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    • R
      Riftcore34
      last edited by

      But that is in my

      pfB_Blacklists IPv4 not DNSBL

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      • RonpfSR
        RonpfS
        last edited by

        You can also Diagnostics / Command prompt to run the dig command

        For DNSBL to function, your devices have to use the pfsense DNS Resolver. On on those device you need to check the DNS service resolution config.
        On a Windows system, open a command prompt and to a nslookup of one FQDN from you DSNBL Files.
        Devices also have to be able to reach the VIP (10.10.10.1), try to ping the VIP ip from that device. Try to open your VIP on a browser.

        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
          Riftcore34
          last edited by

          I know its not working as ont he widget the packets don't update just stays on 0 used to go up etc…

          It used to just work on everything in the house I never did anything to each device.

          it just worked haha.

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          • RonpfSR
            RonpfS
            last edited by

            Check the Services page and restart pfblockerNG services
            Check the System Logs General and Resolver

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            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
              Riftcore34
              last edited by

              @RonpfS:

              Check the Services page and restart pfblockerNG services
              Check the System Logs General and Resolver

              Silly question where are the "Check the System Logs General and Resolver" I can't find them.

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              • RonpfSR
                RonpfS
                last edited by

                Status / System Logs / System / General
                Status / System Logs / System / DNS Resolver

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                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
                  Riftcore34
                  last edited by

                  @RonpfS:

                  Status / System Logs / System / General
                  Status / System Logs / System / DNS Resolver

                  Thanks

                  Last 2 General Log Entries. (Maximum 50)
                  Time	Process	PID	Message
                  Dec 6 00:37:03	syslogd		kernel boot file is /boot/kernel/kernel
                  Dec 6 00:37:09	pfsense.localdomain		nginx: 2017/12/06 00:37:09 [error] 35192#100148: send() failed (54: Connection reset by peer)
                  
                  Last 11 DNS Resolver Log Entries. (Maximum 50)
                  Time	Process	PID	Message
                  Dec 6 00:37:28	unbound	78841:0	notice: init module 0: validator
                  Dec 6 00:37:28	unbound	78841:0	notice: init module 1: iterator
                  Dec 6 00:37:28	unbound	78841:0	info: start of service (unbound 1.6.6).
                  Dec 6 00:37:28	unbound	78841:0	info: service stopped (unbound 1.6.6).
                  Dec 6 00:37:28	unbound	78841:0	info: server stats for thread 0: 1 queries, 0 answers from cache, 1 recursions, 0 prefetch, 0 rejected by ip ratelimiting
                  Dec 6 00:37:28	unbound	78841:0	info: server stats for thread 0: requestlist max 0 avg 0 exceeded 0 jostled 0
                  Dec 6 00:37:28	unbound	78841:0	info: server stats for thread 1: 1 queries, 0 answers from cache, 1 recursions, 0 prefetch, 0 rejected by ip ratelimiting
                  Dec 6 00:37:28	unbound	78841:0	info: server stats for thread 1: requestlist max 0 avg 0 exceeded 0 jostled 0
                  Dec 6 00:37:43	unbound	41622:0	notice: init module 0: validator
                  Dec 6 00:37:43	unbound	41622:0	notice: init module 1: iterator
                  Dec 6 00:37:43	unbound	41622:0	info: start of service (unbound 1.6.6).
                  

                  Nothing bad really. (I think)
                  Thanks again for the help. I hate ads can't wait to get this going again.

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                  • RonpfSR
                    RonpfS
                    last edited by

                    Last 2 General Log Entries. (Maximum 50)

                    Strange that you only get 2 entries …
                    Maybe increase the log files size (may need to Reset logs for this to take effect)
                    Also increase the GUI Log Entries

                    You didn't answer my questions about dig, VIP ping etc

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                    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
                      Riftcore34
                      last edited by

                      @RonpfS:

                      Last 2 General Log Entries. (Maximum 50)

                      Strange that you only get 2 entries …
                      Maybe increase the log files size (may need to Reset logs for this to take effect)
                      Also increase the GUI Log Entries

                      You didn't answer my questions about dig, VIP ping etc

                      Done
                      Did you edit that part it I missed it

                      C:\Users\darkv>nslookup DQDN
                      Server:  resolver1.opendns.com
                      Address:  208.67.222.222
                      
                      *** resolver1.opendns.com can't find DQDN: Non-existent domain
                      
                      C:\Users\darkv>ping 10.10.10.1
                      
                      Pinging 10.10.10.1 with 32 bytes of data:
                      Reply from 10.10.10.1: bytes=32 time=1ms TTL=64
                      Reply from 10.10.10.1: bytes=32 time=1ms TTL=64
                      Reply from 10.10.10.1: bytes=32 time=1ms TTL=64
                      Reply from 10.10.10.1: bytes=32 time=1ms TTL=64
                      
                      Ping statistics for 10.10.10.1:
                          Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
                      Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
                          Minimum = 1ms, Maximum = 1ms, Average = 1ms
                      
                      C:\Users\darkv>
                      
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                      • RonpfSR
                        RonpfS
                        last edited by

                        Yes I did edited my post  :P
                        FQDN is Fully qualified domain name … so pick one hostname from your Firewall / pfBlockerNG / Log Browser / DNSBL Files and do nslookup on it

                        nslookup mobiledl.adobe.com
                        Serveur :   pfsense.localdomain
                        Address:  172.xxx.xxx.254
                        
                        Nom :    mobiledl.adobe.com
                        Address:  10.10.10.1
                        

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                        • R
                          Riftcore34
                          last edited by

                          You mean like this?

