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    Firewall rules enabled / disabled

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      vmaxx
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      I have the latest pfSense installed as my gateway. For rules I have split by machine, the 'pass' rules and then a block all. How does pfSense implement the rules. It seems that when a rule that was enabled and is then disabled -> saved -> apply changes does not take immediate effect. Likewise when the block all rule is disabled  -> saved -> apply changes - I still see events in the log that show it is blocked. Is there something else I need to do like a reload all or another step to have any changes implemented immediately? It seems that several hours can go by before a change is fully implemented. I know I can reboot the box, but that seems a bit much.

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        KOM
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        Existing states will not be dropped after you change a firewall rule.  You can either reboot, or reset the state table, or manually delete the states you're working with.

        Diagnostics - States

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          vmaxx
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          Thanks - exactly what I needed to know :)

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