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    • R
      Riftcore34
      last edited by

      @webtyro:

      @BBcan177
      First I wanted to thank you for the work you have put into this and as usual no real problems. I just wanted to ask about the gif image being pushed to the browser. When I browse to the VIP address I get a 1x1 pixel image.  Is this image a placecard holder that would be populated with info or should it be in a different scale. I run my browser locked down as much as possible so not having seen the image is not on my priority list. I can ping and browse to it but was wondering about the single pixel size. If this is normal unpopulated size no worries but if not where do you hide it and what size is the default.

      Where is this 1x1 Pixel option? I don't see it anywhere.

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      • BBcan177B
        BBcan177 Moderator
        last edited by

        @Riftcore34:

        @webtyro:

        @BBcan177
        First I wanted to thank you for the work you have put into this and as usual no real problems. I just wanted to ask about the gif image being pushed to the browser. When I browse to the VIP address I get a 1x1 pixel image.  Is this image a placecard holder that would be populated with info or should it be in a different scale. I run my browser locked down as much as possible so not having seen the image is not on my priority list. I can ping and browse to it but was wondering about the single pixel size. If this is normal unpopulated size no worries but if not where do you hide it and what size is the default.

        Where is this 1x1 Pixel option? I don't see it anywhere.

        Some details here:
          https://forum.pfsense.org/index.php?topic=120253.msg665063#msg665063

        With the current version its not practical since you will get this image instead of the 1x1 for blocked ADs also…

        The next version has functionality to push a blocked page if the blocked page was say www.example.com... And if the blocked page was an AD, then it gets the 1x1 pixel instead...

        The Blocked page is also customizable to what ever you want to add to 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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          Cardnyl
          last edited by

          I set up pfBlockerNG using this guide https://www.tecmint.com/install-configure-pfblockerng-dns-black-listing-in-pfsense/. I saw it mentioned (somewhere around page 45ish) that one of the reasons why I might not be see any sort of output on the alerts or blocking in general was because I am running Squid (transparent mode, wpad, ssl filtering (splice all)) on LAN and loopback interfaces. Do I need to adjust Squid to also filter on WAN interface as well to get these two packages to play with one another or is it something else entirely?

          I'm able to browse and ping the VIP address with no problems. I attempted to ping and nslookup something off of the yoyo list which I have added on my feeds and both went through okay.

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          • P
            Paul007
            last edited by

            I have new hardware with a new installation.
            I restore de backup file.
            But on the new installation pfblockerNG  geoIP is missing.

            >>> Installing pfSense-pkg-pfBlockerNG... 
            Updating pfSense-core repository catalogue...
            pfSense-core repository is up to date.
            Updating pfSense repository catalogue...
            pfSense repository is up to date.
            All repositories are up to date.
            Checking integrity... done (0 conflicting)
            The following 9 package(s) will be affected (of 0 checked):
            
            New packages to be INSTALLED:
            	pfSense-pkg-pfBlockerNG: 2.1.2_1 [pfSense]
            	lighttpd: 1.4.45_1 [pfSense]
            	lua52: 5.2.4 [pfSense]
            	whois: 5.2.17 [pfSense]
            	GeoIP: 1.6.11 [pfSense]
            	grepcidr: 2.0 [pfSense]
            	aggregate: 1.6_1 [pfSense]
            	pecl-intl: 3.0.0_10 [pfSense]
            	icu: 59.1,1 [pfSense]
            
