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    • RonpfSR
      RonpfS
      last edited by

      There is plenty of documentation in the pfblockerNG tabs.

      From the pfBlockerNG: DNSBL: Settings

      DNSBL Virtual IP
      Example ( 10.10.10.1 )
      Enter a  single IPv4 VIP address  that is RFC1918 Compliant.

      This address should be in an Isolated Range than what is used in your Network.
      Rejected DNS Requests will be forwarded to this VIP (Virtual IP)
      RFC1918 Compliant - (10.0.0.0/8, 172.16.0.0/12, 192.168.0.0/16)

      Read this Topic and also https://forum.pfsense.org/index.php?topic=86212.0 go get more information.

      2.4.5-RELEASE-p1 (amd64)
      Intel Core2 Quad CPU Q8400 @ 2.66GHz 8GB
      Backup 0.5_5, Bandwidthd 0.7.4_4, Cron 0.3.7_5, pfBlockerNG-devel 3.0.0_16, Status_Traffic_Totals 2.3.1_1, System_Patches 1.2_5

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        Rinzwind
        last edited by

        I'm sorry.. there is not. A google of pfblockerng setup or tutorial ends up with lots of single posts. Not once consistent story.

        I get this silent error when 'force updating'
        DNSBL enabled FAIL - restoring Unbound conf
        /var/unbound/pfb_dnsbl.conf:48472: error: EOF inside quoted string
        fatal flex scanner internal error–end of buffer missed

        Followed the 'tutorial' in this thread about adblocking. Also nothing is seen in Alerts.

        But am I interpreting this correctly? "This address should be in an Isolated Range than what is used in your Network."

        So if my internal lan is 10.10.10.x I should add another private LAN range to pfSense and enter an ip in this new range in the box DNSBL Virtual IP? So a ip in an unused private range?

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        • RonpfSR
          RonpfS
          last edited by

          @Rinzwind:

          I'm sorry.. there is not. A google of pfblockerng setup or tutorial ends up with lots of single posts. Not once consistent story.

          Well if you read all posts in this topic you should get a good idea on how to setup it up.

          @Rinzwind:

          I get this silent error when 'force updating'
          DNSBL enabled FAIL - restoring Unbound conf
          /var/unbound/pfb_dnsbl.conf:48472: error: EOF inside quoted string
          fatal flex scanner internal error–end of buffer missed

          Followed the 'tutorial' in this thread about adblocking. Also nothing is seen in Alerts.

          When you change something in pfblockerNG, go to the pfBlockerNG: Update tab you have the Live Log Viewer that enable you to see what is happening in the background.

          You can also see the log files in the pfBlockerNG: Log Browser

          @Rinzwind:

          But am I interpreting this correctly? "This address should be in an Isolated Range than what is used in your Network."

          So if my internal lan is 10.10.10.x I should add another private LAN range to pfSense and enter an ip in this new range in the box DNSBL Virtual IP? So a ip in an unused private range?

          Select something in the 192.168 or 172.16 network

          2.4.5-RELEASE-p1 (amd64)
          Intel Core2 Quad CPU Q8400 @ 2.66GHz 8GB
          Backup 0.5_5, Bandwidthd 0.7.4_4, Cron 0.3.7_5, pfBlockerNG-devel 3.0.0_16, Status_Traffic_Totals 2.3.1_1, System_Patches 1.2_5

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            Rinzwind
            last edited by

            This is the log when running a "Force Update":

            UPDATE PROCESS START [ 02/20/16 19:05:52 ]

            ===[  DNSBL Process  ]================================================

            [ yoyo ] exists.
            [ hpHosts_ads ] exists.
            [ Adaway ] exists.
            [ Cameleon ] exists.  Adding Unbound Server:Include line… completed
            Validating database... completed [ 02/20/16 19:05:53 ]

            DNSBL enabled FAIL - restoring Unbound conf
            /var/unbound/pfb_dnsbl.conf:48472: error: EOF inside quoted string
            fatal flex scanner internal error–end of buffer missed

            ===[  Continent Process  ]============================================

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

            No changes to Firewall rules, skipping Filter Reload
            No Changes to Aliases, Skipping pfctl Update

            UPDATE PROCESS ENDED [ 02/20/16 19:05:54 ]

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            • RonpfSR
              RonpfS
              last edited by

              Did you select the Virtual IP outside you LAN 10.10.10.x network?
              You enabled DNSBL ?

