Manually downloading the webblocker database – WatchGuard Technologies FireboxTM System 4.6 User Manual
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Manually downloading the WebBlocker database
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In the Allowed Exceptions section, click Add to add either a network or host IP
address to be allowed at all times.
To allow a specific string for a domain, select Host Address. To allow a specific directory
pattern, enter the string to be allowed.
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In the Deny Exceptions section, click Add to add either a network or an IP
address to be denied at all times.
To block a specific string to be denied for a domain, select Host Address. To block a specific
directory pattern, enter the string to be blocked (for example, “*poker”).
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To remove an item from either the Allow or the Deny list, click the address. Click
the corresponding Remove button.
Manually downloading the WebBlocker database
You can manually force a download of the latest blocked URL database from
webblocker.watchguard.com using a DOS utility called dbfetch.
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Open an MS-DOS Prompt window.
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Change directories to the WatchGuard installation directory.
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Issue the dbfetch command. The command syntax is
dbfetch [-debug] [name or IP address] [port]
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debug
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— Outputs debugging information.
name or IP address
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— Defaults to webblocker.watchguard.com.
port
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— Sets port number; defaults to 4103.