Blocking only outbound traffic
Recently obtained Firewalla Gold and have a need to block outbound traffic from a device to an external IP address. I found some posts about this but there is no specific info on how to do this.
Is there a way I can allow inbound traffic from a server to an internal device but block traffic from the device to the external server?
Please advise...
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Jonathan, is your server on an internal network? Does it have a static IP address?
I believe the more specific firewall rule will win in a conflict, so if you have a rule that blocks all inbound traffic, and another rule that allows inbound from a single IP address, then you should be able to block all inbound traffic except for that single IP address.
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Anthony, thank you for taking the time to answer my question. After spending more time with the router, I found a way of accomplish the tasks under RULES.
However, I have a follow up question. In most router/firewall, the order of the rules does make a difference in how to determine the flow of traffic. In Firewalla, I can see the list of rules but have no way to re-order them. How does Firewalla prioritize the rules? Is there a way to change the order?
Thanks.
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see this document for ordering https://help.firewalla.com/hc/en-us/articles/360008521833-Manage-Rules
Allow always take precedence over block. And within allow or block, no ordering
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