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      SanderX
      last edited by

      Hi all,

      I just registered so first, BBcan177, thanks for making such a great package for pfSense. It's really impressive.

      I noticed one little issue, when I add a domain to the Custom Domain Suppression (Whitelist) and # comment after it, it seems to ignore this entry. Did anyone see this before?

      e.g.
      google.nl » ok
      google.nl # dutch google » ignored

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      • BBcan177B
        BBcan177 Moderator
        last edited by

        Hi SanderX,

        Thanks for reporting, I have this scheduled to be fixed in the next release. You can manually edit the file to fix this issue as follows:

        Edit  /usr/local/www/pfblockerng/pfblockerng_alerts.php    LINE #94

        And add a space as indicated in red:

        Original:
        $dnssupp_dat .= "{$dnssupp[0]}{$dnssupp[1]}\r\n";

        New:
        $dnssupp_dat .= "{$dnssupp[0]} {$dnssupp[1]}\r\n";

        Then edit the DNSBL suppression custom list and add a space before each # and Save. Follow that with a Force Reload 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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          SanderX
          last edited by

          That did the job. Thanks for the quick reply!

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            chain
            last edited by

            Is there a way to add this to pfBlockerNG or Aliases, this list of domains

            050GLwG8.txt

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              AspiringNSATroglodyte
              last edited by

              On a fresh install of 2.3.1-RELEASE-p1:

              install pfblockerng package from within pfsense

              Enable Floating rules.

              Enable DNS Blocklist

              Select "unbound"

              Run Cron

              No Floating rule in firewall rules.

              Please help me find the reason.

              It used to work just fine before.

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              • RonpfSR
                RonpfS
                last edited by

                Did you enabled pfBlockerNG ? Is dnsbl service up and running ?
                Did you run a Force Upload ? a Force Reload?
                Did you look at the pfBlockerNG.log?

                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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                  AspiringNSATroglodyte
                  last edited by

                  Did you enabled pfBlockerNG ? Is dnsbl service up and running ? YES; General > Enable pfBlockerNG > Check
                  Did you run a Force Upload ? a Force Reload? Firewall > pfBlockerNG > Update: Update, Cron, Reload – no Force option available. Ran CRON
                  Did you look at the pfBlockerNG.log? Yes, I don't see any errors.

                  I'm stumped; Never had a problem with pfb

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                  • RonpfSR
                    RonpfS
                    last edited by

                    Well I am still on 2.2.6 and I see in pfBlockerNG: Update

                    Force Update will download any new Alias/Lists.
                    Force Cron will download any Alias/Lists that are within the Frequency Setting (due for Update).
                    Force Reload will reload all Lists using the existing Downloaded files. This is useful when Lists are out of 'sync' or Reputation changes were made.

                    But if there are no IP in you DSNBL table, then there will be no need for floating rules.

                    Configure settings for Firewall Rules when any DNSBL Feed contain IP Addresses

                    @BBcan177:

                    Actually as soon as you enable "DNSBL IP" it will add "1.1.1.1" to make sure its not empty… So the Floating rule should show if that option was enabled..

                    Do you have any IPV4 alias defined ?

                    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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                      AspiringNSATroglodyte
                      last edited by

                      @RonpfS:

                      Well I am still on 2.2.6 and I see in pfBlockerNG: Update

                      Force Update will download any new Alias/Lists.
                      Force Cron will download any Alias/Lists that are within the Frequency Setting (due for Update).
                      Force Reload will reload all Lists using the existing Downloaded files. This is useful when Lists are out of 'sync' or Reputation changes were made.

                      But if there are no IP in you DSNBL table, then there will be no need for floating rules.

                      Configure settings for Firewall Rules when any DNSBL Feed contain IP Addresses

                      @BBcan177:

                      Actually as soon as you enable "DNSBL IP" it will add "1.1.1.1" to make sure its not empty… So the Floating rule should show if that option was enabled..

                      Do you have any IPV4 alias defined ?

                      I have no IP aliases defined

                      I can ping 10.10.10.1 but there is no rule displayed in the gui.

