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    IGMP IPV4 endless log-messages / rules not working :(

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    • luckman212L Offline
      luckman212 LAYER 8 @dennypage
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      "Firewall / Local / Rules"

      I assume Local is an interface group you created? Good idea. I just changed mine:

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      I read the Wikipedia article on IGMP, and according to my interpretation, it's an IPv4-only protocol. So there shouldn't be a need to allow IPv6 there (saw v4+v6 in your screenshot)

      In any case, I agree with @johnpoz that this is tilting at windmills.

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      • dennypageD Offline
        dennypage @luckman212
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        @luckman212 said in IGMP IPV4 endless log-messages / rules not working :(:

        I assume Local is an interface group you created?

        Yes, sorry I didn't point that out. Yes, I use a "Local" group for controlling a bunch of stuff such as ICMP, IGMP, DNS, NTP, etc.

        Btw, yes you are correct IGMP is only used for IPv4. It's a habit I guess (and a poor one at that) that I casually choose IPv4/IPv6. For IPv6, ICMP/MLD is what is actually used, but I believe a rule for this is not necessary because the MLD packets do not have the router alert bit set (at least on my Cisco switches, YMMV).

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