Country Block
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Pfblocker???
yes, countryblock evolution started after this post from cmb
http://forum.pfsense.org/index.php/topic,25732.msg218002.html#msg218002
take a look.
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Pfblocker???
pfblocker will combine IP-Blocklist and Countryblock into a single package. It is going to be officially more stable than any release of Countryblock and IP-Blocklist thanks to all the hard work of marcelloc!
I don't believe this:
Look what i found in filter.inc after coding everything…
set limit table-entries {$config['system']['maximumtableentries']}
it was all time in front of our noses :D
I'll fix the code and relase a new version..
That is awesome! I didn't even see that. Glad you caught it.
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Who came up with the idea for this??? ;)
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The first goal was to Fix countryblock. Everything after this was 'forum brainstorm'.
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Tommyboy, don't know if you are still reading this. I have pfSense 2.0 release with the Country Block package. I didn't 'upgrade' to pfBlocker yet.
Today I did an upgrade from pfSense 2.0 Release to 2.0.1 Release. During reboot, all packages are reinstalled. But, it loops in removing/installing Country Block:Cleaning up... Beginning package installation for Country Block... Downloading package configuration file... done. Saving updated package information... done. Downloading Country Block and its dependencies... Loading package configuration... done. Configuring package components... Additional files... done. Loading package instructions... Custom commands... Executing custom_php_install_command()...done. Executing custom_php_resync_config_command()...done. Custom commands... Executing custom_php_install_command()...done. Executing custom_php_resync_config_command()...done. Backing up libraries... Removing package... Removing Country Block components... Tabs items... done. Menu items... done. Loading package instructions... Deinstall commands... done. Removing package instructions...done. Auxiliary files... done. Package XML... done. Configuration... done. Cleaning up... Beginning package installation for Country Block... Downloading package configuration file... done. Saving updated package information... done. Downloading Country Block and its dependencies... Loading package configuration... done. Configuring package components... Additional files... done. Loading package instructions... Custom commands... Executing custom_php_install_command()...done. Executing custom_php_resync_config_command()...done. Custom commands... Executing custom_php_install_command()...done. Executing custom_php_resync_config_command()...done. Menu items... Backing up libraries... Removing package... Removing Country Block components... Tabs items... done. Menu items... done. Loading package instructions... Deinstall commands... done. Removing package instructions...done. Auxiliary files... done. Package XML... done. Configuration... done. Cleaning up... Beginning package installation for Country Block... Downloading package configuration file... done. Saving updated package information... done. ...etc...I can't remove the package through the webinterface, because it says "package are being reinstalled in the background". I don't know what to do. The console just loops and loops…
Do you have an other way of removing the package. I don't want to do a complete new install...
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That's really strange. I tested on 2.0.1 but it was a fresh install. I didn't test upgrade from 2.0 to 2.0.1.
Manually remove the package. Remove the package from your config file and also from /usr/local/pkg
Try to re-install after everything is removed and after reboot.Tommyboy, don't know if you are still reading this. I have pfSense 2.0 release with the Country Block package. I didn't 'upgrade' to pfBlocker yet.
Today I did an upgrade from pfSense 2.0 Release to 2.0.1 Release. During reboot, all packages are reinstalled. But, it loops in removing/installing Country Block:Cleaning up... Beginning package installation for Country Block... Downloading package configuration file... done. Saving updated package information... done. Downloading Country Block and its dependencies... Loading package configuration... done. Configuring package components... Additional files... done. Loading package instructions... Custom commands... Executing custom_php_install_command()...done. Executing custom_php_resync_config_command()...done. Custom commands... Executing custom_php_install_command()...done. Executing custom_php_resync_config_command()...done. Backing up libraries... Removing package... Removing Country Block components... Tabs items... done. Menu items... done. Loading package instructions... Deinstall commands... done. Removing package instructions...done. Auxiliary files... done. Package XML... done. Configuration... done. Cleaning up... Beginning package installation for Country Block... Downloading package configuration file... done. Saving updated package information... done. Downloading Country Block and its dependencies... Loading package configuration... done. Configuring package components... Additional files... done. Loading package instructions... Custom commands... Executing custom_php_install_command()...done. Executing custom_php_resync_config_command()...done. Custom commands... Executing custom_php_install_command()...done. Executing custom_php_resync_config_command()...done. Menu items... Backing up libraries... Removing package... Removing Country Block components... Tabs items... done. Menu items... done. Loading package instructions... Deinstall commands... done. Removing package instructions...done. Auxiliary files... done. Package XML... done. Configuration... done. Cleaning up... Beginning package installation for Country Block... Downloading package configuration file... done. Saving updated package information... done. ...etc...I can't remove the package through the webinterface, because it says "package are being reinstalled in the background". I don't know what to do. The console just loops and loops…
Do you have an other way of removing the package. I don't want to do a complete new install...
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Country IP Blocks (countryipblocks.net) is now moving to a paid subscription model and their "free" tables will now be out of date by the time they're made free.
Perhaps Country Block could start getting its data from http://www.ipdeny.com/ipblocks/ instead?
–Sean
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Country IP Blocks (countryipblocks.net) is now moving to a paid subscription model and their "free" tables will now be out of date by the time they're made free.
Perhaps Country Block could start getting its data from http://www.ipdeny.com/ipblocks/ instead?
Anyone have any solid experience with those lists? It's a lot of work to maintain highly accurate country IP lists, which is why Country IP Blocks is going to a paid subscription model to keep it sustainable, and I have serious doubts if the other available options will be well maintained for the same reasons Country IP Blocks has found it unsustainable to strictly give away access (I've spoken to them via phone and email several times over the past few months).
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@cmb:
Anyone have any solid experience with those lists? It's a lot of work to maintain highly accurate country IP lists, which is why Country IP Blocks is going to a paid subscription model to keep it sustainable, and I have serious doubts if the other available options will be well maintained for the same reasons Country IP Blocks has found it unsustainable to strictly give away access (I've spoken to them via phone and email several times over the past few months).
I just found the site doing a search. It seems that this site allows usage of its lists in products like pfSense per their licensing agreement. They also state on the main website page that they intend on keeping the information available for free. This site also seems to have been around longer than Country IP Block although I might be wrong in that aspect. The people that run this site might possibly have better financial backing than Country IP Block and therefore can offer their services for free. I can't justify spending $100+ a year for what I can find elsewhere for free and as far as I can tell, their lists are just as accurate as Country IP Block's and unlike CIPB, their free lists are updated daily.
Just my two cents' worth.
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I'll look into this. At the moment the Country data is static on Country IP Block. Country IP Ranges don't change enough to cause this app to pull dynamic data. There are times when the country data is updated but that's only about every 6 months.
In the mean time focus has moved from Country Block to pfBlocker, FYI.
