Packet Counts Not Updating in pfBlockerNG Widget

tman222

@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.

mlines

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

BBcan177

@mlines

Leave the Firewall Rule Description prefix with "pfb_"
Then download the patched file:
curl -o /usr/local/www/widgets/widgets/pfblockerng.widget.php "https://gist.githubusercontent.com/BBcan177/22a3c6b6fe9b7b5f7415dfaa189c49a4/raw"

mlines

@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).

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.

digdug3

@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...

@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

Can anyone help me? Thank you

digdug3

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

@digdug3 thank you