              Looks like you may have an error in one of the list. Enable only one list to see if the update goes thru.

              2.4.5-RELEASE-p1 (amd64)
              Intel Core2 Quad CPU Q8400 @ 2.66GHz 8GB
              Backup 0.5_5, Bandwidthd 0.7.4_4, Cron 0.3.7_5, pfBlockerNG-devel 3.0.0_16, Status_Traffic_Totals 2.3.1_1, System_Patches 1.2_5

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                Rinzwind
                last edited by

                Thanks. Indeed some entry gave that error… Seems to be working now. Still no alerts visible, but I know its blocking ads...

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                • RonpfSR
                  RonpfS
                  last edited by

                  Did you enable logging in DNSBL IP Firewall Rule Settings?

                  2.4.5-RELEASE-p1 (amd64)
                  Intel Core2 Quad CPU Q8400 @ 2.66GHz 8GB
                  Backup 0.5_5, Bandwidthd 0.7.4_4, Cron 0.3.7_5, pfBlockerNG-devel 3.0.0_16, Status_Traffic_Totals 2.3.1_1, System_Patches 1.2_5

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                  • R
                    Rinzwind
                    last edited by

                    Yup loggin is enabled. Also as test enabled "Global Enable Logging"  on general tab. Still nothing. DNSBL blocks should show up on the Alerts tab right?

                    I also don't see any result of settings DNSBL Firewall Rule. No floathing rules are created.

                    So yeah a good informational best practice setup tutorial would be very welcome.

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                    • BBcan177B
                      BBcan177 Moderator
                      last edited by

                      If your Lan is 10.10.10.x, what did you set the DNSBL VIP to? It has to be set to any other RFC1918 range for it to work.

                      In the general tab, the 'global logging' is only specific to IPv4/6 firewall rules. The DNSBL IP logging is only used when a DNSBL list posts IP addresses and these addresses are collected and put into an alias and a firewall rule added. It doesn't log domain based alerts..

                      I suggest you check your VIP and execute a 'force reload'. You should be able to ping and browse the VIP address from any LAN device. If not, then either the DNSBL service is not running or there is something preventing access to the VIP address. If you have multi-segment LAN addresses, enable the option in the DNSBL tab to create a floating firewall rule to pass the traffic from other Lan subnets.

                      If your still having trouble, post screenshots of the general and DNSBL tabs.

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

                      Website: http://pfBlockerNG.com
                      Twitter: @BBcan177  #pfBlockerNG
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                        fraglord
                        last edited by

                        @bbcan177: I still have the issue that after pfsense has been rebooted with DNSBL enabled I manually have to start or restart the unbound service to get the DNS working. Any clue what cause this?

                        pfSense 2.4.0 (amd64) running on IGEL H710C | 1G RAM | 8G SSD | INTEL PRO/1000 PT Dual NIC

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                        • BBcan177B
                          BBcan177 Moderator
                          last edited by

                          Hi fraglord, do you have either of the DHCP check boxes enabled in the Unbound Resolver settings tab? There seems to be some issues with those options. You can also review the pfSense System and Resolver logs for more clues.

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

                          Website: http://pfBlockerNG.com
                          Twitter: @BBcan177  #pfBlockerNG
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                            fraglord
                            last edited by

                            Thanks for the quick reply  :D I habe none of these options enabled because pfsense is not doing DHCP.
                            But there is something suspicious in the system logs

                            php-fpm[49122]: /rc.newwanip: The command '/usr/local/sbin/unbound -c /var/unbound/unbound.conf' returned exit code '1', the output was '[1456266101] unbound[78664:0] error: bind: address already in use [1456266101] unbound[78664:0] fatal error: could not open ports'
                            

                            pfSense 2.4.0 (amd64) running on IGEL H710C | 1G RAM | 8G SSD | INTEL PRO/1000 PT Dual NIC

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                            • BBcan177B
                              BBcan177 Moderator
                              last edited by

                              It's not a DNSBL issue. Check your Unbound settings. Maybe an interface settings issue? If you don't resolve it, post in the DNS forum and see if anyone has other advice for you.

