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The "IPv4 Custom list" seem to be inactive in pfBlockerNG. It worked fine before. I have several IPs I want to block manually in that list but it is not working. Force update and force reload has no effect. The custom list does not appear on the dashboard either. Anyone familiar with this?
Can you post a screenshot of the Alias? Did you select the "List Action" and define the "Alias" name?
Well, the alias name is kind of personal ;). Contains one space but no "pfBlocker" or "pfB_". List action is "Deny Both".
Its probably not going to create the alias if its just a "single space" as the Alias name… Give it a proper name and it should be fine. It can't contain and special or International characters.
I renamed it abc123 and now it appears as pfB_abc123 on my dashboard. Thanks!
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Is spam404, one of the DNSBL feeds, gone?
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Is spam404, one of the DNSBL feeds, gone?
Would have been best to post this in pfBNG v2.0 thread:
Looks like they moved the Spam404 feed to Github:
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Hello ,
is there a possibility to add the negate rule on ports also ? I don't want to block some ports , aka in the top 20 country list . I modified the xml and the inc file but it seems to ignore the option. Is there an other file that I must change that makes the option work ? Thx.
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Hello ,
is there a possibility to add the negate rule on ports also ? I don't want to block some ports , aka in the top 20 country list . I modified the xml and the inc file but it seems to ignore the option. Is there an other file that I must change that makes the option work ? Thx.
Sure I can add that to the next release… I will also be adding "Adv. Outbound" settings with other additional options...
Here is a screenshot of what to expect:
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Hello ,
is there a possibility to add the negate rule on ports also ? I don't want to block some ports , aka in the top 20 country list . I modified the xml and the inc file but it seems to ignore the option. Is there an other file that I must change that makes the option work ? Thx.
Sure I can add that to the next release… I will also be adding "Adv. Outbound" settings with other additional options...
Here is a screenshot of what to expect:
http://i.imgur.com/XWqznm2.pngHi CIURI,
I don't think there is an option to use "!" negate a Ports Alias in pfSense… You can edit an existing pfBNG Rule and see if you see it any different?
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Hi all,
I find my dropbox syncing is blocked.
In logs I see
IBlock_BT_Hijack list contains 162.125.0.0/24 which is used dropbox.
How should I proceed to get dropbox working again.
Thanks.
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Hi all,
I find my dropbox syncing is blocked.
In logs I see
IBlock_BT_Hijack list contains 162.125.0.0/24 which is used dropbox.
How should I proceed to get dropbox working again.
Thanks.
You need to create a Permit Outbound pass rule for the IP of you seedbox
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Hi all,
I find my dropbox syncing is blocked.
In logs I see
IBlock_BT_Hijack list contains 162.125.0.0/24 which is used dropbox.
How should I proceed to get dropbox working again.
Thanks.
You need to create a Permit Outbound pass rule for the IP of you seedbox
or get an IP outside that range from your provider.Just to be clear when I say dropbox I mean as in Dropbox the company
Their client desktop app is trying to connect out to 162.125.17.0/24 and 162.125.32.0/24I've enabled suppression and manually added both above networks to pfBlockerNGSuppress Alias. And then "reloaded"
What I do not understand is your reference to a seedbox. I am not sure if I have one of those or not … and yes I feel silly saying this.
How/Where do I create this Permit outbound pass rule. And how does pfBlockerNGSuppress tie in?I went ahead and creating a pass outbound in floating rules and moved it to the very top of the list. I am not sure if this is what you meant or if it is correct.
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Seedbox … Dropbox, whatever rock you boat :P
Did you read the section in the picture.
It tell you NOT to use pfBlockerNGSuppress Alias in FW rules :o
It tell you that suppression ONLY work for /32 or /24 networks.
IBlock_BT_Hijack specify 162.125.0.0/16, so the "+" icon is not available in the Alerts Tab,
Putting 162.125.17.0/24 and 162.125.32.0/24 in pfBlockerNGSuppress is useless.So move the 2 networks to a new alias pfBlockerWhiteList
Create a FW rule on LAN pass pfBlockerWhiteList
or on the floating tab selecting all LANs interfaces
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Seedbox … Dropbox, whatever rock you boat :P
Did you read the section in the picture.
