Syntax error on IF with starting numbers
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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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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.
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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!