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    • GrimsonG
      Grimson Banned
      last edited by

      BBcan177 posted a quick fix here: https://forum.netgate.com/topic/136155/2-4-4-upgrade-messed-pfbng-beta/3 if the red status icon is bothering you.

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        stownplayer
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        Just updated and still have the same issue. I'm on 2.2.5_17 and the filter service is still red.

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        • occamsrazorO
          occamsrazor @stownplayer
          last edited by

          @stownplayer Try the quick fix in the post 2 above this.... worked fine for me.

          pfSense CE on Qotom Q355G4 8GB RAM/60GB SSD
          Ubiquiti Unifi wired and wireless network, APC UPSs
          Mac OSX and IOS devices, QNAP NAS

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            stownplayer @occamsrazor
            last edited by

            @occamsrazor We think my pfsense install is corrupted in some way. I'm going to re-install 2.4.4 and then reload the config. I tried those commands not long after they were posted and it did not work.

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            • VeldkornetV
              Veldkornet
              last edited by Veldkornet

              On my dashboard, DNSBL always has a yellow icon and says

              DNSBL is out of sync. Perform a force reload to correct.
              

              0_1538905435877_11dec9f0-7baf-4b97-a9e7-cb372d0d80c8-image.png

              Although I’ve already done a force reload a few times...

              Also, unrelated to the above, would it be possible to allow the ability to choose your own certificate for DNSBL so that you don’t get certificate errors for the https page?

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                Hugovsky
                last edited by

                after upgrade to latest _17, I can't open 10.10.10.1 with browser. pfBlocker seems to be working and logging fine but can't get the 10.10.10.1 page. Is it normal?

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                • BBcan177B
                  BBcan177 Moderator @Veldkornet
                  last edited by

                  @veldkornet said in pfBlockerNG-devel feedback:

                  On my dashboard, DNSBL always has a yellow icon and says
                  DNSBL is out of sync. Perform a force reload to correct.

                  Although I’ve already done a force reload a few times...
                  Also, unrelated to the above, would it be possible to allow the ability to choose your own certificate for DNSBL so that you don’t get certificate errors for the https page?

                  For the Sync issue: Typically this is caused by having multiple feeds with the same "Header/Label" name. Every Header needs to be unique. Also can be caused if you have a duplicated Feed.

                  For the Certificate errors, you can fix this in pfBlockerNG-devel, see here:
                  https://forum.netgate.com/topic/136302/is-hiding-dnsbl-alerts-without-whitlisting-possible

                  "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 @Hugovsky
                    last edited by

                    @hugovsky said in pfBlockerNG-devel feedback:

                    after upgrade to latest _17, I can't open 10.10.10.1 with browser. pfBlocker seems to be working and logging fine but can't get the 10.10.10.1 page. Is it normal?

                    Any errors in the system.log when you restart the service?

                    What happens if you try to start it from the shell?

                    /usr/local/etc/rc.d/pfb_filter.sh restart
                    

                    Also check the pfblockerng.log for any errors.

                    "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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                      Hugovsky
                      last edited by Hugovsky

                      system log:

                      Oct 7 17:18:32 	check_reload_status 		Syncing firewall
                      Oct 7 17:18:32 	php_pfb 		[pfBlockerNG] filterlog daemon started
                      Oct 7 17:18:32 	php-fpm 	960 	[pfBlockerNG] Restarting firewall filter daemon
                      Oct 7 17:18:32 	check_reload_status 		Reloading filter
                      Oct 7 17:18:31 	check_reload_status 		Syncing firewall
                      Oct 7 17:18:31 	check_reload_status 		Syncing firewall
                      Oct 7 17:18:29 	php 		[pfBlockerNG] DNSBL parser daemon started 
                      

                      pfblockerng.log after stop/start of pfBlocker in GUI:

                      **Saving configuration [ 10/07/18 17:16:23 ]**
                      Reloading Unbound Resolver..... completed [ 10/07/18 17:16:24 ]
                      DNSBL update [ 1147610 | PASSED  ]... completed [ 10/07/18 17:16:25 ]
                      Removing DNSBL Unbound custom option
                      ------------------------------------------------------------------------
                      Saving DNSBL config changes.VIP address configured. Widget Packet statistics reset.
                      Stop Service DNSBL
                      
