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    PfBlockerNG v2.0 w/DNSBL

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      trinidadrancheria
      last edited by

      Does this only work with lists, or will it work with live dnsbl queries?

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        doktornotor Banned
        last edited by

        @trinidadrancheria:

        will it work with live dnsbl queries?

        No.

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          ha11oga11o
          last edited by

          Dear BBcan177 i just want to express my huge gratitude to you incorporating DNSBL. Im using it for couple of days so far. It is insane how god is behave on my network. It is really insane how good it is. It simply work and it blocks so much garbage that is almost impossible to believe.

          THANK YOU!

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            Jamerson
            last edited by

            cant get it to work,
            the service is not starting." pfBlockerNG DNSBL Web Server "

            rebooted the box, remove the package , reinstall it, no vail

            please advise

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              Panja
              last edited by

              @Hugovsky:

              You need a rule interface WIFI_GUEST interface source WIFI_GUEST net destination 127.0.0.1ports 8081 8443 so dnsbl can work.

              Thanks! It's working now. Created an alias for port 8081 + 8443 and added it to a rule to allow to 127.0.0.1
              It was the "Block access to firewall" rule that prevented it to work, right?

              This is the setup now, which is working. :)

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                doktornotor Banned
                last edited by

                I think you guys are missing this (on the DNSBL tab) with multiple LANs:

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                  Panja
                  last edited by

                  Nope, did not miss that.
                  As I stated here: https://forum.pfsense.org/index.php?topic=102470.msg574241#msg574241
                  I have checked the floating rule and both interfaces (LAN + WIFI_GUEST) are checked.

                  So I checked both interfaces (LAN + WIFI_GUEST) on the DNSBL tab.
                  And after that I went to the floating rule and both interfaces were marked in that rule.

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                    doktornotor Banned
                    last edited by

                    @Panja:

                    Nope, did not miss that.
                    As I stated here: https://forum.pfsense.org/index.php?topic=102470.msg574241#msg574241
                    I have checked the floating rule and both interfaces (LAN + WIFI_GUEST) are checked.

                    Have hard time seeing how's that screenshot showing anything floating.

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                      Panja
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                        doktornotor Banned
                        last edited by

                        Yes, so that works, apparently. That "Block access to firewall" ain't doing any good there, clearly.

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                          Jamerson
                          last edited by

                          Guys, any suggestions why the webserver is not starting ?
                          pfBlockerNG DNSBL Web Server is not starting,
                          I've reinstalled the package but still no vail !

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                            Panja
                            last edited by

                            @doktornotor:

                            Yes, so that works, apparently. That "Block access to firewall" ain't doing any good there, clearly.

                            How would you do it any differently than?
                            I want my WIFI_GUEST interface to have no access to the firewall.
                            Guests are not to be allowed to do anything except browse the internet.

                            [UPDATE]

                            Is this any better than.  8)
                            I have blocked the admin ports (http/https + ssh) to the firewall instead of all.

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                              Gertjan
                              last edited by

                              @Panja:

                              I want my WIFI_GUEST interface to have no access to the firewall.
                              Guests are not to be allowed to do anything except browse the internet.

                              Understandable. I thing the same way.
                              I did the same thing as you, and added 'sensitive ports' …..
                              See image.

                              CPFW.png
                              CPFW.png_thumb

                              No "help me" PM's please. Use the forum, the community will thank you.
                              Edit : and where are the logs ??

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                                Panja
                                last edited by

                                Thanks fellow Dutchman.  ;D
                                I have created an alias with the admin ports now as well.
                                See post above –> [UPDATE]

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                                  doktornotor Banned
                                  last edited by

                                  @Jamerson:

                                  Guys, any suggestions why the webserver is not starting ?
                                  pfBlockerNG DNSBL Web Server is not starting,

                                  Yes. Because a variable is undefined on install (see the first line in the code below), so it creates a broken /usr/local/etc/rc.d/dnsbl.sh with missing path to the lighttpd config file.

                                  Copy and paste this to Diagnostics - Command Prompt - PHP Execute, click the 'Execute' button and problem fixed.

                                  
                                  $pfb['dnsbl_conf'] = '/var/unbound/pfb_dnsbl_lighty.conf';
                                  $rc = array();
                                  $rc['file'] = 'dnsbl.sh';
                                  $rc['start'] = << <eof<br># Start DNSBL Lighttpd webserver
                                  	if [ -f '{$pfb['dnsbl_conf']}' ]; then
                                  		/usr/local/sbin/lighttpd_pfb -f '{$pfb['dnsbl_conf']}'
                                  	fi
                                  
                                  	# Terminate DNSBL HTTPS Daemon if found
                                  	pidnum="$(/bin/ps -wax | /usr/bin/grep '[p]fblockerng.inc dnsbl' | /usr/bin/awk '{print $1}')"
                                  	if [ ! -z "\${pidnum}" ]; then
                                  		/bin/kill -9 "\${pidnum}"
                                  		/bin/sleep 2
                                  	fi
                                  
                                  	# Start DNSBL HTTPS Daemon
                                  	/usr/local/bin/php -f /usr/local/pkg/pfblockerng/pfblockerng.inc dnsbl &
                                  
                                  EOF;
                                  
                                  $rc['stop'] = << <eof<br># Terminate DNSBL Lighttpd webserver, if found.
                                  	pidnum="$(/bin/pgrep lighttpd_pfb)"
                                  	if [ ! -z "\${pidnum}" ]; then
                                  		/usr/bin/killall lighttpd_pfb
                                  	fi
                                  
