE;
                                          +               return $success;
                                          +       } elseif (!is_port($port)) {
                                          +               log_error("[pfBlockerNG] XMLRPC sync terminated due to mis-configured Replication Target Port settings.");
                                                          $success = FALSE;
                                                          return $success;
                                                  }
                                          @@ -2907,6 +2911,10 @@
                                                  if (empty($synctimeout)) {
                                                          $synctimeout = 150;
                                                  }
                                          +
                                          +       if (is_ipaddrv6($sync_to_ip)) {
                                          +               $sync_to_ip = "[{$sync_to_ip}]";
                                          +       }
                                                  $url = "{$protocol}://{$sync_to_ip}";
                                          
                                                  if ($port == "") { $port = $config['system']['webgui']['port']; };
                                          
                                          
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                                            heliosfa
                                            last edited by

                                            With a literal v6 address, I now get:

                                            php-fpm[17959]: /pkg_edit.php: [pfBlockerNG] XMLRPC sync terminated due to mis-configured Replication Target IP Address.
                                            

                                            With a non-literal address, it now works - thank you very much :)

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