Difference between protocol IPv4 ANY and IPv4*?

[slu]

Maybe a silly question, but what is the difference between protocol IPv4 ANY and IPv4*?

[johnpoz]

@slu that is odd.. any and * would mean the same thing.. I tried flipping a bunch of stuff.. can't seem to get it to show any vs *

what version of pfsense are you on?

[slu]

@johnpoz said in Difference between protocol IPv4 ANY and IPv4*?:

what version of pfsense are you on?

pfSense 2.8.1
The four Ipv4* rules are older and added by pfBlockerNG long time ago, the last one is new and also added by pfBlockerNG.

[patient0]

@slu the only rule with 'ANY' I got, is an associated one created by a NAT forwarding rule. I can edit the rule and the interface is selected but greyed out.

Is that similar for you, if try to edit the rule?

[Bob.Dig]

@slu said in Difference between protocol IPv4 ANY and IPv4*?:

the last one is new and also added by pfBlockerNG.

Now I see this too, on 26.03.1.

[johnpoz]

So these are rules made by pfblocker - I don't have any of those.. But odd that they would show up different than normal any rule showing the *

[slu]

@patient0 said in Difference between protocol IPv4 ANY and IPv4*?:

Is that similar for you, if try to edit the rule?

I can change the interface in this rule, it isn't greyed out.

@johnpoz said in Difference between protocol IPv4 ANY and IPv4*?:

But odd that they would show up different than normal any rule showing the *

There is one difference in the last rule, the action is "Deny Both".

@Bob.Dig thanks for the confirmation.