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

stephenw10

Enter the Key in the 'Maxmind License Key' field in pfBlocker. Now you can access the GeoIP tabs.

Steve

Waqar.UK

@stephenw10 said in pfBlockerNG MaxMind Registration required to continue to use the GeoIP functionality!:

Enter the Key in the 'Maxmind License Key' field in pfBlocker. Now you can access the GeoIP tabs.

Steve

Thanks Steve.

nhatnguyen

Hi guys.
How to upgrade pfBlockerNG 2.1.2_1 to pfBlockerNG v2.1.4_19?
Because I do not see any updating in Installed Packages.
Thank you!

Gertjan

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

pfBlockerNG 2.1.2_1

What do you see in that list ?

pfBlockerNG 2.1.2_1 is the (a verry) old version, and is probably up to date.
Or are you really maintaining and non-up to date old version ? ?

Take pfBlockerNG-devel version 2.2.5_32, that's the one everybody is using.

To go to pfBlockerNG-devel version 2.2.5_32, uninstall any "pfBlockerNG" that you have right now.
Re install pfBlockerNG-devel version 2.2.5_32 (version today, may 15, 2020)

nhatnguyen

Hi @Gertjan
Thanks for useful informations.
I do not see any update in System>Package Manager>Installed Packages
As your suggestion: I must unistall old version, after that go to System>Package Manager>Available Packages and reinstall? Has any good way to install new version?
Thank you so much!

Gertjan

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

I do not see any update in System>Package Manager>Installed Packages

You mean that that list is empty ? That's normal if you have no packages installed.
But you do ...
If you do, consider pfSense "broken". Not really a big deal : they have you covered : https://docs.netgate.com/pfsense/en/latest/packages/fixing-a-broken-pkg-database.html

Note : do not execute these commands using the GUI.
Use the Console == SSH access.
And live will be easy on you.

nhatnguyen

Srr @Gertjan
I miss image
alt text
-> Is it updated? (I do not see any new update)

Gertjan

As said above, that's very old.

Uninstall it, and use the latest 'devel' version, which is already 2 years old, well maintained.

stephenw10

Do you see other packages available to install?

What pfSense version are you running?

nhatnguyen

Hi @stephenw10 I do not se other package. I am using pfSense 2.3.4 release p1

Gertjan

(most) packages are only maintained for the latest pfSense version.
Example : some of them pull in an updated version of PHP,, which can totally break the pfSense GUI and sub system.
Upgrade your pfSense first.

stephenw10

Yup, 2.3.4 is ancient but you should still see packages available. You will not see a current pfBlocker package there though.

I assume you are also not seeing a pfSense update offered? You are probably hitting this:
https://docs.netgate.com/pfsense/en/latest/install/upgrade-troubleshooting.html#upgrade-not-offered-library-errors

Consider installing 2.4.5 clean and restoring your config into it. That will get past all those problems.

Steve

nhatnguyen

Thank you @stephenw10

nhatnguyen

Tjank you @Gertjan

gtj

Hello,

I've just installed pfblocker and wanted to utilize the GeoIP list provided by Maxmind too. However, I can see that the license is provided to those owning businesses or/and private companies and that it's not destined for home users. Therefore, upon reading the ''terms of use'' I decided to hold back as at teh end of the day I wouldn't want to do anything illegal...

My question is has anyone of you used the license for personal / home use?

Many thanks

stephenw10

Where exactly are you reading that?

gtj

@stephenw10 said in pfBlockerNG MaxMind Registration required to continue to use the GeoIP functionality!:

Where exactly are you reading that?

Before creating an account with Maxmind you have to accept the terms and conditions. It's right in there.

stephenw10

This?: https://www.maxmind.com/en/geolite2/eula

That's what appears to apply here and I'm not seeing those references there. My find function may be broken....

gtj

@stephenw10 said in pfBlockerNG MaxMind Registration required to continue to use the GeoIP functionality!:

This?: https://www.maxmind.com/en/geolite2/eula

That's what appears to apply here and I'm not seeing those references there. My find function may be broken....

Yes that's it.
If I understood those wrong, what did you respond to the relevant questions?

stephenw10

What questions exactly?

The word business only appears once there an it doesn't in any way seem to prevent home users.
Of course IANAL....

Steve