It tell you NOT to use pfBlockerNGSuppress Alias in FW rules :o
It tell you that suppression ONLY work for /32 or /24 networks.
IBlock_BT_Hijack specify 162.125.0.0/16, so the "+" icon is not available in the Alerts Tab,
Putting 162.125.17.0/24 and 162.125.32.0/24 in pfBlockerNGSuppress is useless.So move the 2 networks to a new alias pfBlockerWhiteList
Create a FW rule on LAN pass pfBlockerWhiteList
or on the floating tab selecting all LANs interfacesAha! Ok I have done this now. But I am still blocked.
So an extra question.
You said set it up as pass outbound meaning the LAN sending to internet.From pfSense Point of view this is inbound right (packets flying off the network into pfsense)? So I have to re-set to direction=in? I initially had it to direction=out and was still being blocked.
I will monitor and see, but you can correct me if i am worng.
Update
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It seems the above in the case. If I set direction=out, I can't ping dropbox network IPs. When set to direction=in, I can.
Have to wait and see now if it stays connected.Update 2
Ok I think that sloved it thanks very much Ron. I now know how to suppress an IP blocked by pfBNG.
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Whoa there pfsenseboonie, before you run off I am still confused. :o
Not sure if you are blocking inbound direction with PFBlockerng but that would then make sense. ??? but wrong.
If you are NOT running any open ports to services like a Web Server behind the firewall then you DO NOT need to block Inbound. The firewall is already by Default doing that. That would also probably explain the ping sent to Dropseed errr box whatever not getting back in to you. Really only need to block Outbound and save the firewall much needed processor resources for other tasks.
RonpfS was correct in telling you to allow outbound.
If you set only Outbound blocking and let the firewall default handle the inbound blocking it then makes sense to allow out to Dropbox so your machine will initiate the handshake with dropbox and the firewall will allow the return response back in.
Outbound is LAN to WEB…....Inbound is WEB to LAN ;) Keep it simple. -
@webtyro:
Not sure if you are blocking inbound direction with PFBlockerng but that would then make sense. ??? but wrong.
If you are NOT running any open ports to services like a Web Server behind the firewall then you DO NOT need to block Inbound. The firewall is already by Default doing that. That would also probably explain the ping sent to Dropseed errr box whatever not getting back in to you. Really only need to block Outbound and save the firewall much needed processor resources for other tasks.Hey there,
Yes thats correct I have open ports on the wan interface, so only blocking with pfBNG on those specific ports. -
Good. Was not sure. ::) Late night, sleeping at the keyboard again.
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Is it possible to add the country based easylist feeds like german easylist etc.?
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Is it possible to add the country based easylist feeds like german easylist etc.?
Yes its something that I'd like to add when I find some time… :)
The issue with EasyLists, is that only certain categories in the list can be used... If you can download that German Feed, and see which categories can be blocked that would be a good help... (Same applies for other Languages...)
For EasyList, its only collecting 1.AdServers 2. AdServers Popup 3. Adult AdServers 4. Adult AdServer Popup categories...
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I'm running the last 2.3 and getting a lot those errors:
FreeBSD 10.3-RELEASE #5 05adf0a(RELENG_2_3_0): Mon Apr 11 18:56:05 CDT 2016 root@ce23-i386-builder:/builder/pfsense-230/tmp/obj/builder/pfsense-230/tmp/FreeBSD-src/sys/pfSense Crash report details: PHP Errors: [13-Apr-2016 14:00:00 America/Santiago] PHP Stack trace: [13-Apr-2016 14:00:00 America/Santiago] PHP 1\. {main}() /usr/local/www/pfblockerng/pfblockerng.php:0 [13-Apr-2016 14:00:00 America/Santiago] PHP 2\. pfblockerng_sync_cron() /usr/local/www/pfblockerng/pfblockerng.php:94 [13-Apr-2016 14:00:00 America/Santiago] PHP 3\. sync_package_pfblockerng() /usr/local/www/pfblockerng/pfblockerng.php:387
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I'm running the last 2.3 and getting a lot those errors:
Hi, Those errors don't point to the issue unfortunately… Could you take a look at the file /tmp/PHP_errors.log and see if it shows any other clues?
