<![CDATA[Is this a bug?]]>Not sure where to put this, so here it is.

2.3.1-Release.

Firewall -> Rules -> LAN

Create a new rule or modify an existing one.  In this case I have a few rules using the traffic shaper, and would like to add more.

Copy an existing rule, or edit and existing rule, or create a new one, behavior is the same.

Under "Source," select "Single host or alias."  Enter either an alias name or a single IP address.

Click "Save"

Error I get is "Please match the requested format" with a yellow exclamation point in the field where you enter an alias or single host.

Thus, I cannot modify, create, copy, etc rules.

Either that or I'm doing it wrong.  Please educate me if I'm doing it wrong.

All of the existing rules that I have work, and, as they were carried over during my various version upgrades, all look like what I am trying to do, ie, they all say "Single host or alias" and they all either list an single IP address, or an alias.

But I can't create new ones.

Bug?

]]>https://forum.netgate.com/topic/102842/is-this-a-bugRSS for NodeSun, 19 Apr 2026 21:28:32 GMTFri, 15 Jul 2016 12:10:50 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Is this a bug? on Thu, 08 Sep 2016 20:52:09 GMT]]>@jimp:

The Chrome regex parser has a bug in that it does not allow escaped characters inside a list, even though it is a valid – but not required -- regex expression.

Not required unless a character class includes a character that needs to be escaped that is.  Such as, oh say a backslash.

]]>https://forum.netgate.com/post/648573https://forum.netgate.com/post/648573Thu, 08 Sep 2016 20:52:09 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Is this a bug? on Thu, 08 Sep 2016 13:00:49 GMT]]>You can use the System Patches package to apply https://patch-diff.githubusercontent.com/raw/pfsense/pfsense/pull/3127.patch which will allow the validation to work with the latest Chrome. The Chrome regex parser has a bug in that it does not allow escaped characters inside a list, even though it is a valid – but not required -- regex expression.

]]>https://forum.netgate.com/post/648512https://forum.netgate.com/post/648512Thu, 08 Sep 2016 13:00:49 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Is this a bug? on Wed, 07 Sep 2016 20:55:33 GMT]]>Yes it's a known Chrome bug.

]]>https://forum.netgate.com/post/648431https://forum.netgate.com/post/648431Wed, 07 Sep 2016 20:55:33 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Is this a bug? on Wed, 07 Sep 2016 20:08:17 GMT]]>Hello,

I'm on 2.3.2-RELEASE and I experienced this same problem when trying to use an alias.  I wonder if the OP is using chrome or chromium and, if so, if that could be the problem?  I ask because, I tried again repeatedly with Chromium and could not get it to work.  But started Firefox and it worked the first time.

Thanks,

]]>https://forum.netgate.com/post/648427https://forum.netgate.com/post/648427Wed, 07 Sep 2016 20:08:17 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Is this a bug? on Fri, 15 Jul 2016 18:00:40 GMT]]>That "please match requested format" only happens if you have something other than letters, numbers, _ . or : in the field. Those cover all the valid possibilities for IPs and alias names. Guessing you're putting in a stray space or other invalid character, or maybe if your browser has a form filler of some sort, it's doing so.

]]>https://forum.netgate.com/post/637866https://forum.netgate.com/post/637866Fri, 15 Jul 2016 18:00:40 GMT