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PFSense - pfBlockerNG - Install pfBlockerNG
There are multiple parts to this:
Update Lists
Updates are run on the schedule earlier.
However, the first one must be initiated manually to take effect immediately.
Navigate to Firewall → pfBlockerNG → Update.
Click the radio button for Update and click the Run button.
Observe the log viewer as the update processes and allow it a couple minutes to finish.
After the initial update, you should notice ads are now being blocked in your browser.
Check the Services
Navigate to Status → Services.
Restart both pfBlockerNG DNSBL & Unbound services.
Testing from the command line
Normally, pinging a site will return the sites actual IP address.
However, with pfBlockerNG properly setup you may instead see a reply of 10.10.10.1, which is the default virtual IP address DNSBL creates:
For sites that are allowed to get through, their proper IP address will be returned by a ping instead of 10.10.10.1:
The same goes for an nslookup query, which will also return a response of 10.10.10.1 for adverts:
For sites that are allowed to get through, their proper IP address will be returned instead of 10.10.10.1.