                                  	# Terminate DNSBL HTTPS Daemon, if found.
                                  	pidnum="$(/bin/ps -wax | /usr/bin/grep '[p]fblockerng.inc dnsbl' | /usr/bin/awk '{print $1}')"
                                  	if [ ! -z "\${pidnum}" ]; then
                                  		/bin/kill -9 "\${pidnum}"
                                  		/bin/sleep 2
                                  	fi
                                  
                                  EOF;
                                  
                                  write_rcfile($rc);
                                  
                                  mwexec("/usr/bin/sed -i -e 's/\r//g' /usr/local/etc/rc.d/dnsbl.sh");
                                  mwexec_bg("/usr/local/etc/rc.d/dnsbl.sh start");</eof<br></eof<br> 
                                  
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                                    Panja
                                    last edited by

                                    Is there a way, or will there be a way (in a future release) to add our own EasyList?
                                    As a Dutchman, I would like to add the Dutch EasyList, to block elements specially found on Dutch websites.

                                    Thanks

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                                      Jamerson
                                      last edited by

                                      @doktornotor:

                                      @Jamerson:

                                      Guys, any suggestions why the webserver is not starting ?
                                      pfBlockerNG DNSBL Web Server is not starting,

                                      Yes. Because a variable is undefined on install (see the first line in the code below), so it creates a broken /usr/local/etc/rc.d/dnsbl.sh with missing path to the lighttpd config file.

                                      Copy and paste this to Diagnostics - Command Prompt - PHP Execute, click the 'Execute' button and problem fixed.

                                      
                                      $pfb['dnsbl_conf'] = '/var/unbound/pfb_dnsbl_lighty.conf';
                                      $rc = array();
                                      $rc['file'] = 'dnsbl.sh';
                                      $rc['start'] = << <eof<br># Start DNSBL Lighttpd webserver
                                      	if [ -f '{$pfb['dnsbl_conf']}' ]; then
                                      		/usr/local/sbin/lighttpd_pfb -f '{$pfb['dnsbl_conf']}'
                                      	fi
                                      
                                      	# Terminate DNSBL HTTPS Daemon if found
                                      	pidnum="$(/bin/ps -wax | /usr/bin/grep '[p]fblockerng.inc dnsbl' | /usr/bin/awk '{print $1}')"
                                      	if [ ! -z "\${pidnum}" ]; then
                                      		/bin/kill -9 "\${pidnum}"
                                      		/bin/sleep 2
                                      	fi
                                      
                                      	# Start DNSBL HTTPS Daemon
                                      	/usr/local/bin/php -f /usr/local/pkg/pfblockerng/pfblockerng.inc dnsbl &
                                      
                                      EOF;
                                      
                                      $rc['stop'] = << <eof<br># Terminate DNSBL Lighttpd webserver, if found.
                                      	pidnum="$(/bin/pgrep lighttpd_pfb)"
                                      	if [ ! -z "\${pidnum}" ]; then
                                      		/usr/bin/killall lighttpd_pfb
                                      	fi
                                      
                                      	# Terminate DNSBL HTTPS Daemon, if found.
                                      	pidnum="$(/bin/ps -wax | /usr/bin/grep '[p]fblockerng.inc dnsbl' | /usr/bin/awk '{print $1}')"
                                      	if [ ! -z "\${pidnum}" ]; then
                                      		/bin/kill -9 "\${pidnum}"
                                      		/bin/sleep 2
                                      	fi
                                      
                                      EOF;
                                      
                                      write_rcfile($rc);
                                      
                                      mwexec("/usr/bin/sed -i -e 's/\r//g' /usr/local/etc/rc.d/dnsbl.sh");
                                      mwexec_bg("/usr/local/etc/rc.d/dnsbl.sh start");</eof<br></eof<br> 
                                      

                                      thank you mate,
                                      runned the php code but nothing happens .

                                      I get this error

                                      Diagnostics: Execute command help

                                      Note: this function is unsupported. Use it on your own risk!

                                      rebooted the firewall but the services still not starting

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                                        doktornotor Banned
                                        last edited by

                                        And what exactly did you expect to happen? Check that the service is running. If not, post the output of

                                        
                                        /usr/local/etc/rc.d/dnsbl.sh start
                                        
                                        

                                        here. And post the entire file here as attachment.

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                                          Jamerson
                                          last edited by

                                          @doktornotor:

                                          And what exactly did you expect to happen? Check that the service is running. If not, post the output of

                                          
                                          /usr/local/etc/rc.d/dnsbl.sh start
                                          
                                          

                                          here. And post the entire file here as attachment.

                                          thank you for your answer,
                                          I was expecting the service would start after I run the command.
                                          isn't that the aim ?
                                          when I run the command the firewall doesn't respond at all !
                                          i'v tired different command to check if it will responde and it does.

                                          the command

                                          [2.2.5-RELEASE][root@firewall]/root: /usr/local/etc/rc.d/dnsbl.sh start

                                          [2.2.5-RELEASE][root@Pfsense]/root:
                                          [2.2.5-RELEASE][root@Pfsense]/root:

                                          is not responding at all.

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                                            doktornotor Banned
                                            last edited by

                                            Uhm??? And what output exactly are you expecting? This is NORMAL! If there are no errors, there won't be any output. How exactly are you determining that your service is NOT running?

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