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      dougs @BBcan177
      last edited by

      @BBcan177
      Uninstalled pfBlockerNG and installed pfBlockerNG-devel 2.2.5_28. Ran update as follows:

       UPDATE PROCESS START [ 01/02/20 16:36:16 ]

===[  DNSBL Process  ]================================================

Saving DNSBL database... completed

Clearing all DNSBL Feeds completed
Reloading Unbound Resolver..... completed
DNSBL update [ 0 | PASSED  ]... completed
------------------------------------------------------------------------

===[  GeoIP Process  ]============================================

MaxMind Database downloading and processing ( approx 4MB ) ... Please wait ...

Download Process Starting [ 01/02/20 16:36:16 ]
 /usr/local/share/GeoIP/GeoLite2-Country.tar.gz		200 OK
 /usr/local/share/GeoIP/GeoLite2-Country-CSV.zip		200 OK
Download Process Ended [ 01/02/20 16:36:17 ]

Country code update Start
 Processing ISO IPv4 Continent/Country Data
 Processing ISO IPv6 Continent/Country Data [ 01/02/20 16:36:23 ]
 Creating pfBlockerNG Continent PHP files
 IPv4 Africa			 [ 01/02/20 16:36:24 ]
 IPv6 Africa			 [ 01/02/20 16:36:25 ]
 IPv4 Antarctica		
 IPv6 Antarctica		
 IPv4 Asia			
 IPv6 Asia			
 IPv4 Europe			
 IPv6 Europe			 [ 01/02/20 16:36:27 ]
 IPv4 North America		
 IPv6 North America		 [ 01/02/20 16:36:28 ]
 IPv4 Oceania			
 IPv6 Oceania			 [ 01/02/20 16:36:29 ]
 IPv4 South America		
 IPv6 South America		
 IPv4 Proxy and Satellite	
 IPv6 Proxy and Satellite	
 IPv4 Top Spammers		
 IPv6 Top Spammers		
 pfBlockerNG Reputation Tab
Country Code Update Ended



===[  IPv4 Process  ]=================================================

[ DNSBLIP_v4 ]			 Downloading update [ 01/02/20 16:36:29 ] .
[ DNSBLIP_v4 ] file_get_contents(/var/db/pfblockerng/DNSBLIP_v4.txt): failed to open stream: No such file or directory


 [ pfB_DNSBLIP_v4 - DNSBLIP_v4 ] Download FAIL
   Local File Failure


The Following List has been REMOVED [ DNSBLIP_v4 ]


===[  Aliastables / Rules  ]==========================================

No changes to Firewall rules, skipping Filter Reload
No Changes to Aliases, Skipping pfctl Update

 UPDATE PROCESS ENDED

      Looks like an error with DNSBLIP?

      ~Doug

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      • BBcan177B
        BBcan177 Moderator
        last edited by

        OK I found the issue with pfBlockerNG and the "tar" error.

        I posted a fix here (v. 2.1.4_20)
        https://github.com/pfsense/FreeBSD-ports/pull/742/files

        Would still recommend that everyone move to pfBlockerNG-devel. Will be ending pfBlockerNG version soon.

        The DNSBL Error might be fixed with a "Force Reload - All"

        "Experience is something you don't get until just after you need it."

        Website: http://pfBlockerNG.com
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        • Sergei_ShablovskyS
          Sergei_Shablovsky
          last edited by

          Let's to note that another one great DB exist ip2location company.
          Like in MaxMind for end user there are free DB to download.

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            Making_sense_of_pfSense
            last edited by

            Thank you so much!

            Running pfSense Community Edition 2.7.2 on a Qotom Mini PC.

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              chudak @mcury
              last edited by

              @mcury said in pfBlockerNG MaxMind Registration required to continue to use the GeoIP functionality!:

              I just updated, already put my license key and it's working.

              How do you know it worked?

              I am on pfBlockerNG-devel 2.2.5_28, added MaxMind License Key, ran update and reload, but when look at
              ls -lah /usr/local/share/GeoIP/
              my files dated Dec 3 2019

              Did it work ?