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                      • BBcan177B
                        BBcan177 Moderator
                        last edited by

                        @chain:

                        Is there a way to add this to pfBlockerNG or Aliases, this list of domains

                        Hi Chain, that list can be parsed without issues… If that was from a URL, just add the URL to a DNSBL alias ... You could also paste that into a custom list and the package will parse it...

                        "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

                          @AspiringNSATroglodyte:

                          I can ping 10.10.10.1 but there is no rule displayed in the gui.

                          All DNSBL alerts are visible in the pfBlockerNG Alerts tab (DNSBL section)…  You should be able to ping the DNSBL VIP and browse to it also (1x1 pix)...  Not sure exactly what the issue you are having?

                          "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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                            AspiringNSATroglodyte
                            last edited by

                            The issue is that I have selected the option that creates a floating rule to the VIP DNSBL IP but there is no floating rule visible in the GUI. In the past this rule was always created.

                            This is on a vanilla pfsense install.

                            According to the service status widget, the DNSBL service is running.

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                            • BBcan177B
                              BBcan177 Moderator
                              last edited by

                              Did you select the Interface(s) for the Permit Rule?

                              "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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                                AspiringNSATroglodyte
                                last edited by

                                @BBcan177:

                                Did you select the Interface(s) for the Permit Rule?

                                Can you expound on this? Where exactly is this option?

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                                • BBcan177B
                                  BBcan177 Moderator
                                  last edited by

                                  @AspiringNSATroglodyte:

                                  @BBcan177:

                                  Did you select the Interface(s) for the Permit Rule?

                                  Can you expound on this? Where exactly is this option?

                                  DNSBL Tab: DNSBL Firewall Rule: Interface menu options

                                  "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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                                    chain
                                    last edited by

                                    @BBcan177:

                                    @chain:

                                    Is there a way to add this to pfBlockerNG or Aliases, this list of domains

                                    Hi Chain, that list can be parsed without issues… If that was from a URL, just add the URL to a DNSBL alias ... You could also paste that into a custom list and the package will parse it...

                                    i did that, but I notices that it don't show up in the list of site to block, that the link below for the site

                                    http://pastebin.com/050GLwG8

                                    Its a good site for block windows 7-10 spying on people

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                                    • BBcan177B
                                      BBcan177 Moderator
                                      last edited by

                                      @chain:

                                      @BBcan177:

                                      @chain:

                                      Is there a way to add this to pfBlockerNG or Aliases, this list of domains

                                      Hi Chain, that list can be parsed without issues… If that was from a URL, just add the URL to a DNSBL alias ... You could also paste that into a custom list and the package will parse it...

                                      i did that, but I notices that it don't show up in the list of site to block, that the link below for the site

                                      http://pastebin.com/050GLwG8

                                      Its a good site for block windows 7-10 spying on people

                                      Click the "Raw" button, and you should be able to pull that list with DNSBL, as it removes the HTML formatting…

                                      http://pastebin.com/raw/050GLwG8

                                      "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

                                        @AspiringNSATroglodyte:

                                        I've attached some pictures to hopefully shed some light on the issue. As I've said, I have configured pfblockerng and DNSBL succesfully many times in the past without issue.

                                        Can you run this command and send me the output:

                                        grep -B10 -A12 "pfB_DNSBL_Allow_access_to_VIP" /conf/config.xml
                                        

                                        "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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                                          AspiringNSATroglodyte
                                          last edited by

                                          @BBcan177:

                                          @AspiringNSATroglodyte:

                                          I've attached some pictures to hopefully shed some light on the issue. As I've said, I have configured pfblockerng and DNSBL succesfully many times in the past without issue.

                                          Can you run this command and send me the output:

                                          grep -B10 -A12 "pfB_DNSBL_Allow_access_to_VIP" /conf/config.xml
                                          

                                          PM sent

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                                          • BBcan177B
                                            BBcan177 Moderator
                                            last edited by

                                            Sent you a reply.

                                            "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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