Simplewall: Create rule from notification: UDP direction wrong

Created on 26 Nov 2019  路  3Comments  路  Source: henrypp/simplewall

Just installed simplewall, added several rules and generally all works well, thank you!

I did come across something that puzzled me for a while:

  • I get a notification that a connection was blocked (will attempt to attach): address=udp://192.168.1.4, Port=5353 (mdns), direction=Outbound, Filter=BlockRecvAcceptConnectionsV4)
  • I then click on "Rules" / "Create rule..." and then directly on "Save"
  • a few seconds later I get the very same blocked notification again, although the rule is active

mdns

Finally noticed that the filter does not match the direction. I then altered the rule's direction to Inbound, and notifications stopped showing.

Also noticed that notification addresses are sometimes shown including port like udp:xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx:NNNN, sometimes the port is provided separately under Port. Is it the local port then ? (if yes I suggest to make the label explicit: Local port)

bug

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fixed

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i have the same situation
direction in popup warning = inbound
then choose ''create the rule'' and the direction ''outbound'' is selected...

Smells like a bug, good find! We should probably ping @henrypp.

fixed

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