                      ** DNSBL Disabled **
                      
                      ** Stopping firewall filter daemon **
                      
                      **Saving configuration [ 10/07/18 17:17:57 ]**
                      
                      Configuring DNSBL... completed
                      Reloading Unbound Resolver..... completed [ 10/07/18 17:18:27 ]
                      DNSBL update [ 1147610 | PASSED  ]... completed [ 10/07/18 17:18:28 ]
                      Adding DNSBL Unbound server:include option
                      ------------------------------------------------------------------------
                      Saving new DNSBL web server configuration to port [ 9081 and 9443 ]
                      Saving DNSBL config changes.VIP address configured. Widget Packet statistics reset.
                      
                      Restarting DNSBL Service
                      
                      ** Restarting firewall filter daemon **
                      
                      

                      using /usr/local/etc/rc.d/pfb_filter.sh restart it's a no go too.

                      I has using 2.4.4 beta from 04 september before and pfblocker _12 and it was working. I've updated pfblocker to _17 and lost the block page. Upgraded pfsense to latest beta 2.4.5. Didn't solved it.

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                      • BBcan177B
                        BBcan177 Moderator
                        last edited by BBcan177

                        @hugovsky said in pfBlockerNG-devel feedback:

                        I has using 2.4.4 beta from 04 september before and pfblocker _12 and it was working. I've updated pfblocker to _17 and lost the block page. Upgraded pfsense to latest beta 2.4.5. Didn't solved it.

                        When you ran that command from the shell, did it report any errors?
                        As a note, the pfb_filter is for IP not DNSBL... The DNSBL service is pfb_dnsbl.

                        I am also not sure what you mean by "lost the block page?"

                        Run the following and report the output:

                        ls -lah /var/log/filter.log
                        
                        ps auxww | grep pfb
                        

                        "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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                          Hugovsky
                          last edited by

                          I've also noted that the percentage of domains blocked is at 100%

                          0_1538930091068_test.png

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                          • BBcan177B
                            BBcan177 Moderator
                            last edited by

                            @hugovsky said in pfBlockerNG-devel feedback:

                            I've also noted that the percentage of domains blocked is at 100%

                            Click the trashcan Icon in the Packet column to reset it... The widget wrench also contains some other tunables.

                            "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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                              Hugovsky
                              last edited by Hugovsky

                              "Block page" it's the page you see when you go drectly to 10.10.10.1, the vip ip.

                              Cleared the stats and "block percentage" is ok now.

                              ls -lah /var/log/filter.log:

                              [2.4.5-DEVELOPMENT][root@firewall]/root: ls -lah /var/log/filter.log
                              -rw-------  1 root  wheel   195K Oct  7 17:16 /var/log/filter.log
                              
                              

                              ps auxww | grep pfb:

                              [2.4.5-DEVELOPMENT][root@firewall]/root: ps auxww | grep pfb
                              root    38351   0.0  0.0   10392   7340  -  S    17:18      0:02.08 /usr/local/sbin/lighttpd_pfb -f /var/unbound/pfb_dnsbl_lighty.conf
                              root    38455   0.0  0.2   50880  38640  -  I    17:18      0:01.77 /usr/local/bin/php -f /usr/local/pkg/pfblockerng/pfblockerng.inc dnsbl
                              root    38468   0.0  0.2   50880  38216  -  I    17:18      0:00.26 /usr/local/bin/php -f /usr/local/pkg/pfblockerng/pfblockerng.inc index
                              root    38796   0.0  0.2   50880  38632  -  S    17:18      0:00.78 /usr/local/bin/php -f /usr/local/pkg/pfblockerng/pfblockerng.inc queries
                              root    44777   0.0  0.0    6564   2456  0  S+   17:38      0:00.00 grep pfb
                              root    48602   0.0  0.0    4340   1956  0  S    17:21      0:00.35 /usr/local/sbin/clog_pfb -f /var/log/filter.log
                              root    48774   0.0  0.2   50880  38208  0  I    17:21      0:00.25 /usr/local/bin/php_pfb -f /usr/local/pkg/pfblockerng/pfblockerng.inc filterlog
                              
                              
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                              • BBcan177B
                                BBcan177 Moderator @Hugovsky
                                last edited by BBcan177

                                @hugovsky

                                What does this report:

                                ls -la /usr/local/bin/php*
                                

                                Try the following:

                                rm /usr/local/bin/php_pfb
                                

                                And then restart the pfb_filter service.

