pfBlockerNG MaxMind Registration required to continue to use the GeoIP functionality!
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@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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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 -
@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. -
Instead of sign up Maxmind, can we use IP2Location database as replacement?
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@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. ;) -
i followed the procedure and saved the registration key in our pfsense box, however, after ~1h I started to receive the email notifications again. when I checked back the box, the license key was missing. tried to put it again & save, same result. tried to generate a new key, no change.
does anyone know what might be wrong, please?
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@jt Did you do a Reload/Force?
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@jt
When you hit "save" did you get an error message... you probably didn't use the correct License key. Its only alpha-numeric with no spaces etc... -
@BBcan177 And the license key, not the token like the other guy did...
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i did do reload
i didn't get any error message
i did fill the license key, paste as plain text, the long number, not the short one (token)still getting notifications :/
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@jt So your Key is a 16 char mixed-case alpha-numeric something like this?
dkhLGtU8fBz3v1nN
If so, I'd suggest getting a new Key. -
@provels yes, 16char mixed case alpha-numeric.
i did exactly that today - got a new key. same result.
funnily enough, out of 4 pfsense boxes we run, just a single one started to ask for the license.. :/ -
@jt Maybe do a reinstall of the package. I've got nothing else.
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@jt What you describe sounds a bit like what I posted except my key disappeared overnight, and we got the notification on the update. Do you have the cron update set to run hourly maybe? Ours was daily.
I "solved" it by moving to pfBlockerNG-devel. (used the same key) -
I updated pfblockerng but where do put the key??
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@nafeasonto Firewall/pfBlockerNG/IP/MaxMind GeoIP configuration/MaxMind License Key
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I don't use MaxMind's list, yet I am getting several messages via WGUI that file did not download...should I disable?
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@BBcan177 Well, I disabled but that's only the monthly...still getting notification and lots of it.
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@NollipfSense Update to the latest devel version.
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@BBcan177 Got v2.2.5_29 on pfSense 2.5-dev.