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              • provelsP
                provels @chudak
                last edited by provels

                @chudak Probably "working" in that it no longer throws the error. MaxMind updates their data first Tuesday of every month, but pfBNG doesn't until the following Thursday in case there's a delay. Check again on the 9th. If I'm incorrect please let me know.

                Peder

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                  chudak @provels
                  last edited by

                  @provels
                  Will do, thx

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                    jdeloach @chudak
                    last edited by

                    @chudak said in pfBlockerNG MaxMind Registration required to continue to use the GeoIP functionality!:

                    @mcury said in pfBlockerNG MaxMind Registration required to continue to use the GeoIP functionality!:

                    I just updated, already put my license key and it's working.

                    How do you know it worked?

                    I am on pfBlockerNG-devel 2.2.5_28, added MaxMind License Key, ran update and reload, but when look at
                    ls -lah /usr/local/share/GeoIP/
                    my files dated Dec 3 2019

                    Did it work ?

                    You can run the following from the command prompt to see if it updates:
                    "php /usr/local/www/pfblockerng/pfblockerng.php dc", copy and paste without the quotes.

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                      mcury @chudak
                      last edited by

                      @chudak I'm using 2.4.4p3 with pfBlocker-NG-devel 2.2.5_28

                      Check if the files downloaded from maxmind are located at:

                      ls -lah /usr/local/share/GeoIP/

                      Check the logs during the maxmind download, as you can see, it downloaded a 4MB database file.

                      **Saving configuration [ 01/05/20 12:32:23 ]**

MaxMind Database downloading and processing ( approx 4MB ) ... Please wait ...

Download Process Starting [ 01/05/20 12:32:24 ]
 /usr/local/share/GeoIP/GeoLite2-Country.tar.gz		200 OK
 /usr/local/share/GeoIP/GeoLite2-Country-CSV.zip		200 OK
Download Process Ended [ 01/05/20 12:32:28 ]

Country code update Start
 Processing ISO IPv4 Continent/Country Data [ 01/05/20 12:32:31 ]
 Processing ISO IPv6 Continent/Country Data [ 01/05/20 12:33:08 ]
 Creating pfBlockerNG Continent PHP files
 IPv4 Africa			 [ 01/05/20 12:33:18 ]
 IPv6 Africa			 [ 01/05/20 12:33:19 ]
 IPv4 Antarctica		
 IPv6 Antarctica		
 IPv4 Asia			
 IPv6 Asia			 [ 01/05/20 12:33:22 ]
 IPv4 Europe			 [ 01/05/20 12:33:23 ]
 IPv6 Europe			 [ 01/05/20 12:33:33 ]
 IPv4 North America		 [ 01/05/20 12:33:35 ]
 IPv6 North America		 [ 01/05/20 12:33:42 ]
 IPv4 Oceania			 [ 01/05/20 12:33:44 ]
 IPv6 Oceania			
 IPv4 South America		
 IPv6 South America		 [ 01/05/20 12:33:45 ]
 IPv4 Proxy and Satellite	 [ 01/05/20 12:33:46 ]
 IPv6 Proxy and Satellite	
 IPv4 Top Spammers		
 IPv6 Top Spammers		
 pfBlockerNG Reputation Tab
Country Code Update Ended

                      dead on arrival, nowhere to be found.

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                        chudak @jdeloach
                        last edited by

                        @jdeloach said in pfBlockerNG MaxMind Registration required to continue to use the GeoIP functionality!:

                        @chudak said in pfBlockerNG MaxMind Registration required to continue to use the GeoIP functionality!:

                        @mcury said in pfBlockerNG MaxMind Registration required to continue to use the GeoIP functionality!:

                        I just updated, already put my license key and it's working.

                        How do you know it worked?

                        I am on pfBlockerNG-devel 2.2.5_28, added MaxMind License Key, ran update and reload, but when look at
                        ls -lah /usr/local/share/GeoIP/
                        my files dated Dec 3 2019

                        Did it work ?

