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    • RonpfSR
      RonpfS @SebM
      last edited by RonpfS

      @sebm

      tail /var/log/pfblockerng/pfblockerng.log
      
      [ SCANR_Shodan_v4 ]		 exists.
      [ SCANR_ISC_Onyphe_v4 ]		 exists.
      [ DNSBLIP_v4 ]			 exists.
      
      ===[  Aliastables / Rules  ]==========================================
      
      No changes to Firewall rules, skipping Filter Reload
      No Changes to Aliases, Skipping pfctl Update
      
       UPDATE PROCESS ENDED
      

      Then check System log, Console to see if any errors are displayed.
      No Crash report in the Dashboard ?

      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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      • SebMS
        SebM @johnpoz
        last edited by

        @johnpoz I confirm being logged in as admin, and do not even have other users created.

        I tried to open that very file after having enabled MaxMind the other day, before posting here.

        Here's the sad screenshot of what I see:
        Screen Shot 3.png

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        • johnpozJ
          johnpoz LAYER 8 Global Moderator @SebM
          last edited by johnpoz

          Can you try it with a different browser? Are you using any sort of addons in your browser that could block stuff?

          An intelligent man is sometimes forced to be drunk to spend time with his fools
          If you get confused: Listen to the Music Play
          Please don't Chat/PM me for help, unless mod related
          SG-4860 24.11 | Lab VMs 2.8, 24.11

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          • SebMS
            SebM @RonpfS
            last edited by

            @ronpfs There you go my friend:

            Shell Output - tail /var/log/pfblockerng/pfblockerng.log

            Alias table IP Counts
            -----------------------------
               22091 /var/db/aliastables/pfB_PRI1_v4.txt
            
            pfSense Table Stats
            -------------------
            table-entries hard limit   400000
            Table Usage Count         140261
            
             UPDATE PROCESS ENDED [ 12/15/20 15:01:40 ]
            

            I don't see any errors in Status / System Logs / System / General

            No crash report in Dashboard that I can see.

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            • RonpfSR
              RonpfS @SebM
              last edited by

              @sebm Try F5 or CTRL-F5 to refresh the code.

              Maybe something went wrong last time you upgraded. Disable pfBlockerNG, reinstall pfBlockerNG, enable pfBlockerNG.

              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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              • SebMS
                SebM @johnpoz
                last edited by

                @johnpoz I use Safari and have no Extensions enabled.

                Just tried the same with a clean Firefox, same problem.
                Nothing in the Log/File Details or Log sections...

                Should I try a reboot? 😰

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                • SebMS
                  SebM @RonpfS
                  last edited by

                  @ronpfs said in Log Browser always empty:

                  Maybe something went wrong last time you upgraded. Disable pfBlockerNG, reinstall pfBlockerNG, enable pfBlockerNG.

                  As suggested:

                  1. disabled
                  2. uninstalled
                  3. re-installed
                  4. re-enabled

                  Same problem...

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                  • RonpfSR
                    RonpfS @SebM
                    last edited by RonpfS

                    @sebm You can view files with Diagnostics / Edit File tab.
                    You can also download File with the Diagnostics / Command Prompt tab.

                    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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                    • SebMS
                      SebM @SebM
                      last edited by

                      @sebm said in Log Browser always empty:

                      Should I try a reboot?

                      FYI,
                      I did the unimaginable after a 120 days uptime: rebooted.
                      Same problem persists...

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                      • SebMS
                        SebM @RonpfS
                        last edited by

                        @ronpfs said in Log Browser always empty:

                        @sebm You can view files with Diagnostics / Edit File tab.
                        You can also download File with the Diagnostics / Command Prompt tab.

                        That's right my friend: I confirm I was able to open or download any files from the /var/log/pfblockerng/ folder using these two methods.

                        Is that your subtle way to say "forget about it", use a workaround? 😉

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                        • RonpfSR
                          RonpfS @SebM
                          last edited by

                          @sebm What version of pfsense ? No disk full ?

                          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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                          • RonpfSR
                            RonpfS @SebM
                            last edited by RonpfS

                            @sebm said in Log Browser always empty:

                            Is that your subtle way to say "forget about it", use a workaround?

                            It's a way for you to inspect 🕵 log files until @BBcan177 find time 🚶 to read your post.

                            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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                            • SebMS
                              SebM
                              last edited by

                              @ronpfs said in Log Browser always empty:

                              @sebm What version of pfsense ? No disk full ?

                              pfSense 2.4.5-RELEASE-p1 (amd64)
                              pfBlockerNG-devel 3.0.0_5
                              I have 450GB of space left

                              @ronpfs said in Log Browser always empty:

                              It's a way for you inspect 🕵 log files until @BBcan177 find time 🚶 to read your post.

                              It is what it is I suppose. I sure appreciate your time trying to help!

                              Should I try to install version 3.0.0_6?

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                                stepheng
                                last edited by

                                As stated before, I have exactly the same problem. I am running
                                2.4.5-RELEASE-p1 (amd64)

                                pfBlockerNG-devel net 3.0.0_3

                                which obviously needs updating to _5 or is it _6 now?

                                I can see all the log files in the /var directory and access them directly via the diagnostics / edit file, but not via the pfBlockerNG menus.

                                I am running on a PC Engines APU2 device with a relatively small SSD but I do not have much used disk space:

                                Disk usage:
                                /
                                8% of 11GiB - zfs
                                /tmp
                                0% of 10GiB - zfs
                                /var
                                8% of 11GiB - zfs
                                /zroot
                                0% of 10GiB - zfs
                                /var/run
                                5% of 3.4MiB - ufs in RAM

                                This is more annoying than anything else. PfBlocker is clearly working and the logs show nothing strange (at least to my eyes).

