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19 Jun 2011 17:06 #68309 by jm82
Firewall Filters was created by jm82
No doubt this is a ridiculously stupid question, but how do I actually enable my firewall filters, as they currently appear to be completely ineffectual.

I have created a new Filter Set, with a single Filter Rule. I assume that my config blocks all traffic from my PC:


  • Enabled: True

  • Index Schedule: *blank*

  • Source IP: 192.168.1.x (my PC)

  • Destination IP: Any

  • Service Type: Any

  • Fragments: Dont care

  • Filter Action: Block Immediately

  • Filter Syslog: True


I have rebooted the router, which I would have thought is unnecessary, and yet here I am, posting on this forum.

Can someone tell me how to block traffic on my router please?!

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19 Jun 2011 17:27 #68310 by rothers
Replied by rothers on topic Re: Firewall Filters
Are you calling this filter set from anyway ? i.e. from the default filter sets ?

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19 Jun 2011 17:57 #68312 by jm82
Replied by jm82 on topic Re: Firewall Filters
Ah! Maybe that's the problem! I assumed that the firewall rules would cascade through all enabled sets until a packet was matched and handled, before finally settling on the default rule. I will experiment and post back...

Thanks for your reply.

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19 Jun 2011 18:14 #68313 by jm82
Replied by jm82 on topic Re: Firewall Filters
Yeah, that's cracked it. I had assumed that the "Next Filter Series" was just a HTML shortcut link to another Filter Set web page, not the chaining of firewall filter sets. A case of RTFM no doubt... :-)

Thanks very much for your swift help.

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