            Number of packages to be installed: 9
            
            The process will require 47 MiB more space.
            [1/9] Installing lua52-5.2.4...
            [1/9] Extracting lua52-5.2.4: ......... done
            [2/9] Installing icu-59.1,1...
            [2/9] Extracting icu-59.1,1: .......... done
            [3/9] Installing lighttpd-1.4.45_1...
            [3/9] Extracting lighttpd-1.4.45_1: .......... done
            [4/9] Installing whois-5.2.17...
            [4/9] Extracting whois-5.2.17: .......... done
            [5/9] Installing GeoIP-1.6.11...
            [5/9] Extracting GeoIP-1.6.11: .......... done
            [6/9] Installing grepcidr-2.0...
            [6/9] Extracting grepcidr-2.0: ..... done
            [7/9] Installing aggregate-1.6_1...
            [7/9] Extracting aggregate-1.6_1: .... done
            [8/9] Installing pecl-intl-3.0.0_10...
            [8/9] Extracting pecl-intl-3.0.0_10: .......... done
            [9/9] Installing pfSense-pkg-pfBlockerNG-2.1.2_1...
            [9/9] Extracting pfSense-pkg-pfBlockerNG-2.1.2_1: .......... done
            Saving updated package information...
            done.
            Loading package configuration... done.
            Configuring package components...
            Loading package instructions...
            Custom commands...
            Executing custom_php_install_command()...
            Downloading MaxMind GeoIP databases. This may take a minute...
             GeoIP.dat... cURL Error: 60.  cURL Error: 60.  cURL Error: 60.  Failed!
            MaxMind download Failed! Fetching MaxMind archive from pfSense package repo...
            /tmp/countrycodes.tar.bz2                                0  B    0  Bps
            Fetch done.
            Converting MaxMind GeoIP databases for pfBlockerNG.
             This may take a few minutes...
            Country code update Start [ 11/13/17 22:00:44 ]
             [ MAXMIND UPDATE FAIL, Language File Missing, using previous Country code database ]
            Creating pfBlockerNG Continent XML files...
             Creating pfBlockerNG Continent XML files
             IPv4 Africa			
             IPv6 Africa			 [ 11/13/17 22:00:45 ]
             IPv4 Antarctica		
            grep: /usr/local/share/GeoIP/cc/Antarctica_v4.txt: No such file or directory
             IPv6 Antarctica		
            grep: /usr/local/share/GeoIP/cc/Antarctica_v6.txt: No such file or directory
             IPv4 Asia			
             IPv6 Asia			
             IPv4 Europe			
             IPv6 Europe			 [ 11/13/17 22:00:48 ]
             IPv4 North America		
             IPv6 North America		 [ 11/13/17 22:00:49 ]
             IPv4 Oceania			
             IPv6 Oceania			 [ 11/13/17 22:00:50 ]
             IPv4 South America		
             IPv6 South America		
             IPv4 Proxy and Satellite	
            grep: /usr/local/share/GeoIP/cc/Proxy_and_Satellite_v4.txt: No such file or directory
             IPv6 Proxy and Satellite	
            grep: /usr/local/share/GeoIP/cc/Proxy_and_Satellite_v6.txt: No such file or directory
             IPv4 TOP 20			
            grep: /usr/local/share/GeoIP/cc/Top_20_v4.info: No such file or directory
             IPv6 TOP 20			
            grep: /usr/local/share/GeoIP/cc/Top_20_v6.info: No such file or directory
             pfBlockerNG Reputation Tab
            Country Code Update Ended
            
            Adding pfBlockerNG Widget to the Dashboard... done.
            Remove any existing and create link for DNSBL lighttpd executable... done.
            Creating DNSBL web server start-up script... done.
            Upgrading Adv. Inbound firewall rule settings ... no changes required ... done.
            Custom commands completed ... done.
            Executing custom_php_resync_config_command()...done.
            Menu items... done.
            Services... done.
            Writing configuration... done.
            Message from lua52-5.2.4:
            ===>   NOTICE:
            
            The lua52 port currently does not have a maintainer. As a result, it is
            more likely to have unresolved issues, not be up-to-date, or even be removed in
            the future. To volunteer to maintain this port, please create an issue at:
            
            https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla
            
            More information about port maintainership is available at:
            
            https://www.freebsd.org/doc/en/articles/contributing/ports-contributing.html#maintain-port
            Message from GeoIP-1.6.11:
            GeoIP does not ship with the actual data files. You must download
            them yourself! Please run:
            # /usr/local/bin/geoipupdate.sh
            Message from pecl-intl-3.0.0_10:
            ****************************************************************************
            
            The following line has been added to your /usr/local/etc/php/ext-20-intl.ini
            configuration file to automatically load the installed extension:
            
            extension=intl.so
            
            ****************************************************************************
            >>> Cleaning up cache... done.
            Success
            

            Is there anything else I can do in the pfBlockerNG settings to sort this out?

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            • BBcan177B
              BBcan177 Moderator
              last edited by

              From your logs… Something is blocking the MaxMind download... So need to see what is causing that...

              Downloading MaxMind GeoIP databases. This may take a minute...
               GeoIP.dat... cURL Error: 60.  cURL Error: 60.  cURL Error: 60.  Failed!
              MaxMind download Failed! Fetching MaxMind archive from pfSense package repo...
              /tmp/countrycodes.tar.bz2      
              

              The backup archive that is located on pfSense's servers is a little out of date… I should fix that.

              Here is one of the files that you can test with to see why its failing to download:
              https://geolite.maxmind.com/download/geoip/database/GeoLite2-Country-CSV.zip

              MaxMind does rate-limit if you attempt too many downloads in a day...

              "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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                StyleNZ
                last edited by

                So, I don't wanna be one the one to ask this, but I am so eager to try 3.0. Any update when this will be released?  I just did a clean install of the newest pfSense and like the changes and fixes in place but I didn't think to save all my config etc before I did it. (I know, really dumb of me). Would this of worked anyway? It's really tedious going through and looking for the lists again, so I'm feeling hopeful here it's coming soon as I really love pfBlockerNG and the work you do BBCan177!!! :)

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                • BBcan177B
                  BBcan177 Moderator
                  last edited by

                  @StylesNZ:

                  So, I don't wanna be one the one to ask this, but I am so eager to try 3.0. Any update when this will be released?  I just did a clean install of the newest pfSense and like the changes and fixes in place but I didn't think to save all my config etc before I did it. (I know, really dumb of me). Would this of worked anyway? It's really tedious going through and looking for the lists again, so I'm feeling hopeful here it's coming soon as I really love pfBlockerNG and the work you do BBCan177!!! :)

                  Thanks,  I am hoping to get this out shortly… Just trying to clean up a couple loose ends.... Stay tuned!