                        You can run the following from the command prompt to see if it updates:
                        "php /usr/local/www/pfblockerng/pfblockerng.php dc", copy and paste without the quotes.

                        yup that worked, thx !

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                          SteveITS Rebel Alliance
                          last edited by

                          @BBcan177 , on pfBlockerNG, v2.1.4_20, it looks like if I open the plugin page (Firewall/pfBlockerNG) the MaxMind License Key field is blank. maxmind_key is populated in the saved config file, which I saved after entering it...I'm thinking maybe it's not populating correctly on the page?

                          (saw your comment about upgrading/moving to -devel in all cases, just haven't gotten to that yet)

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                            jan.kerstan @jdeloach
                            last edited by

                            @jdeloach said in pfBlockerNG MaxMind Registration required to continue to use the GeoIP functionality!:

                            You can run the following from the command prompt to see if it updates:
                            "php /usr/local/www/pfblockerng/pfblockerng.php dc", copy and paste without the quotes.

                            confirmed: running 2.4.4-RELEASE-p3 -> pfBlockerNG 2.1.4_20 (updated, paste the MaxMind "License Key") worked!

                            Thank you very much!

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                            • stephenw10S
                              stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                              last edited by stephenw10

                              I'll just add that I updated the package, filled in the key and ran an update. All went smoothly. 👍

                              Steve

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                                bjurkovski @dougs
                                last edited by

                                @dougs said in pfBlockerNG MaxMind Registration required to continue to use the GeoIP functionality!:

                                @BBcan177
                                Uninstalled pfBlockerNG and installed pfBlockerNG-devel 2.2.5_28. Ran update as follows:

                                 UPDATE PROCESS START [ 01/02/20 16:36:16 ]

===[  DNSBL Process  ]================================================

Saving DNSBL database... completed

Clearing all DNSBL Feeds completed
Reloading Unbound Resolver..... completed
DNSBL update [ 0 | PASSED  ]... completed
------------------------------------------------------------------------

===[  GeoIP Process  ]============================================

MaxMind Database downloading and processing ( approx 4MB ) ... Please wait ...

Download Process Starting [ 01/02/20 16:36:16 ]
 /usr/local/share/GeoIP/GeoLite2-Country.tar.gz		200 OK
 /usr/local/share/GeoIP/GeoLite2-Country-CSV.zip		200 OK
Download Process Ended [ 01/02/20 16:36:17 ]

Country code update Start
 Processing ISO IPv4 Continent/Country Data
 Processing ISO IPv6 Continent/Country Data [ 01/02/20 16:36:23 ]
 Creating pfBlockerNG Continent PHP files
 IPv4 Africa			 [ 01/02/20 16:36:24 ]
 IPv6 Africa			 [ 01/02/20 16:36:25 ]
 IPv4 Antarctica		
 IPv6 Antarctica		
 IPv4 Asia			
 IPv6 Asia			
 IPv4 Europe			
 IPv6 Europe			 [ 01/02/20 16:36:27 ]
 IPv4 North America		
 IPv6 North America		 [ 01/02/20 16:36:28 ]
 IPv4 Oceania			
 IPv6 Oceania			 [ 01/02/20 16:36:29 ]
 IPv4 South America		
 IPv6 South America		
 IPv4 Proxy and Satellite	
 IPv6 Proxy and Satellite	
 IPv4 Top Spammers		
 IPv6 Top Spammers		
 pfBlockerNG Reputation Tab
Country Code Update Ended



===[  IPv4 Process  ]=================================================

[ DNSBLIP_v4 ]			 Downloading update [ 01/02/20 16:36:29 ] .
[ DNSBLIP_v4 ] file_get_contents(/var/db/pfblockerng/DNSBLIP_v4.txt): failed to open stream: No such file or directory


 [ pfB_DNSBLIP_v4 - DNSBLIP_v4 ] Download FAIL
   Local File Failure


The Following List has been REMOVED [ DNSBLIP_v4 ]


===[  Aliastables / Rules  ]==========================================

No changes to Firewall rules, skipping Filter Reload
No Changes to Aliases, Skipping pfctl Update

 UPDATE PROCESS ENDED

                                Looks like an error with DNSBLIP?

