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      chicagoukes
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      Hello, New to pfSense, coming from a smoothwall/dansguardian setup.
      Goal is webfiltering for adult content and other annoyances.

      I had pfBlockerNG working but I broke it and need help.

      Fresh install of pfSense, Installed pfBlockerNG. I've added the lists from piehole and Steve's black lists. Per lawson systems tutorial on youtube. ( https://youtu.be/QwFpMwXEK5w )

      Initially sites were being blocked, but I was over zealous with adding lists. I removed and updated some lists and now nothing is being blocked. I also was trying to add openDNS ip's to the system's DNS.

      In addition I need to add a few additional urls that are not on the above public lists.

      Current problem: Now sites are not being blocked at all.

      Where do I begin my troubleshooting or any better tutorials to verify my setup?

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      • BBcan177B
        BBcan177 Moderator
        last edited by

        See this tutorial:
        https://www.linuxincluded.com/block-ads-malvertising-on-pfsense-using-pfblockerng-dnsbl/

        Also to wildcard block domains, you will need to enable the TLD feature so that all sub-domains are blocked.

        "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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          chicagoukes
          last edited by

          Thank you so much for the link. This worked.

          I've enabled the ad/malware lists from the tutorial and added Steve's Black Lists for adult content. I was also able to add the easy lists.

          Unfortunately I quickly found that some common URL's are note on these lists. I am going to open a new thread trying to get OpenDNS working as another layer. Unfortunately I've found that if I follow a setup for open DNS it breaks the platform.

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