It looks like the pfBlockerNG Cron task is being called, but there is no specific error indicated? Also take a look at the pfblockerng.log file around the timestamps of these errors, and see if they report any additional clues…
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Yes the recent changes in pfense 2.3 from Lighttpd to NGINX broke the DNSBL feature… I will be submitting a PR to fix this up soon....
Any news on this front I upgraded to 2.3 and I think this blew up. It came up without DNS working and I removed the DNSBL stuff to get a working config. Reading the forum now for status.
Cheers!
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Yes the recent changes in pfense 2.3 from Lighttpd to NGINX broke the DNSBL feature… I will be submitting a PR to fix this up soon....
Any news on this front I upgraded to 2.3 and I think this blew up. It came up without DNS working and I removed the DNSBL stuff to get a working config. Reading the forum now for status.
Cheers!
Hey Dan, if I recall, you are using a Nano or Ramdisk correct?
If that is the case, when you did your update, Unbound had the Adv. Options with the "server:include: /var/unbound/pfb_dnsbl.conf" line but since the /var folder is wiped out, Unbound crashes due to this missing file.
You can run a "Force Update" in pfBNG to get it working again.
For others with this issue (Nano/RamDisk). Best to disable the pfBNG package before an Update or a configuration Restore (IE: Make sure the backup configuration has pfBNG disabled)
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I'm running the last 2.3 and getting a lot those errors:
Hi, Those errors don't point to the issue unfortunately… Could you take a look at the file /tmp/PHP_errors.log and see if it shows any other clues?
It looks like the pfBlockerNG Cron task is being called, but there is no specific error indicated? Also take a look at the pfblockerng.log file around the timestamps of these errors, and see if they report any additional clues…
-rw-r--r-- 1 root wheel 0 Apr 14 12:26 PHP_errors.log
===[ DNSBL Process ]================================================ Warning: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in /usr/local/pkg/pfblockerng/pfblockerng.inc on line 3057 Call Stack: 0.0019 211244 1\. {main}() /usr/local/www/pfblockerng/pfblockerng.php:0 0.0902 6447240 2\. pfblockerng_sync_cron() /usr/local/www/pfblockerng/pfblockerng.php:94 0.0904 6450620 3\. sync_package_pfblockerng() /usr/local/www/pfblockerng/pfblockerng.php:387 Clearing all DNSBL Feeds... completed Validating database... completed Restarting Unbound ... completed DNSBL update [ 0 ]... completed ------------------------------------------
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Part of coding apoint the error:
// Save alias statistics to file (Remove any feeds that are not referenced) $handle = @fopen("{$pfb['dnsbl_info']}", 'w'); fwrite($handle, "# Keeping this file open in a file editor will interrupt DNSBL!\n");
foreach ($dnsbl_info as $alias) {
if (in_array($alias[0], $alias_dnsbl_all)) { fputcsv($handle, $alias); } } @fclose($handle);
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Warning: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in /usr/local/pkg/pfblockerng/pfblockerng.inc on line 3057
Clearing all DNSBL Feeds… completed
Validating database... completed
Restarting Unbound ... completed
DNSBL update [ 0 ]… completedDoes DNSBL have any defined Feeds? Its showing as "0"? If you don't use DNSBL, then disable it, or add some Feeds…
However, to fix this issue, will need to add two lines of code as indicated in Red below. I didn't adjust the line spacing, to make it easier for you to add in these two lines... Will get this added to the next Pull Request...
// Save alias statistics to file (Remove any feeds that are not referenced)
$handle = @fopen("{$pfb['dnsbl_info']}", 'w');
fwrite($handle, "# Keeping this file open in a file editor will interrupt DNSBL!\n");
if (!empty($dnsbl_info)) {
foreach ($dnsbl_info as $alias) {
if (in_array($alias[0], $alias_dnsbl_all)) {
fputcsv($handle, $alias);
}
}
}
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Fixed.
Thanks
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What up, @BBcan177!
