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

nhatnguyen

Srr @Gertjan
I miss image
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-> 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

johnpoz

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

it's not destined for home users

Where exactly are you reading that home users can not use it?

Where it asks for company when you create your account - just put in homeuse

gtj

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

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

I'm fairly sure it was asking for the type of business you hold along with basic personal details. All options on the drop down menu were business related, with no allowance for home users which is what I am. That obviously held me back from obtaining a license so wondering what option you may have selected to remain legitimate.

johnpoz

Other than my email - this is the only thing they have about me in that account

here was the lasttime lic was used to grab update

gtj

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

Other than my email - this is the only thing they have about me in that account

here was the lasttime lic was used to grab update

Thank you for this.

Thanks for the screenshot. I will have another look when I'm home.

stephenw10

Yeah that looks much more like data analytics than a license requirement. To me at least.

Steve

johnpoz

Just because this reminded me of the nonsense this is about geoip and trying to remove IPs from it..

On their do not sell list.. You see for example that one IP - so yes they pulled it from their database... But if that location info was even somewhat accurate - where do you think that .174 address would be located ;)

GeoIP locations are far from complete or accurate to be honest..

But I can for sure look up who owns that IP, and where they use it..

22    63 ms    59 ms    59 ms  be-299-rar01.santaclara.ca.sfba.comcast.net [68.86.143.94]
 23    61 ms    60 ms    61 ms  po-1-rur01.sfpine.ca.sfba.comcast.net [68.87.193.134]
 24    60 ms    60 ms    63 ms  be-11-sur03.sfpine.ca.sfba.comcast.net [68.87.226.54]
 25    61 ms    60 ms    67 ms  hu-0-6-0-0-sur04.sfpine.ca.sfba.comcast.net [68.85.86.94]
26     *        *        *     Request timed out.

Hmmm I wonder what actual area that IP is in ;) Maybe it really is in Virgina??? <rolleyes> I don't even need the IP to answer from trace.. Just need to get anywhere somewhere close via region.

The whole nonsense of removing IPs from a db of where they are located could only be done if every single IP was only stored exactly, not in any way summarized in netblocks, and were actually possible to use them anywhere.. But sorry you can't use a.b.c.X in CA and then use a.b.c.Y in NY ;)

Well I guess technically you could get close with really small netblocks ;) But the routing tables would be insane! ;)