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    • provelsP
      provels @jt
      last edited by 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.

      Peder

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        jt
        last edited by

        @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.. :/

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        • provelsP
          provels @jt
          last edited by

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

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            SteveITS Galactic Empire @jt
            last edited by

            @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)

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              nafeasonto @SteveITS
              last edited by

              I updated pfblockerng but where do put the key??

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              • provelsP
                provels @nafeasonto
                last edited by

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

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                • NollipfSenseN
                  NollipfSense
                  last edited by NollipfSense

                  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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                  • NollipfSenseN
                    NollipfSense
                    last edited by NollipfSense

                    @BBcan177 Well, I disabled but that's only the monthly...still getting notification and lots of it.
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                    • BBcan177B
                      BBcan177 Moderator @NollipfSense
                      last edited by

                      @NollipfSense Update to the latest devel version.

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

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                      Twitter: @BBcan177  #pfBlockerNG
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                      • NollipfSenseN
                        NollipfSense @BBcan177
                        last edited by

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

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                        • NollipfSenseN
                          NollipfSense
                          last edited by

                          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.

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                          pfSense+ 23.09 Lenovo Thinkcentre M93P SFF Quadcore i7 dual Raid-ZFS 128GB-SSD 32GB-RAM PCI-Intel i350-t4 NIC, -Intel QAT 8950.
                          pfSense+ 23.09 VM-Proxmox, Dell Precision Xeon-W2155 Nvme 500GB-ZFS 128GB-RAM PCIe-Intel i350-t4, Intel QAT-8950, P-cloud.

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                          • RonpfSR
                            RonpfS
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                            mv /tmp/GeoIP.conf /usr/local/etc

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                            • NollipfSenseN
                              NollipfSense @RonpfS
                              last edited by 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?

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                              • RonpfSR
                                RonpfS
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                                @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

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                                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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                                • NollipfSenseN
                                  NollipfSense @RonpfS
                                  last edited by

                                  @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?

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                                  • RonpfSR
                                    RonpfS
                                    last edited by

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

                                    man pwd 😉

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                                    • BBcan177B
                                      BBcan177 Moderator @NollipfSense
                                      last edited by

                                      @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.

                                      "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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                                      • stephenw10S
                                        stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                                        last edited by

                                        Yes, you can't change directory from the web command prompt like that. It always executes from the same location.

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                                        • NollipfSenseN
                                          NollipfSense @BBcan177
                                          last edited by

                                          @BBcan177 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!:

                                          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.

                                          I wasn't editing the file...just the file name, because I had copied the file (the GeoIP.conf) in TextEdit, paste the key, and saved. When I had saved, the MacOS added the dot rtf or dot txt.

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                                            Waqar.UK
                                            last edited by

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

                                            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.

                                            I wasn't editing the file...just the file name, because I had copied the file (the GeoIP.conf) in TextEdit, paste the key, and saved. When I had saved, the MacOS added the dot rtf or dot txt.

                                            Hello all,

                                            just upgraded a few minutes ago to 2.4.5-RELEASE (amd64)
                                            I am running pfblockerNG and snort.
                                            Do I need a maxmind account to run pfblockerNG?
                                            I have registered at https://www.maxmind.com/en/geolite2/signup
                                            But as your first picture states "company home use" during
                                            registration I put down "non profit". How do I change this to "home"?

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