how to stop logging blocked LAN IGMP?

[johnpoz]

@Bob-Dig if you put in a rule to block igmp or destination before it hit your allow rule that would match on the traffic, like an any any where it would see the igmp, and say hey wait this has ip options set vs allowing this I am going to block it then yes your block rule without logging would work.

[dennypage]

IGMP isn't a bad thing. On LAN interfaces, it is something you should pass rather than block.

If you really don't want to use IGMP, you should turn it off in your switch or router rather than blocking it on the firewall.

[JeremyJ 0]

@dennypage good point.

I changed the 'silent block' to a 'silent pass', but it behaved the same as the default pass rule: it blocks IGMP (even though the rule is explicitly a pass) and logs each instance (even though the rule is set to not log).

It appears that the new release has some kind of special code path for this that defies normal handling.

So, back to blocking it. I don't have the skills or energy to turn off the IGMP sources on my LAN and I don't want those log entries.

[dennypage]

@JeremyJ-0 You have to have IP options enabled in the pass rule.

Edit: Mine is a floating rule, but here's what it looks like:

Spoiler

[JeremyJ 0]

@dennypage actually tried it both ways. same result. it's silent as a block rule, and noisy as a pass rule.

[dennypage]

@JeremyJ-0 Source should be any rather than LAN subnets.

I edited my post above and put in my floating rule which handles IGMP.

[JeremyJ 0]

@dennypage did my level best to match your rule: made mine floating, checked 'quick', changed direction to 'in'. It's not exact because I need it to apply to multiple sources where yours is specific to one so left source as 'all'.

Still getting deny entries in the log.

[dennypage]

@JeremyJ-0 You do not need to restrict it. You can, and should, use "any" unless you have a good reason not to.

Do exactly this:

Make sure the rule is above your default allow.

[dennypage]

@JeremyJ-0 Just to be sure, you are doing Apply Changes after modifying the rules, yes?

Btw, in Redmine 15415 there is a small patch that you can use to enhance the hover tooltip in the firewall log. It will show "block/ip-option" in the tooltip if the packet was blocked due to the presence of IP options.

[johnpoz]

@dennypage said in how to stop logging blocked LAN IGMP?:

It will show "block/ip-option" in the tooltip if the packet was blocked due to the presence of IP options.

Isn't that kind of obvious when the rule name is pass, but its a block and the protocol is IGMP ;)

[JeremyJ 0]

Yes, I 'apply changes' and wait for the filter to reload.

Update: after the last round of changes (moving rule to floating etc.) things were worse: the silent block rule was logging the blocked packets too.

I rebooted. The excess logging stopped.

Is there some part of the firewall that reads the rules on startup and does not re-read on a filter reload?

[dennypage]

@JeremyJ-0 said in how to stop logging blocked LAN IGMP?:

Is there some part of the firewall that reads the rules on startup and does not re-read on a filter reload?

Not that I am aware of.

The reload of rules failing would explain your results however.