Long-time lurker, first-time poster. I think I've discovered a bug in your otherwise fantastic piece of software. I'm on the latest versions of everything and have DNSBL up and running smoothly. I have the North America list set to Alias Native for the United States only, and I have the pfb_NAmerica alias used in a WAN rule to allow access to an OpenVPN server running on pfSense from the public internet, but only from United States source IP's. I also have the option selected in pfBlockerNG to kill states during cron/force update. When I run a force update with the setup outlined above, after the block lists are updated, the log shows pfBlockerNG removing the states of what looks like all active connections to United States IP's with the culprit being [ pfB_NAmerica_v4-Inbound ]. This happens whether or not logging to the firewall log is enabled for the rule and whether or not the rule is set to disabled. Changing the list action to Alias Permit or Alias Match instead of Alias Native also doesn't change this behavior; states still get killed. Removing the alias from the rule or completely deleting the rule does end the update massacre.
If a list is set to Alias Native, shouldn't pfBlockerNG only kill the states for that list if the alias is used in an active (not disabled) blocking rule? Also, I wouldn't expect that a list set to Alias Permit or Alias Match would ever have its states killed. Am I missing something?
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Hello,
For Outbound Interface I have 'LAN' selected and 'Deny Both' in the IPv4 lists. Is it possible exclude a source ip address from the LAN interface? I dont want to use 'Deny Outbound' for a particular ip address.
Thanks
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Hello,
For Outbound Interface I have 'LAN' selected and 'Deny Both' in the IPv4 lists. Is it possible exclude a source ip address from the LAN interface? I dont want to use 'Deny Outbound' for a particular ip address.
Thanks
Try the Advanced Outbound Rule settings:
Create a pfSense Alias "ExcludedIP" and add any (lan) SRC IPs that you want to exclude… Check the "Invert" option. Also change the "Custom Protocol" setting to "TCP/UDP":
( The created Firewall Rule is shown in the Red box )NOTE - There is a bug with the existing package for "Outbound Protocol" settings. I have a fix for for this in the pfSense 2.3 version of pfBlockerNG in PR #107, that is waiting to be merged…
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Thanks for the screenshot. But instead of source, i have a destination?
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Yes that is also part of the fix in PR #107… Sometimes copy/paste is a bad thing... Its really "Custom Source"... Wait for the next version and it should work for you :)
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Hey everyone,
My apologies, but I'm just not getting how to make the ipv4 lists work.
I have an i-blocklist subscription and I enter in the list and can see when I update that it's finding updates, but I don't see any alias created or any rules made outside of the country blocks. Should I see any firewall alias's or rules after entering an ipv4 list/s?
I've done my fair share of looking through this thread and I still can't figure it out. Any help would be greatly appreciated, even if its "no you're doing it wrong".
Thanks,
Tom
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Hi Tom,
What does the text say just below the "Save" button :)
Goto the Update Tab and click "Force Update".
Also instead of blocking the world, best to permit the ones that you want. I've written about that in this thread and in Reddit.
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I do the force update, but it doesn't seem to have an effect. Every time my tab (Chrome) will show the spinning icon, and eventually I will get an nginx timeout.
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What does the pfblockerng.log show? Goto the Log Browser tab to view it for clues. Never seen this issue before.
What pfSense version? What kind of hardware? If your blocking the world, you might be blocking DNS servers (if using the resolver) and IBlock urls might be in other Countries.
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Only log that will show is the pfblocker log, all other logs show failure to read.
I'm on 2.3 release and the hardware is a Dell Optiplex 960
https://www.dell.com/downloads/global/products/optix/en/desktop-optiplex-960-technical-guidebook-en.pdf.
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Are there any more lines in the pfblockerng.log file? Can you scroll down to see the end of the log? Those entries are ~24hrs ago. Did you select the Interfaces in the General Tab?
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Thats all there is in the log. Entries are recent, at least in my timezone :) Interfaces are configured per the screenshot below.
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You clicked "Floating Rules". So any firewall rules will not show in the wan/lan tabs. Goto the floating tab to see the rules. If Cron is running. You will not be able to Force Update till cron completes. You should be able to hit "view" in the update Tab while Cron is running.
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Here is what I have on the floating rules. Should there be additional rules for ipv4 lists?
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Here is what I have on the floating rules. Should there be additional rules for ipv4 lists?
Hi samoth, I sent you a PM…