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      Laplacian
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      I have several VLANs set up with rules that allow outbound any/any to internet.
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      These VLANs work as expected (I think), but I am noticing that there are logs that show traffic is blocked to some random internet IP (usually something in AWS or google).

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      or
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      Why is default deny kicking in here? I am explicitly allowing outbound traffic to the internet on these interfaces (per my rules above).

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        SteveITS Rebel Alliance @Laplacian
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        @laplacian see if this is it:
        https://docs.netgate.com/pfsense/en/latest/troubleshooting/log-filter-blocked.html

        We usually just disable logging of the default block rules, unless troubleshooting something.

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          Laplacian
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          @steveits Okay, that's probably it. And now I'm able to search and see many others have had the same concern. Is there a way to suppress these other than disabling the logging for the default deny?

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            johnpoz LAYER 8 Global Moderator @Laplacian
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            @laplacian those are all out of state.. yeah if your logging default you will see those.

            I also disable default logging and only log syn and common udp ports.

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