- WatchGuard Firebox System User Guide

Manually downloading the WebBlocker database

2In 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.

3In 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”).

4 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.

1 Open an MS-DOS Prompt window.

2 Change directories to the WatchGuard installation directory.

3 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.