cross-posted to: https://sh.itjust.works/post/14114626

If the rule is about forwarding traffic from the lan interface to the wan interface, then why is there also a forward rule? How would inputs, and outputs make any sense if the rule is talking about forwarding? What does it mean for wan to forward to REJECT? I interperet that as saying that wan doesn’t go anywhere, but that wouldn’t make sense given that the router can send, and receive over the internet.

For example I would interperet the first rule as follows:

  • lan => wan: the conditions for which connections from the lan interface are forwarded to to the wan interface.
  • Input: accept: the lan interface accepts all connections originating from the network (I wouldn’t understand the point of setting this to be reject).
  • Output: accept: all connections exiting the wan interface are accepted (again, I’m not sure what the point of this would be).
  • Forward: accept: forwarding of packets from lan to wan is allowed.
  • Masquerade: I honestly don’t know what the effect of enabling this would be. What would it mean to masquerade the lan interface?

I tried finding documentation, and I did come across this, and this, but, from what I could understand, they didn’t really answer any of my questions.

  • Kalcifer@sh.itjust.worksOP
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    5 months ago

    Input means packets originating from another device within this zone with the router as the destination.

    How does this work with the second rule? Wouldn’t any connection from the internet be a connection originating from another device within the wan zone (internet) with the router as the destination? The rule has Input: reject, but I would think that it should then be Input: accept.

    • Victoria@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      5 months ago

      Input means the packet stops at the router, like when you access its web ui. I don’t think you want to give the internet access to your router settings :)