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IDProjectCategoryView StatusDate SubmittedLast Update
0020431ClearOSapp-incoming-firewall - Incoming Firewallpublic2018-06-20 02:062021-11-11 05:59
ReporterNickH 
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PrioritynormalSeverityfeatureReproducibilityalways
StatusclosedResolutionsuspended 
PlatformOSOS Version
Product Version7.4.0 Updates 
Target VersionFixed in Version 
Summary0020431: Add a warning to the top of the incoming firewall about usage
DescriptionThere appears to be quite a misunderstanding with the incoming firewall in that it only applies to external interfaces and is not required for the LAN in Gateway mode. I've recently been onto three customer systems where the Incoming Firewall has been opened up for normal LAN services where external access was not required. This has included opening NetBIOS and proxy ports - something that you'd almost never want to do and is dangerous.

Please add a message to the panel at the top of the firewall to say that rules are only needed here for people to access the server from the WAN (or internet) and that the firewall is always open to the LAN (in Gateway mode). The message could be conditional on the machine being in Gateway mode.
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Date Modified Username Field Change
2018-06-20 02:06 NickH New Issue
2018-06-20 07:38 user2 Status new => confirmed
2021-11-11 05:59 NickH Note Added: 0016261
2021-11-11 05:59 NickH Status confirmed => closed
2021-11-11 05:59 NickH Resolution open => suspended