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      trumee
      last edited by

      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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      • BBcan177B
        BBcan177 Moderator
        last edited by

        @trumee:

        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…

        "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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          trumee
          last edited by

          Thanks for the screenshot. But instead of source, i have a destination?

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          • BBcan177B
            BBcan177 Moderator
            last edited by

            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 :)

            "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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              samoth
              last edited by

              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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              • BBcan177B
                BBcan177 Moderator
                last edited by

                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.

                "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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                  samoth
                  last edited by

                  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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                  • BBcan177B
                    BBcan177 Moderator
                    last edited by

                    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.

                    "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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                      samoth
                      last edited by

                      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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                      • BBcan177B
                        BBcan177 Moderator
                        last edited by

                        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?

                        "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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                          samoth
                          last edited by

                          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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                          • BBcan177B
                            BBcan177 Moderator
                            last edited by

                            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.

                            "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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                              samoth
                              last edited by

                              Here is what I have on the floating rules.  Should there be additional rules for ipv4 lists?

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                              • BBcan177B
                                BBcan177 Moderator
                                last edited by

                                @samoth:

                                Here is what I have on the floating rules.  Should there be additional rules for ipv4 lists?

                                Hi samoth, I sent you a PM…

                                "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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                                  Nachtfalke
                                  last edited by

                                  Hi,

                                  I think I found the reason why DNSBL wasn't working for me when using together with squid and .PAC file.

                                  DNSBL creates to NAT rules to redirect ports 80 and 443 to the internal server on IP 127.0.0.1. But when using squid I am using ports 3128 and 3129.
                                  So I created a second NAT rule  - made a copy of the existing DNSBL rules - but with the squid ports.
                                  Further I let pfsense create an "associated firewall rule" to make sure that access is allowed and further I wanted to use it to enable logging on this rule.

                                  So after these additional configuration options it is working for me. I can see the 1x1 pixel gif when accessing http or https and I get the access logged in the pfBlockerng Alerts tab.

                                  So in a short summary I would say these additional steps have to be done when you want to use DNSBL togther with squid (and PAC file).

                                  • Define in the proxy PAC file to NOT use (go DIRECT and no through the proxy) the proxy for the DNSBL VIP. Probably best is to NOT use proxy for any private subnets like 192.168./16, 172.16./12, 10./8

                                  • Add an additional NAT rule for your proxy ports 3128 and 3129 - or whatever ports you used in your squid config

                                  • Create an "associated firewall rule" based on the NAT rule(s) you created and make sure it is placed in the correct order in your firewall rules and is not hidden by any other rule.

                                  @BBcan177
                                  Any idea to put an option into your package which allows the user to enable "Squid Proxy Support". Then the user should put in their squid ports and then DNSBL will automatically create an additional NAT rule for these ports and will create an additional Floating/Firewall rule. Then perhaps giving a little hint that when using PAC file the user needs to configure it PAC file to bypass proxy and go direct.
                                  Don't know if you need this when using tranparent proxy.

                                  This option should be disabled by default so it will not cause any problems for the majority of users who do not use squid proxy and DNSBL together.

                                  –--- EDIT -----
                                  It looks like the additional NAT rules are NOT needed.
                                  BUT the additional Firewall Rule IS needed.

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                                    kuakski
                                    last edited by

                                    Hi everyone!

                                    I'm looking for some help to solve a strange issue with pfBlockerNG and OpenVPN.
                                    On pfSense I've both OpenVPN client and server. Everything worked fine until I installed pfBlockerNG. Then, every 2 times I restart pfSense, the service status shows that OpenVPN server is not working.

                                    The thing is: OpenVPN server actually works if I test it! I can connect as normal, it's just pfSense that thinks it's not working.
                                    If I reboot pfSense, then everything turns back to normal, and the problem reappears if I reboot once again, and so on.

                                    On boot, OpenVPN log reports this error:

                                    May 5 17:43:13 	openvpn 	30398 	TCP/UDP: Socket bind failed on local address [AF_INET]192.168.1.100:1194: Address already in use 
                                    

                                    192.168.1.100 is the WAN address. If I try to restart the service, i get a TUN/TAP device busy error, since it's actually being used.
                                    It doesn't help to disable pfBlockingNG, but if I uninstall it then the problem disappears.
                                    Another thing that "solves" the problem is to remove all the firewall's rules on OpenVPN, but then I have to manually add them again after reboot and remove them before the next reboot.

                                    What am I doing wrong? What did I miss?

                                    pfSense v2.3
                                    pfBlockingNG v2.0.12

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                                    • BBcan177B
                                      BBcan177 Moderator
                                      last edited by

                                      @kuakski:

                                      Hi everyone!

                                      I'm looking for some help to solve a strange issue with pfBlockerNG and OpenVPN.

                                      On boot, OpenVPN log reports this error:

                                      May 5 17:43:13 	openvpn 	30398 	TCP/UDP: Socket bind failed on local address [AF_INET]192.168.1.100:1194: Address already in use 
                                      

                                      The only way I can see pfBlockerNG interfering with OpenVPN, is if you configured the DNSBL Port to use 1194?

                                      Can you describe your Interfaces? and are you using DNSBL?

                                      "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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                                        kuakski
                                        last edited by

                                        I tried DNSBL, but now it's disabled. I haven't changed the DNSBL's port, btw.

                                        This is the list of my interfaces:

                                        WAN - eth0
                                        LAN - eth1
                                        WIFI - wlan0
                                        CLIENTS - vlan1
                                        SERVERS - vlan2
                                        BRIDGE - between WIFI and CLIENTS
                                        VPN - used by VPN client

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                                        • BBcan177B
                                          BBcan177 Moderator
                                          last edited by

                                          @kuakski:

                                          I tried DNSBL, but now it's disabled. I haven't changed the DNSBL's port, btw.

                                          This is the list of my interfaces:

                                          WAN - eth0
                                          LAN - eth1
                                          WIFI - wlan0
                                          CLIENTS - vlan1
                                          SERVERS - vlan2
                                          BRIDGE - between WIFI and CLIENTS
                                          VPN - used by VPN client

                                          So if DNSBL is disabled, there is nothing else in pfBlockerNG that touches the ports. Could it be that a firewall rule is blocking something?

                                          "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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                                            kuakski
                                            last edited by

                                            I thought of it too, but I can't find any difference on the firewall rules from when I don't have pfBlockerNG installed and when I do.
                                            Plus the fact that it happens once every two reboots leaves me very confused…

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