                                The tail of my pfblockerng.log reads ....

                                Database Sanity check [ PASSED ]

                                Masterfile/Deny folder uniq check
                                Deny folder/Masterfile uniq check

                                Sync check (Pass=No IPs reported)

                                Alias table IP Counts

                                21104 total
                                21067 /var/db/aliastables/pfB_PRI1_v4.txt
                                37 /var/db/aliastables/pfB_PRI1_6_v6.txt

                                pfSense Table Stats

                                table-entries hard limit 400000
                                Table Usage Count 139282

                                UPDATE PROCESS ENDED [ 12/16/20 10:00:20 ]

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                                • johnpozJ
                                  johnpoz LAYER 8 Global Moderator
                                  last edited by

                                  And your seeing the same blank file section?

                                  2020-12-16_043625.png

                                  If not showing you which log file its trying to open or that is doesn't exist.. Points to reason being blank is its not trying to even open anything.

                                  Could be a browser side problem..

                                  An intelligent man is sometimes forced to be drunk to spend time with his fools
                                  If you get confused: Listen to the Music Play
                                  Please don't Chat/PM me for help, unless mod related
                                  SG-4860 24.11 | Lab VMs 2.8, 24.11

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                                  • GertjanG
                                    Gertjan @johnpoz
                                    last edited by Gertjan

                                    @johnpoz said in Log Browser always empty:

                                    Could be a browser side problem..

                                    Note : I'm not seeing any issues.

                                    It's the user, by selecting the "Log/File type" and then "Log/File selection" a fires a POST against the pfSense WebGUI/pfblockerng_log.php - ajax does it's job, and returns the info.
                                    Nothings special, exactly the same thing is happening on the dashboard page (does your auto refresh work ?) , and other pfSense WebGUI pages.

                                    edit : even this forum.netgate.com is using ajax heavily, right now, while your reading and typing.

                                    I tried some basic "ajax" debugging with my browser (Firefox) as they all have some 'web development' functionalities integrated.

                                    Hit Shift-Ctrl-E to access the "network" part direcly.
                                    It will show up at the bottom.
                                    Now, open the Firewall > pfBlockerNG > Log Browser page.
                                    Select your file.

                                    You will (should) see this at the bottom of the network-log-list-windows :

                                    b1a8949a-732c-47a8-ba21-44899c04afab-image.png

                                    Clickint twice on this line will show the content being send from the webGUi to the browser (the file itself is base64 encoded).

                                    /maxmind_ver|TWF4TWluZCBHZW9MaXRlMiBEYXRlL1RpbWUgU3RhbXAKTGFzdC1Nb2RpZmllZDogV2VkLCAwOSBEZWMgMjAyMCAxOTo0MDo1NSBHTVQKRHVwbGljYXRlIFJlcHJlc2VudGVkIElQNCBOZXR3b3JrczogNzgyNTUK|
                                    

                                    You see the same thing ?

                                    No "help me" PM's please. Use the forum, the community will thank you.
                                    Edit : and where are the logs ??

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                                    • johnpozJ
                                      johnpoz LAYER 8 Global Moderator @Gertjan
                                      last edited by

                                      @gertjan Not seeing any issues here either can not duplicate this problem. So its clearly not some issue in pfblocker that presents itself to everyone.

                                      Since the logs are there.. And they can access them and they have info in them - I would look to see if browser related. Are you seeing the same issue on all browsers? Without any addons, etc.

                                      I can not duplicate the problem - so its something specific to their setup, and since files are there and can be read - I would validate not a browser issue.

                                      An intelligent man is sometimes forced to be drunk to spend time with his fools
                                      If you get confused: Listen to the Music Play
                                      Please don't Chat/PM me for help, unless mod related
                                      SG-4860 24.11 | Lab VMs 2.8, 24.11

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                                        stepheng @johnpoz
                                        last edited by

                                        @johnpoz Yes I have that same blank section that was reported by sebM.

                                        I normally use Safari, but get the same behaviour using Firefox.

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                                        • GertjanG
                                          Gertjan @stepheng
                                          last edited by

                                          @stepheng did you saw the 'interaction' I showed above ?

                                          No "help me" PM's please. Use the forum, the community will thank you.
                                          Edit : and where are the logs ??

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                                            stepheng @Gertjan
                                            last edited by stepheng

                                            @gertjan I looked at the developer mode stuff (on both Safari and Firefox) and didn't see any traffic happening at all on the log page, beyond the initial load of the page.

                                            Interestingly, on my rather old MacBook Pro, it doesn't work under Safari, but it does work correctly under Firefox.

                                            ... and as a third data point, it does work although a bit clunky on my iPad (it takes forever to load initially - one seems to need to give it some encouragement my selecting a different log file like the error.log and then it seems to work fine with the reload button.

                                            I really don't know what it different about this iMac (running Catalina - it is probably the "cleanest" of my machines with the fewest add-ons and plug-ins as it is the newest and I've been very ruthless in not adding software that I don't think I actually need whereas my MacBookPro is about 10 years old and full of cruft.

                                            I know that Safari can sometimes be a bit temperamental, but I've not seen anything quite of this nature before - I have seen the odd problem with CSS files being interpreted differently to other browsers. Firefox is my goto for such sites and I tend to use as my reference.

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