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    Block internet access for kids, but allow FaceTime (on port 80)

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    • B
      bjokib
      last edited by

      Hi everyone. Love pfsense!

      I have managed to set up a schedule that blocks outgoing Internet traffic on port 80/443 for my kids devices in a certain timeframe.

      However, I would like them to be able to use services like FaceTime anytime, but when the schedule is in effect this is blocked as well as it also uses port 80.

      Is it possible somehow to allow facetime / a special URL to go through even though the: block port 80 firewall rule is in effect?

      Thanks for any pointers to where I can read up on this, or if someone know how to do it a simple instruction would be fantastic!

      Thanks :)

      /Bjokib

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        goa200
        last edited by

        Found this on a quick google on apples supportpage. based on this you should be able to create the necessary firewallrules.
        https://support.apple.com/lt-lt/HT202078

        FaceTime
        80 (TCP)
        443 (TCP)
        3478 till 3497 (UDP)
        5223 (TCP)
        16384 till 16387 (UDP)
        16393 till 16402 (UDP)

        iMessage
        80 (TCP)
        443 (TCP)
        5223 (TCP)

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        • johnpozJ
          johnpoz LAYER 8 Global Moderator
          last edited by

          If you have the dest fqdn to use in an alias or the IP blocks that would be used… If you allow 80/443 then you would be able to go to anywhere on the internet..

          You might be able to do something with the new openappid filtering in snort that pfsense recently rolled out.

          https://www.netgate.com/blog/application-detection-on-pfsense-software.html

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          • NogBadTheBadN
            NogBadTheBad
            last edited by

            If you want to use a belt & braces approach Apples ASN numbers are AS714 & AS6185, or that's what ntopng is telling me :)

            Looks like they use 17.0.0.0/8 mainly IPv4 wise :-

            whois -h whois.radb.net – '-i origin AS714' | grep ^route: should give you all the IPv4 subnets assigned to AS714

            whois -h whois.radb.net – '-i origin AS714' | grep ^route6: should give you all the IPv6 subnets assigned to AS714

            Andy

            1 x Netgate SG-4860 - 3 x Linksys LGS308P - 1 x Aruba InstantOn AP22

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              bjokib
              last edited by

              Thanks

              So I added a rule that allowed the entire Apple network / 17.0.0.0/8 below the deny rules but that didn't work. The Apple stuff was still blocked.

              Not sure if I am thinking about this the correct way. Want to have it as neat as possible, and scheduled.

              ![Skjermbilde 2018-03-09 kl. 17.39.06.png](/public/imported_attachments/1/Skjermbilde 2018-03-09 kl. 17.39.06.png)
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              • johnpozJ
                johnpoz LAYER 8 Global Moderator
                last edited by

                What do you have in the source?  The networks?  It doesn't work that way…

                Rules are evaluated top down, first rule to trigger wins no other rules are evaluated.  Source on lan would never be anything other than lan net.. Dest would be the apple networks.

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                  bjokib
                  last edited by

                  I have set it up like this (see screenshot) but it doesn't work. It blocks all traffic. Even traffic to Apple services / sites.

                  ![Skjermbilde 2018-03-09 kl. 18.16.51.png](/public/imported_attachments/1/Skjermbilde 2018-03-09 kl. 18.16.51.png)
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                  • NogBadTheBadN
                    NogBadTheBad
                    last edited by

                    I'd be tempted to change the protocol in the rule to any.

                    Otherwise create an any any firewall rule for one of the devices with logging enabled, place it right at the top and try FaceTime.

                    Then look at the logs or do a packet capture using an iDevice IP address and run it through wireshark.

                    Andy

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                    • jahonixJ
                      jahonix
                      last edited by

                      @bjokib:

                      (see screenshot)

                      You only allow TCP traffic. If goa200 is correct then you have to allow UDP for Apple IPs as well.
                      If you're lazy then use protocol *

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                      • NogBadTheBadN
                        NogBadTheBad
                        last edited by

                        Just did a packet capture from my guest network and did a Facetime call to myself on the user network.