                                "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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                                  Hugovsky
                                  last edited by Hugovsky

                                  ls -lah /usr/local/bin/php*:

                                  [2.4.5-DEVELOPMENT][root@firewall]/root: ls -lah /usr/local/bin/php*
                                  -rwxr-xr-x  2 root  wheel   4.6M Sep 20 13:18 /usr/local/bin/php
                                  -rwxr-xr-x  1 root  wheel   4.6M Sep 20 13:18 /usr/local/bin/php-cgi
                                  -rwxr-xr-x  1 root  wheel   2.7K Sep 20 13:18 /usr/local/bin/php-config
                                  -rwxr-xr-x  2 root  wheel   4.6M Sep 20 13:18 /usr/local/bin/php_pfb
                                  -rwxr-xr-x  1 root  wheel   4.4K Sep 20 13:18 /usr/local/bin/phpize
                                  
                                  

                                  Did what you sugested and no diference.

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                                  • H
                                    Hugovsky
                                    last edited by Hugovsky

                                    Also noted that pfBlocker doesn't log my direct connection to 10.10.10.1. It used to.

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                                    • VeldkornetV
                                      Veldkornet @BBcan177
                                      last edited by

                                      @bbcan177 said in pfBlockerNG-devel feedback:

                                      @veldkornet said in pfBlockerNG-devel feedback:

                                      On my dashboard, DNSBL always has a yellow icon and says
                                      DNSBL is out of sync. Perform a force reload to correct.

                                      Although I’ve already done a force reload a few times...
                                      Also, unrelated to the above, would it be possible to allow the ability to choose your own certificate for DNSBL so that you don’t get certificate errors for the https page?

                                      For the Sync issue: Typically this is caused by having multiple feeds with the same "Header/Label" name. Every Header needs to be unique. Also can be caused if you have a duplicated Feed.

                                      For the Certificate errors, you can fix this in pfBlockerNG-devel, see here:
                                      https://forum.netgate.com/topic/136302/is-hiding-dnsbl-alerts-without-whitlisting-possible

                                      For the sync issue, I went through all the feeds but I didn’t notice any duplicates in Feed or tag... is it possible that there’s a duplicate from the custom feed and the Easylist Shalla (for example)? Or is there another way to track it down?

                                      FYI, I’m using most of these: https://firebog.net

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                                      • BBcan177B
                                        BBcan177 Moderator @Veldkornet
                                        last edited by

                                        @veldkornet

                                        See the last part of the pfblockerng.log which will summarize all headers.

                                        Failing that, uncheck "keep settings" and hit "save" in the general tab which will clear all downloaded files.

                                        Follow that by rechecking "keep settings", save and a Force update.

                                        "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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                                        • RonpfSR
                                          RonpfS @Veldkornet
                                          last edited by

                                          @veldkornet Look at https://forum.netgate.com/topic/130361/pfblockerng-devel-2-1-2/14

                                          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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                                          • newyork10023N
                                            newyork10023 @BBcan177
                                            last edited by newyork10023

                                            @bbcan177 I am unclear as to the correct setting on Services -> DNS Resolver -> General Settings under Network Interfaces: it specifies "[IP Address] (pfB DNSBL - DO NOT EDIT)". Well, it got edited (and, indeed, again now). Should this entry be selected (i.e., highlighted/checked) or not? In general, do I want all local internal interfaces checked here including the pfB DNSBL one? Perhaps, the entry could be more "descriptive" than "Do not edit" (e.g., "Select to enable pfB DNSBL").

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