                  "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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                    Deadpool
                    last edited by

                    @BBcan177:

                    Thanks,  I am hoping to get this out shortly… Just trying to clean up a couple loose ends.... Stay tuned!

                    maybe as a cristmas gift @bbcan ?  ::) ::)
                    really look forward to your release

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                    • BBcan177B
                      BBcan177 Moderator
                      last edited by

                      @Deadpool:

                      @BBcan177:

                      Thanks,  I am hoping to get this out shortly… Just trying to clean up a couple loose ends.... Stay tuned!

                      maybe as a cristmas gift @bbcan ?  ::) ::)
                      really look forward to your release

                      Probably after the Holidays… Just been really crazy busy lately...  :(

                      "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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                        heliop100
                        last edited by

                        Hi,

                        I have a custom IPV4 Denny List
                        On Custom Address(es) I have 9 IPs but only 7 off them are been loaded
                        5.9.110.236
                        54.207.50.1
                        187.17.111.97
                        169.45.117.93
                        96.6.123.19
                        104.16.84.55
                        104.16.83.55
                        162.243.102.114
                        187.61.117.226

                        These two are not loading, I try to change order, set "Update Custom List" on drop down, etc.
                        5.9.110.236
                        162.243.102.114

                        Any ideas?

                        Thanks

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                        • RonpfSR
                          RonpfS
                          last edited by

                          Did you ran a Force Update and a Force Reload IP ?
                          Look at the pfblockerng.log, error.log to see what is happening when that Table is loaded?
                          Does these IPs get whitelisted?

                          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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                            heliop100
                            last edited by

                            Hi,

                            I found that on log:

                            [ Denny_list_custom ] Downloading update  . completed ..
                              –----------------------------
                              Original Master    Final   
                              ------------------------------
                              9        7          7          [ Pass ]

                            I realize that the IP 162.243.102.114 are included in another entry as member of AS14061

                            But not find any conflict on the IP 5.9.110.236

                            Thanks.

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                            • RonpfSR
                              RonpfS
                              last edited by

                              Maybe it's already in another Table

                              grep "5.9.110.236" /var/db/pfblockerng/deny/*
                              

                              or using a different range

                              grep "5.9.110" /var/db/pfblockerng/deny/*
                              grep "5.9.11" /var/db/pfblockerng/deny/*
                              grep "5.9.1" /var/db/pfblockerng/deny/*
                              grep "5.9." /var/db/pfblockerng/deny/*
                              

                              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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                                heliop100
                                last edited by

                                Bingo

                                I find it on: /var/db/pfblockerng/deny/IBlock_Proxy.txt:5.9.110.236exi

                                But I have one server communicating on port 123 with that IP, believe are one NTP server.

                                Why are not blocking it?

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                                  Hugovsky
                                  last edited by

                                  I'm having problems with iOS 11.3 BETA. It seems that safari can't go to 0.0.0.0 and pages can't load. Solution was to reinstall package and use the VIP address, as I was using the certificate hack and 0.0.0.0.

                                  EDIT: Sorry, wrong version. I'm on 2.1.

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                                  • xanaroX
                                    xanaro
                                    last edited by

                                    earlier this month 1.1.1.1 (DNS server) was announced.
                                    I noticed I can use their backup server 1.0.0.1 but cannot use 1.1.1.1

                                    I have read that it is because of pfblockerNG, I tried the suggested edit from shell

                                    https://www.reddit.com/r/PFSENSE/comments/88wg6g/issue_with_pfblockerng_dnsbl_and_cloudflares_1111/

                                    sed -i '' 's/1.1.1.1/1.1.1.2/g' /usr/local/pkg/pfblockerng/pfblockerng.sh

                                    but it does not seem to have worked, any help is appreciated.

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                                    • RonpfSR
                                      RonpfS
                                      last edited by

                                      You have to do a Force Reload All when you change this IP.

                                      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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                                      • M
                                        Maxburn
                                        last edited by

                                        Did charting make it into this release? I can't seem to find it.

                                        https://forum.pfsense.org/index.php?topic=144733.msg787832#msg787832

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                                          Escorpiom
                                          last edited by

                                          I've just set this up, and the blocker is indeed very effective!
                                          At the moment I'm using the DNSBL part only but so far it's impressive.

                                          The only thing missing at the moment is the DNS blocking for IPv6 content. For example on Youtube.
                                          As I understand this would be a new future for the upcoming 3.0 release, if so then I'm eager to try it out.

                                          Thanks for your work on pfBlockerNG and your support, it's a must have for PfSense.

                                          Cheers.

                                          Edit:
                                          I should have posted this in the pfBlockerNG 2.1 topic, that's the actual version installed on my pfsense box.

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                                            labradorg13
                                            last edited by

                                            Hi do you have any guide or tutorial for the new version of pfblockerng w/ dnsbl.
                                            Kindly please share.

                                            Thanks

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