                              "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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                                XmickS
                                last edited by

                                Im having troubles loading links in .txt format. with both easylist and blocklists such as: https://www.spamhaus.org/drop/drop.txt

                                this is the log created when updating:

                                [ Spamhaus_drop ] Downloading update  .. 403 Forbidden

                                [ pfB_spamhaus - Spamhaus_drop ] Download FAIL [ 02/24/16 2:07:43 ]
                                  Firewall and/or IDS are not blocking download.

                                The Following list has been REMOVED [ Spamhaus_drop ]

                                …
                                ...

                                [ https://easylist-downloads.adblockplus.org/antiadblockfilters.txt ] Downloading update  .

                                [ DNSBL_EasyList - https://easylist-downloads.adblockplus.org/antiadblockfilters.txt ] Download FAIL
                                  Firewall and/or IDS are not blocking download.

                                I cant figure out what is going wrong in my settings. can somebody help me?

                                Thanks

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                                • BBcan177B
                                  BBcan177 Moderator
                                  last edited by

                                  When you see "403 Forbidden", the site that your trying to download from is either blocking your IP or rate limiting you. Disable the snort list for 24 hours and re-enable to get around that issue.

                                  You can't use other EasyList feeds. Currently only two feeds for EasyList are hardcoded in the EasyList tab. There is also a note about this in the DNSBL tab.

                                  "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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                                    fraglord
                                    last edited by

                                    @BBcan177:

                                    It's not a DNSBL issue. Check your Unbound settings. Maybe an interface settings issue? If you don't resolve it, post in the DNS forum and see if anyone has other advice for you.

                                    Not sure if this is the cause of the problem - I am still investigating. At least I can confirm that with DNSBL disabled this problem does not occur.

                                    pfSense 2.4.0 (amd64) running on IGEL H710C | 1G RAM | 8G SSD | INTEL PRO/1000 PT Dual NIC

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                                    • BBcan177B
                                      BBcan177 Moderator
                                      last edited by

                                      @fraglord:

                                      @BBcan177:

                                      It's not a DNSBL issue. Check your Unbound settings. Maybe an interface settings issue? If you don't resolve it, post in the DNS forum and see if anyone has other advice for you.

                                      Not sure if this is the cause of the problem - I am still investigating. At least I can confirm that with DNSBL disabled this problem does not occur.

                                      How many domains are you blocking? You can see the total in the widget? Your footnote shows 1Gb of ram, maybe with DNSBL, it's taking longer for Unbound to start and newwanip is attempting to restart a second time?‎ Can you increase the RAM size?
                                      ‎

                                      "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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                                      • RonpfSR
                                        RonpfS
                                        last edited by

                                        @BBcan177:

                                        How many domains are you blocking? You can see the total in the widget? Your footnote shows 1Gb of ram, maybe with DNSBL, it's taking longer for Unbound to start and newwanip is attempting to restart a second time?‎ Can you increase the RAM size?

                                        1099450 Domains in my case with 2.5GB

                                        2.4.5-RELEASE-p1 (amd64)
                                        Intel Core2 Quad CPU Q8400 @ 2.66GHz 8GB
                                        Backup 0.5_5, Bandwidthd 0.7.4_4, Cron 0.3.7_5, pfBlockerNG-devel 3.0.0_16, Status_Traffic_Totals 2.3.1_1, System_Patches 1.2_5

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                                          XmickS
                                          last edited by

                                          @BBcan177:

                                          When you see "403 Forbidden", the site that your trying to download from is either blocking your IP or rate limiting you. Disable the snort list for 24 hours and re-enable to get around that issue.

                                          I can open the link in my browser, so i think they're not blocking me. I dont have the snort package installed on my pfsensebox. Which snortlist should i disable?

                                          Thanks for the help!

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                                          • BBcan177B
                                            BBcan177 Moderator
                                            last edited by

                                            Hi XmickS,

                                            Sorry I meant to say disable the spamhaus drop list in pfBlockerNG for 24hrs. Typically a "403" error means the site you are downloading from is blocking you. Is your browser using a different Gateway or DNS server then the pfSense box? Do you use a proxy? If that doesn't help, post a screenshot of the spamhaus alias settings.

                                            "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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