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    Allow hyphen characters in Firewall Alias names

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    • R
      rpsmith
      last edited by

      Would like to be able to use the hyphen character (-) in alias names. This would help when migrating from m0n0wall to pfsense as m0n0wall already allows hyphens.

      Roy…

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        Guest
        last edited by

        As you are posting a bounty, how much are you willing to pay the developer who implements this fix for you?

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          rpsmith
          last edited by

          I'm willing to negotiate that based on feedback from folks willing and able to implement the changes.  Any idea how much time this would take?

          Roy…

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          • jimpJ
            jimp Rebel Alliance Developer Netgate
            last edited by

            This is not likely to be possible. It's a limitation of pf, not pfSense:

            From http://www.openbsd.org/faq/pf/macros.html :

            Macro names must start with a letter and may contain letters, digits, and underscores. Macro names cannot be reserved words such as pass, out, or queue.

            m0n0wall uses ipfilter, not pf.

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              rpsmith
              last edited by

              Thanks jimp !

              I would have never guessed it was a pf limitation  :)

              Roy…

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                databeestje
                last edited by

                short of renaming the hyphen underwater  and crossing fingers that it works as intended.
                I believe it also affects port ranges.

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