                                ~Doug

                                Having the same issue

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                                  fireodo @bjurkovski
                                  last edited by

                                  @bjurkovski said in pfBlockerNG MaxMind Registration required to continue to use the GeoIP functionality!:

                                  @dougs said in pfBlockerNG MaxMind Registration required to continue to use the GeoIP functionality!:

                                  @BBcan177
                                  Uninstalled pfBlockerNG and installed pfBlockerNG-devel 2.2.5_28. Ran update as follows:

                                  Looks like an error with DNSBLIP?

                                  ~Doug

                                  Having the same issue

                                  Maybe an Force Update can help?
                                  Something else - I switched from pfblockerng to pfblockerng-devel an there is a increase of RAM usage from about 13% - is it also in your case?

                                  Thanks,
                                  fireodo

                                  Kettop Mi4300YL CPU: i5-4300Y @ 1.60GHz RAM: 8GB Ethernet Ports: 4
                                  SSD: SanDisk pSSD-S2 16GB (ZFS) WiFi: WLE200NX
                                  pfsense 2.7.2 CE
                                  Packages: Apcupsd Cron Iftop Iperf LCDproc Nmap pfBlockerNG RRD_Summary Shellcmd Snort Speedtest System_Patches.

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                                    SteveITS Rebel Alliance @SteveITS
                                    last edited by SteveITS

                                    @teamits said in pfBlockerNG MaxMind Registration required to continue to use the GeoIP functionality!:

                                    @BBcan177 , on pfBlockerNG, v2.1.4_20, it looks like if I open the plugin page (Firewall/pfBlockerNG) the MaxMind License Key field is blank. maxmind_key is populated in the saved config file, which I saved after entering it

                                    I checked several times yesterday and the field had the key in it each time I logged in. On a hunch waited until overnight again, and this morning the field is blank in the GUI. Seems so unlikely but is there some way it could disappear overnight? If I export the config file this morning it's missing, compared to my last export 3 days ago:

                                    <enable_log/>
                                    <skipfeed>0</skipfeed>
                                    <log_maxlines>20000</log_maxlines>
                                    <maxmind_key>****</maxmind_key>
                                    <maxmind_locale>en</maxmind_locale>
                                    <database_cc/>
                                    <inbound_interface>wan</inbound_interface>

                                    vs

                                    <enable_log/>
                                    <maxmind_locale>en</maxmind_locale>
                                    <database_cc/>
                                    <skipfeed>0</skipfeed>
                                    <log_maxlines>20000</log_maxlines>
                                    <inbound_interface>wan</inbound_interface>

                                    FWIW this is on an SG-4860 and it hasn't restarted in months.

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                                      MarcO42
                                      last edited by

                                      Hi,
                                      just a quiston: If Idon't want to use GeoIP and set "Disable MaxMind CSV database Updates" checkbox I'm already get an notification every hour that "MaxMind need a license". Is there a way to block this spam without disabling the notification or uninistalling pfBlockerNG?
                                      Cheers
                                      Marco

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                                      • BBcan177B
                                        BBcan177 Moderator @MarcO42
                                        last edited by

                                        @MarcO42
                                        You need to disable the "Action" settings in the GeoIP tab and any IPv4/6 aliases that use the "GeoIP" state for the notifications to stop.

                                        "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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                                          christopa1999
                                          last edited by

                                          Instead of sign up Maxmind, can we use IP2Location database as replacement?

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                                          • Sergei_ShablovskyS
                                            Sergei_Shablovsky @christopa1999
                                            last edited by

                                            @christopa1999 said in pfBlockerNG MaxMind Registration required to continue to use the GeoIP functionality!:

                                            Instead of sign up Maxmind, can we use IP2Location database as replacement?

                                            Why avoid registration?
                                            Just using MaxMind at this moment and after IP2locations integration ready, - just choose. ;)

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