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    GeoBlock Whitelisting by LAN IP

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      Velcro
      last edited by

      I don't believe you can whitelist geoblocking in pfBlocker…I suspect you blocked everything? In my experience geo blocking is all or nothing...

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        EWBtCiaST
        last edited by

        I'm not blocking everything, but I am blocking the usual suspect countries. I was hoping to exclude one specific device on my LAN from geoblocking. I looked for a few hours yesterday and couldn't figure it out.

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        • RonpfSR
          RonpfS
          last edited by

          What about creating FW Rules to allow that device outbound before the GeoIP FW Block rules
          Or use Advanced OutBound FW Rules Settings, Custom Source/Invert/Alias name for Ip of the lan device

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            EWBtCiaST
            last edited by

            The geo blocking rules are in the floating section of the firewall. I did add a floating rule to the top of the floating section with the source as the LAN IP I need unblocked. But that was still being blocked even though it was above the geo blocking rules. Is there any other way to do it?

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            • RonpfSR
              RonpfS
              last edited by

              Did you Select Quick [ x ] Apply the action immediately on match.

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                EWBtCiaST
                last edited by

                Yes I did. But I do t think I selected “inverted.” Would that make a difference?

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                • RonpfSR
                  RonpfS
                  last edited by

                  @EWBtCiaST:

                  Yes I did. But I do t think I selected “inverted.” Would that make a difference?

                  If you created a FW rule to allow the Lan Device, then you have to select Quick and no invert for Source.

                  For you GeoIP block alias table, there you could just create an FW Alias IP for the lan device, then select Custom source, Invert, that should block inbound LAN except the lan device.

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                    EWBtCiaST
                    last edited by

                    Attached is the floating rule I have at the top of the list. When I add this rule, the traffic is still blocked, but the blocked alert changes my interface from the LAN to Opt1.

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                    • RonpfSR
                      RonpfS
                      last edited by

                      What did you select for Interface for that rule ? Should be applied on LAN if the device reside on that network.

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                        EWBtCiaST
                        last edited by

                        The only interface selected is the LAN.

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                        • RonpfSR
                          RonpfS
                          last edited by

                          What is the interface / direction of the alerts ?

                          The FW rule will allow the lan ip to initiate Outbound traffic and associated return traffic.
                          It will still block incoming connections not initiated by the lan IP.

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                            EWBtCiaST
                            last edited by

                            I'm trying to visit a website from that .15 device on my LAN. PFBlocker is geoblocking it even though the rule is above the geo rules in the floating section.

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                            • RonpfSR
                              RonpfS
                              last edited by

                              Beats me. You applied the changes to the FW Rules ?
                              Enable logging on the rule and see what's happening in Firewall logs.
                              Also check the LAN rules

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