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    Time-based filtering

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      netsysadmin
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      Hi all,

      Is there any plan of including a time-based filter some time in the future?

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        hoba
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        It's not on top of the todo list and there is noone working on it atm afaik.

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          netsysadmin
          last edited by

          ok. I asked because at work, some people are only allowed to access the Internet during a particular time period.
          Anyone knows how this can be implemented?

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            hoba
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            You might want to try a similiar attempt like described at http://wiki.m0n0.ch/wikka.php?wakka=PoorMansTimeBasedRules .

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              netsysadmin
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              I'll try to implement it as soon as my other problems with pfSense are solved.
              One question though: will all the commands used to implement time-based filtering in monowall work for pfSense?

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                hoba
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                You'll have to do some abstraction as pfSense uses different filters. Maybe it's easier to somehow cron the upload of a partitial Firewallrules backup and trigger a filter reload after that.

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                  netsysadmin
                  last edited by

                  hoba,

                  I have good experience with Linux and cron.
                  Can you point me to pages where I can learn more about how to implement that in pfSense?
                  Where is the firewall rules file stored, …?

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                    thuskey
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                    One example can be found here:  http://forum.pfsense.org/index.php/topic,682.msg10895.html#msg10895

                    Travis Huskey
                    http://www.travishuskey.com

                    Independent Associate
                    PrePaid Legal Services, Inc.

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