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

gtj · Oct 25, 2020, 2:20 PM

@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 · Oct 25, 2020, 2:23 PM

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 · Oct 25, 2020, 2:29 PM

@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 · Oct 25, 2020, 2:30 PM

@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 · Oct 25, 2020, 2:34 PM

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

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here was the lasttime lic was used to grab update

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gtj · Oct 25, 2020, 2:38 PM

@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

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here was the lasttime lic was used to grab update

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Thank you for this.

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

stephenw10 · Oct 25, 2020, 2:43 PM

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

Steve

johnpoz · Oct 25, 2020, 3:00 PM

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 ;)

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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! ;)

gtj · Oct 25, 2020, 4:58 PM

@stephenw10
Hey guys.

Just tried again and the dropdown selection is mandatory, not optional.

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stephenw10 · Oct 25, 2020, 5:21 PM

Yup, because they want to know who is using their services.

gtj · Oct 25, 2020, 5:32 PM

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

Yup, because they want to know who is using their services.

My problem is there's nothing relevant that I could use out of that dropdown options - nothing that applies to actual ''home use''.

I might just be overcautious in the end :)

stephenw10 · Oct 25, 2020, 6:19 PM

If they don't provide an 'other' option then what else can you do.

gtj · Oct 25, 2020, 6:21 PM

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

If they don't provide an 'other' option then what else can you do.

Thank you very much for your help. Cheers mate! :)

johnpoz · Oct 25, 2020, 7:30 PM

Just pick IT, and security for its use.. That is not lying at all..

Your "home" company, IT and security is how its used..

gtj · Oct 25, 2020, 7:33 PM

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

Just pick IT, and security for its use.. That is not lying at all..

Your "home" company, IT and security is how its used..

Ended up picking Security and ''Utilities''. Thanks for all your help guys.
I'm setting pfblocker up eight now and it's already started doing a great job.