                          C:\Users\darkv>nslookup amoffers.hasoffers.com
                          Server:  resolver1.opendns.com
                          Address:  208.67.222.222
                          
                          Non-authoritative answer:
                          Name:    use-app04.hasoffers.com
                          Addresses:  52.5.77.91
                                    52.6.99.184
                                    34.230.229.216
                          Aliases:  amoffers.hasoffers.com
                          
                          C:\Users\darkv>nslookup mobiledl.adobe.com
                          Server:  resolver1.opendns.com
                          Address:  208.67.222.222
                          
                          Non-authoritative answer:
                          Name:    a1800.g.akamai.net
                          Addresses:  213.104.143.171
                                    213.104.143.162
                          Aliases:  mobiledl.adobe.com
                                    mobiledl.adobe.com.edgesuite.net
                          
                          
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                          • RonpfSR
                            RonpfS
                            last edited by

                            Yes
                            This shows that your Windows is using resolver1.opendns.com for DNS resolution.
                            Now do dig amoffers.hasoffers.com in    Diagnostics / Command Prompt

                            Next check / post  your DNS Resolver configuration

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                            • R
                              Riftcore34
                              last edited by

                              @RonpfS:

                              Yes
                              This shows that your Windows is using resolver1.opendns.com for DNS resolution.
                              Now do dig amoffers.hasoffers.com in    Diagnostics / Command Prompt

                              Next check / post  your DNS Resolver configuration

                              This? lol sorry not very good at this

                              Shell Output - dig amoffers.hasoffers.com
                              ; <<>> DiG 9.11.2 <<>> amoffers.hasoffers.com
                              ;; global options: +cmd
                              ;; Got answer:
                              ;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 1168
                              ;; flags: qr aa rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 1, AUTHORITY: 0, ADDITIONAL: 1
                              
                              ;; OPT PSEUDOSECTION:
                              ; EDNS: version: 0, flags:; udp: 4096
                              ;; QUESTION SECTION:
                              ;amoffers.hasoffers.com.		IN	A
                              
                              ;; ANSWER SECTION:
                              amoffers.hasoffers.com.	60	IN	A	10.10.10.1
                              
                              ;; Query time: 0 msec
                              ;; SERVER: 127.0.0.1#53(127.0.0.1)
                              ;; WHEN: Wed Dec 06 01:05:23 GMT 2017
                              ;; MSG SIZE  rcvd: 67
                              

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                              • RonpfSR
                                RonpfS
                                last edited by

                                So pfsense DNSBL is doing it's job on pfsense.
                                It's your device that is not using pfsense for DNS resolution. Does it get it's IP from pfsense via DHCP ?
                                What kind of antivirus / internet security are you using on your Windows. Some like AVG provide there own solution for DNS :

                                @BBcan177:

                                @xphiles:

                                so after much troubleshooting and trying things at the firewall level, i disabled my full avg protection and it works on the host(s) in question. so I have to granularly figure out which service in AVG is messing up my dns

                                I think this is what you were looking for:
                                    https://help.avg.com/en/avg_free/17/securityantivirus_securedns.html

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                                • R
                                  Riftcore34
                                  last edited by

                                  Yes every device has an IP from pfsense and zero antivirus / security

                                  Even my roku is showing ads but its got a ip from pfsense.

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                                  • RonpfSR
                                    RonpfS
                                    last edited by

                                    Check what DNS server is configured in the DHCP service. Leave empty to use pfsense config

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                                    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
                                      Riftcore34
                                      last edited by

                                      @RonpfS:

                                      Check what DNS server is configured in the DHCP services. Leave empty to use pfsense config

                                      208.67.222.222
                                      208.67.220.220

                                      is in there ill delete them and reboot.

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                                      • RonpfSR
                                        RonpfS
                                        last edited by

                                        Un-plug/re-plug the ethernet cable will do the same.
                                        Or in Windows cmd  run "ipconfig /renew"
                                        "ipconfig" alone will show you the configuration

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                                        • R
                                          Riftcore34
                                          last edited by

                                          @RonpfS:

                                          Check what DNS server is configured in the DHCP service. Leave empty to use pfsense config

                                          DNSBL_Ads 67595 155
                                          YAY its working

                                          Guess its my fault as im trying to use opendns filting

                                          Thanks so much now to get this opendns to work :)

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                                          • RonpfSR
                                            RonpfS
                                            last edited by

                                            Well that something you may want to use to bypass your ISP DNS server, or to provide Parental control that some DNS services provide.

                                            You could still use OpenDNS by using the Forwarding mode of pfsense DNS Resolver, but this mode requires all DNS servers used in forwarding mode to support DNSSEC.

                                            On the other end, unbound talk to the root server so it's provide "clean" and fast DNS Service.

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