In case anyone is having trouble with installing the DLL with GAC on Windows 2016 server or above, you no longer need to use the gacutil - it can be done via powershell - This is what worked for me: $dllpath = C:\Windows\System32\inetsrv\IisGeoblockModule.dll $publish = New-Object System.EnterpriseServices.Internal.Publish $publish.GacInstall($dllpath) Make sure to run powershell as administrator
I actually got this to work on Windows 2016 Data Edition at AWS. Few problems. In the documentation under Register the module with the IIS request process, , it says to edit a certain file in \Config but it never said what file. So i just added childnode <add assembly="...> to my web.config and it worked. Another problem is the GeoIP.dat file is pretty old and the last update for the public release was March 2018. MaxMind.com is nolonger updating this public file however most ip address blocks...
Hi Badal, I don't really support the module anymore.. Someone did get it working on 2012 R2, but I'm not sure if he did some extra steps to get it to work. I hope you can figure something out and be sure you have followed every step in the manual. Regards, Frank
Hi, I have installed this module on windows 2008 R2 -[IIS 7.5 ] [Geoblock Module - Iis7GeoblockModule] the older version and every thing working fine as expected.So thanks for all your work. But i am unable to do the same in windows 2012 R2 [ IIS 8.5] [IisGeoblockModule.net4.5] and in windows 2016. Any help i want to configure this in win 2016. Thank Badal B
Hi Red Fox, I've never heard about this step failing, so I'm a bit it the dark here....
Hi, for some reason the blocker stopped working so took the oportunity to deploy...
Hi, for some reason the blocker stopped working so took the oportunity to deploy...
Hi, for some reason the blocker stopped working so took the oportunity to deploy...
Hi, for some reason the blocker stopped working so took the oportunity to deploy...
Hi, Good to hear! Your last question about the MaxMind update is not really clear...
had forgotten the last step in creating the module in the root, now everything is...
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the module worked but is not blocking the traffic which can be? also could not find...
the module worked but is not blocking the traffic which can be?
Looking at the following message in the stacktrace: This assembly is built by a runtime...
yes dll in this folder C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\assembly\GAC_MSIL\IisGeoblockModule\v4.0_2.2.0.0__50262f380b75b73d...
yes dll in this folder C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\assembly\GAC_MSIL\IisGeoblockMod...
Hi, Did you verify that the assembly was succesfully registred in the GAC? Should...
followed all the steps but I get this error IISMANAGER_ERROR_LOADING_PROVIDER_TYPE...
Hi BOOZy, Please download the updated net4.5 zip. The library is now compiled with...
Hi, Sorry for the late reply. I recently became a father :-) The installation on...
Windows Server 2008R2 doesn't seem to like the latest build compiled for .NET 4.5.x...
Thanks again for reply~ I will try the "failed request tracing"~ I searched videos...
Thanks again for reply~ I will try the "failed request tracing"~ I searched videos...
Hi, The module has not much logging. Exceptions should pop up in the event log. Also,...
btw... where can I see the log of the module? or how can I setup to see the module's...
Yes~ Of course I can share my experience~ to help more people if they get the same...
Hi, Great to hear you found the problem. Could you share the issue and the solution...
wow~finally I get the module working~ I find the problem and solved it~ I'm really...
Hello~ thanks for the reply~ so the updated dll is for IIS 8.0 or .NET 4.5 right?...
Hi, You should not have to use the updated dll for IIS7.5 Did you try to only allow...
Hello~I did all the steps of the manual pdf file~ I'm writing here within screenshot...
Hi Gasper, It indeed uses this header. You can check the sourcecode of the file GeoblockHttpModule.cs...
hello, i find this module very interesting and i'm wondering if it supports x-forwarded-for...
Hi Todd, That sounds weird.. What tool did you use to modify the applicationHost.config?...
After following the instructions to place the DLL in the inetsrv folder, registering...
Hi Colby, Good to hear that you like the module. Unfortunately, this won't work in...
Hi Thanks very much for this module. I have successfully installed it but one of...