                        I can see STUN packets.

                        xx.xx.xx.xx = my WAN IP address

                        172.16.3.100 = iphone in guest network

                        172.16.2.42 = iDevice in user network

                        =======================================================================================================================================
                        IPv4 Statistics/Destinations and Ports:
                        Topic / Item            Count        Average      Min val      Max val      Rate (ms)    Percent      Burst rate    Burst start 
                        –-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                        Destinations and Ports  837                                                    0.0302        100%          0.3100        19.694     
                        xx.xx.xx.xx            14                                                      0.0005        1.67%        0.0300        0.313       
                          UDP                  14                                                      0.0005        100.00%      0.0300        0.313       
                          61409                8                                                      0.0003        57.14%        0.0100        19.851     
                          32383                2                                                      0.0001        14.29%        0.0100        0.313       
                          24463                2                                                      0.0001        14.29%        0.0100        0.313       
                          17597                2                                                      0.0001        14.29%        0.0100        0.313       
                        82.132.218.179        8                                                      0.0003        0.96%        0.0100        19.854     
                          UDP                  8                                                      0.0003        100.00%      0.0100        19.854     
                          46599                8                                                      0.0003        100.00%      0.0100        19.854     
                        224.0.0.251            6                                                      0.0002        0.72%        0.0100        2.849       
                          UDP                  6                                                      0.0002        100.00%      0.0100        2.849       
                          5353                6                                                      0.0002        100.00%      0.0100        2.849       
                        172.16.3.100          379                                                    0.0137        45.28%        0.1200        26.472     
                          UDP                  379                                                    0.0137        100.00%      0.1200        26.472     
                          61409                8                                                      0.0003        2.11%        0.0100        19.851     
                          32383                2                                                      0.0001        0.53%        0.0100        0.313       
                          24463                2                                                      0.0001        0.53%        0.0100        0.313       
                          17597                2                                                      0.0001        0.53%        0.0100        0.313       
                          16403                7                                                      0.0003        1.85%        0.0300        0.251       
                          16402                1                                                      0.0000        0.26%        0.0100        14.869     
                          16393                357                                                    0.0129        94.20%        0.1200        26.472     
                        172.16.3.1            6                                                      0.0002        0.72%        0.0100        22.748     
                          NONE                  6                                                      0.0002        100.00%      0.0100        22.748     
                          0                    6                                                      0.0002        100.00%      0.0100        22.748     
                        172.16.2.42            404                                                    0.0146        48.27%        0.2200        19.724     
                          UDP                  404                                                    0.0146        100.00%      0.2200        19.724     
                          16393                404                                                    0.0146        100.00%      0.2200        19.724     
                        17.252.12.103          12                                                      0.0004        1.43%        0.0600        19.636     
                          UDP                  12                                                      0.0004        100.00%      0.0600        19.636     
                          3495                12                                                      0.0004        100.00%      0.0600        19.636     
                        17.178.104.99          1                                                      0.0000        0.12%        0.0100        14.732     
                          UDP                  1                                                      0.0000        100.00%      0.0100        14.732     
                          16384                1                                                      0.0000        100.00%      0.0100        14.732     
                        17.173.254.223        3                                                      0.0001        0.36%        0.0100        0.158       
                          UDP                  3                                                      0.0001        100.00%      0.0100        0.158       
                          16386                3                                                      0.0001        100.00%      0.0100        0.158       
                        17.173.254.222        4                                                      0.0001        0.48%        0.0200        0.158       
                          UDP                  4                                                      0.0001        100.00%      0.0200        0.158       
                          16385                2                                                      0.0001        50.00%        0.0100        0.158       
                          16384                2                                                      0.0001        50.00%        0.0100        0.158


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                        Andy

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                        • NogBadTheBadN
                          NogBadTheBad
                          last edited by

                          Seems to work protocol any.

                          I'd do the schedule like my second attachment, where 172.16.3.100 is the iDevice IP or an alias that contains multiple IP addresses.

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