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    • marcellocM
      marcelloc
      last edited by

      it's just a print before if

      not a big deal.

      never mind If you do not have checked sync option.

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      • Q
        Quinn1981
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        My alias keeps getting knocked up to the top of the rule sets I have for my networks (I have a LAN and WLAN network). It's been happening erratically. I'm not sure what is causing it or what to do about it.

          			* 	* 	* 	LAN Address 	22
        80
        443 	* 	* 		Anti-Lockout Rule 	
        [move] 	[edit rule]
        	[add a new rule based on this one]
        	[click to toggle enabled/disabled status] 		TCP 	LAN net 	* 	* 	6697 	* 	none 	  	Allow all IRC (secure)  	
        	[edit rule]
        [delete rule] 	[add a new rule based on this one]
        	[click to toggle enabled/disabled status] 		TCP 	LAN net 	* 	* 	6667 	* 	none 	  	Allow all IRC  	
        	[edit rule]
        [delete rule] 	[add a new rule based on this one]
        	[click to toggle enabled/disabled status] 		TCP 	LAN net 	* 	* 	80 (HTTP) 	* 	none 	  	Allow all HTTP  	
        	[edit rule]
        [delete rule] 	[add a new rule based on this one]
        	[click to toggle enabled/disabled status] 		TCP 	LAN net 	* 	* 	21 (FTP) 	* 	none 	  	Allow all FTP  	
        	[edit rule]
        [delete rule] 	[add a new rule based on this one]
        	[click to toggle enabled/disabled status] 		TCP 	LAN net 	* 	* 	443 (HTTPS) 	* 	none 	  	Allow all HTTPS  	
        	[edit rule]
        [delete rule] 	[add a new rule based on this one]
        	[click to toggle enabled/disabled status] 		* 	* 	* 	pfBlockerantitorrentout 	* 	* 	none 	  	pfBlocker Outbound rule  	
        	[edit rule]
        [delete rule] 	[add a new rule based on this one]
        	[click to toggle enabled/disabled status] 		* 	LAN net 	* 	WLAN net 	* 	* 	none 	  	  	
        	[edit rule]
        [delete rule] 	[add a new rule based on this one]
        	[click to toggle enabled/disabled status] 		* 	LAN net 	* 	* 	* 	* 	none 	  	Default allow LAN to any rule  
        
        My pfBlocker rule won't stay in the order that I have here. It moves to the top and ends up blocking a lot of traffic my rules allow.[/move]
        
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        • marcellocM
          marcelloc
          last edited by

          If you need custom rules before pfBocker, you must change pfBlocker action to alias only and then create your own block rules.

          A shortcut to this is changing pfBlocker applied rules description before changing action.

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          • Q
            Quinn1981
            last edited by

            Makes sense. :)

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            • ?
              Guest
              last edited by

              Hey guys I'm new here and to pfsense. I noticed that when I enable pfblocker my wireless clients can longer connect to the internet but my wired. Any ideas. I'm using a linksys wireless router with dd-wrt loaded on it. It has worked forever until I enable pfblocker without any rules created. I'm a complete noob to linux/unix. Thanks in advance!!!

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              • marcellocM
                marcelloc
                last edited by

                PfBlocker does not remove or include any rule different from its own rules.
                Try disabling it and see what happens.

                Also try to include some lists and see how it include aliases and rules.

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                • RonpfSR
                  RonpfS
                  last edited by

                  You might add something about the rule being under pfBlocker control in the rules description.

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                  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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                  • marcellocM
                    marcelloc
                    last edited by

                    Don't you think pfBlocker Inbound/outbound rule description is less robotic?  :)

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                    • ?
                      Guest
                      last edited by

                      I created an outbound rule using the ads, spyware, and level 3 list. Once I enabled pfblocker all wireless client stopped accessing the internet. My wired desktop worked perfectly fine. I disabled pfblocker and the wireless clients started working again. Any ideas?

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                      • RonpfSR
                        RonpfS
                        last edited by

                        i know ….  but the warning about the alias is very robotic  :D DO NOT EDIT THIS ALIAS

                        but I did modify one of them and got surprised when the modification was lost  :o after a pfBlocker restart.

                        I'm not sure now,  but maybe copy or the rule disappeared too !?

                        In the end it is easier to just use aliases, that way you can choose the order of the rules.

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                        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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                        • marcellocM
                          marcelloc
                          last edited by

                          @RonpfS:

                          but I did modify one of them and got surprised when the modification was lost  :o after a pfBlocker restart.

                          I'm not sure now,  but maybe copy or the rule disappeared too !?

                          When you copy a rule, you must change pfblocker description to something without pfblocker and rule

                          @RonpfS:

                          In the end it is easier to just use aliases, that way you can choose the order of the rules.

                          yes, it's realy usefull.

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                          • marcellocM
                            marcelloc
                            last edited by

                            @WarMachine357:

                            I created an outbound rule using the ads, spyware, and level 3 list. Once I enabled pfblocker all wireless client stopped accessing the internet. My wired desktop worked perfectly fine. I disabled pfblocker and the wireless clients started working again. Any ideas?

                            Do your wireless clients are on the same subnet as LAN users?

                            Check rules with pfBlocker enabled and disabled

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                            • ?
                              Guest
                              last edited by

                              Yeah, they are are the same subnet. The pfsense box hands out dhcp to them. The outbound rule I created comes before the default LAN rule LAN NET. Also, the ntp server in pfsense provides service to the wireless ap.

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                              • marcellocM
                                marcelloc
                                last edited by

                                @WarMachine357:

                                Yeah, they are are the same subnet. The pfsense box hands out dhcp to them. The outbound rule I created comes before the default LAN rule LAN NET. Also, the ntp server in pfsense provides service to the wireless ap.

                                If wired and wireless machines are on the same subnet and using the same dhcp, I have no idea how pfsense or pfblocker could block one and do not block other. It's weird to me.

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                                • ?
                                  Guest
                                  last edited by

                                  I have found by moving the rule after the allow rules the wireless clients work. But, that doesn't seem right does it?

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                                  • ?
                                    Guest
                                    last edited by

                                    I agree that it doesn't make sense. What happens to one should happen to the other. But, did you see what I said about moving the rule to the bottom?

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                                    • marcellocM
                                      marcelloc
                                      last edited by

                                      @WarMachine357:

                                      I have found by moving the rule after the allow rules the wireless clients work. But, that doesn't seem right does it?

                                      No it's not.

                                      An outbound rule blocks access from any to pfblockerAlias.

                                      If you have one rule that permits traffic, the deny rule will have no effect.

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                                      • marcellocM
                                        marcelloc
                                        last edited by

                                        Maybe level3 list is blocking all your network and the pfsense keep-state for your machine gives you a false diagnostics.

                                        Remove level3 list and see if it works.

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                                        • marcellocM
                                          marcelloc
                                          last edited by

                                          HI everybody,

                                          Version 0.1.4.5 is out with all planned features coded.  8)

                                          main changes:

                                          • Dashboard widget includes package hit on applied aliases (10 second update)

                                          • Change in rule description to allow widget package count

                                          • Update frequency implemented

                                          Important note for custom rules

                                          keep aliasname in the beggining of rule description and do not end description with 'rule'.

                                          Once again, thank you for testing this amazing new tool for pfsense. ;)

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                                          • RonpfSR
                                            RonpfS
                                            last edited by

                                            Just reinstalled.

                                            Strange things happens when you switch to Alias
                                            Description: pfblockerWAN Inbound rule will disappear
                                            Description: pfblockerWAN Inbound   will persist

                                            Still showing 0 in the widget after 10 minutes

                                            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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