pfBlockerNG MaxMind Registration required to continue to use the GeoIP functionality!

[BBcan177]

@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...

[provels]

@BBcan177 And the license key, not the token like the other guy did...

[jt]

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 :/

[provels]

@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.

[jt]

@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.. :/

[provels]

@jt Maybe do a reinstall of the package. I've got nothing else.

[SteveITS]

@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)

[nafeasonto]

I updated pfblockerng but where do put the key??

[provels]

@nafeasonto Firewall/pfBlockerNG/IP/MaxMind GeoIP configuration/MaxMind License Key

[NollipfSense]

I don't use MaxMind's list, yet I am getting several messages via WGUI that file did not download...should I disable?

[NollipfSense]

@BBcan177 Well, I disabled but that's only the monthly...still getting notification and lots of it.

[BBcan177]

@NollipfSense Update to the latest devel version.

[NollipfSense]

@BBcan177 Got v2.2.5_29 on pfSense 2.5-dev.

[NollipfSense]

Well, I was tired of all those notifications and decided to get a MaxMind account...all went well; however, when I created the GeoIP.conf file on my Mac, the MacOS added a dot rtf or dot txt that I cannot see despite unchecking the box not the add the extension to the file name. So, when I uploaded the file, it's been placed in the TMP folder instead of /usr/local/etc. Then, when I go to move the file, I get no such file or directory. I had clicked on the file then edited the file name to GeoIP.conf.

[RonpfS]

mv /tmp/GeoIP.conf /usr/local/etc

[NollipfSense]

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

mv /tmp/GeoIP.conf /usr/local/etc

That worked...thank you...wondered why it didn't work when I changed to the tmp directory then issued the move command?

[RonpfS]

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

why it did work when I changed to the tmp

Shell Output - pwd

/usr/local/www

[NollipfSense]

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

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

why it did work when I changed to the tmp

Shell Output - pwd

/usr/local/www

It was supposed to read: why it didn't work. It didn't require a password on the WebGUI since I am logged in...am I interrupting your response correctly?

[RonpfS]

the command prompt working directory is /usr/local/www

man pwd

[BBcan177]

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

Well, I was tired of all those notifications and decided to get a MaxMind account...all went well; however, when I created the GeoIP.conf file on my Mac, the MacOS added a dot rtf or dot txt that I cannot see despite unchecking the box not the add the extension to the file name. So, when I uploaded the file, it's been placed in the TMP folder instead of /usr/local/etc. Then, when I go to move the file, I get no such file or directory. I had clicked on the file then edited the file name to GeoIP.conf.

Not sure why you are editing that GeoIP.conf file as it is not used by pfBlockerNG. See the instructions in my first post in this thread for instructions.