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    Syntax error on IF with starting numbers

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      tracer
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      After updating from 2.1.5 to 2.3.1 we received a lot of Syntax errors in /tmp/rules.debug….
      They seem to be cause by the name or description starting with a number like "37" or "39".
      After changing them in the interface GUI to "LAN37" everything was working.

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        phil.davis
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        Interface names canot be only numbers. That check was introduced in 2.2.something
        https://github.com/pfsense/pfsense/commit/71f45fedec7f6e3c14413d88a92ae1fba6f6900e
        What you did to fix your old dodgy names is good.

        As the Greek philosopher Isosceles used to say, "There are 3 sides to every triangle."
        If I helped you, then help someone else - buy someone a gift from the INF catalog http://secure.inf.org/gifts/usd/

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          tracer
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          one more thing:
          I was very happy to do the upgrae remotley, b/c the two if with syntax error were LAN if and my remote access via VPN was luckily still working.
          So I was able to fix it easily !

          Thanks!

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