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    Packet Counts Not Updating in pfBlockerNG Widget

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      molykule @RonpfS
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      @ronpfs
      Hi Ronpfs,

      Many thanks. So that if somebody else is lost just like me,
      I have the rule as "Alias Deny" which creates the rule under Firewall -- Alias tab an Alias with the name (Example "pfB_level1"). Then under the rule I have reject, single host/alias and then pfB_level1. Then way down on the same page, under "Extra Options" in Description tab I have pfb_level1.
      That starts the widget count,
      thanks for all your help,
      Molykule

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        RonpfS @molykule
        last edited by RonpfS

        @molykule Click on the under Action in any IP group.

        Alias' Rules:
        'Alias' rules create an alias for the list (and do nothing else). This enables a pfBlockerNG list to be used by name, in any firewall rule or pfSense function, as desired. 
        

        With this alias you create your own FW rules.

        2.4.5-RELEASE-p1 (amd64)
        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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          mlines @molykule
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          @molykule So here is what is happening for me at least (SG-1100 2.4.5p1). I add the PRI1 blocklist as Alias Deny. Add it to the WAN interface to test with reject and logging. While I do a force reload I can see the pfB_PRI1_v4 list appear on the dashboard widget and the count start to increment (as I get hammered constantly), however by the time the reload finishes the rule has disappeared from the WAN rule list, and the count is showing 0 in the widget.

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            BBcan177 Moderator @mlines
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            @mlines

            If you set the Firewall Rule Description to start with "pfb_", it will not be removed by the package.
            Maybe send a screenshot of where you are putting the Description.

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

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              mlines @BBcan177
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              @bbcan177 So if I set the description to "pfb_....", the rule is not deleted however it does not increment the count. If I set the description to "pfB_", the count is incremented during the reload but then the rule is deleted at the end of the reload. Screen Shot 2020-12-06 at 12.55.45 PM.png Screen Shot 2020-12-06 at 12.56.12 PM.png

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                tman222
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                @mlines - if the name of the IP list for Alias Deny is pfB_PRI1_v4, make sure that the description of the firewall that uses this pfBlockerNG alias starts with "pfb_" (note the small "b"). So for instance, you could put pfb_PRI1_v4 as the only text into the firewall rule description, and the counter in the widget should start to work (again, note the the small "b"). Hope this helps.

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                  mlines @tman222
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                  @tman222 Thanks - I can do that and the rule will not be deleted, however the dashboard counter no longer works.

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                    BBcan177 Moderator @mlines
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                    @mlines

                    1. Leave the Firewall Rule Description prefix with "pfb_"

                    2. Then download the patched file:
                      curl -o /usr/local/www/widgets/widgets/pfblockerng.widget.php "https://gist.githubusercontent.com/BBcan177/22a3c6b6fe9b7b5f7415dfaa189c49a4/raw"

                    "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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                      mlines @BBcan177
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                      @bbcan177 Ok, I think I have it (and to be clear for everyone else). Apply the patch as described above. Then, make the rule description the same as the Alias List name, except use a small b instead of a capital B.

                      For example, when adding the PRI1 feed as Alias Deny, the resultant Alias name will be pfB_PRI1_v4. When adding a rule that uses this Alias, set the description to "pfb_PRI1_v4". Do not customize or otherwise change the description (my mistake).

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                        tman222 @mlines
                        last edited by tman222

                        @mlines said in Packet Counts Not Updating in pfBlockerNG Widget:

                        @bbcan177 Ok, I think I have it (and to be clear for everyone else). Apply the patch as described above. Then, make the rule description the same as the Alias List name, except use a small b instead of a capital B.

                        For example, when adding the PRI1 feed as Alias Deny, the resultant Alias name will be pfB_PRI1_v4. When adding a rule that uses this Alias, set the description to "pfb_PRI1_v4". Do not customize or otherwise change the description (my mistake).

                        Hi @mlines - as I understand it, it should work as long as the firewall description starts with "pfb_". So for instance, if you had the firewall rule description as something like "pfb_PRI1_v4 alias to deny xyz traffic" the widget counter should still work. Hope this helps.

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                          digdug3 @BBcan177
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                          @bbcan177 said in Packet Counts Not Updating in pfBlockerNG Widget:

                          @mlines

                          If you set the Firewall Rule Description to start with "pfb_", it will not be removed by the package.
                          Maybe send a screenshot of where you are putting the Description.

                          @BBcan177 Hmm, alternate descriptions used to work before. Why not just look at the Alias name like before? I don't like changing the descriptions...

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                            A Former User @BBcan177
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                            @bbcan177 said in Packet Counts Not Updating in pfBlockerNG Widget:

                            patch

                            Hi
                            I have the same problem too.
                            I don't know how to use pfsense well so I wanted to know how to put this patch.
                            Can you show me how to do it even with screenshots? Thank you

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                              A Former User @A Former User
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                              Can anyone help me? Thank you

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                                digdug3 @A Former User
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                                @antonio-briguglio Please update pfBlockerNG to the latest dev. version, that fixes the issue.

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                                  A Former User @digdug3
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                                  @digdug3 thank you

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