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Fahmyk's avatar
Fahmyk
Aspirant
Jan 13, 2018

Outbound firewall rule

I want to block outbound access to a specific IP address and port but I don’t see this option on the router. Is there a way to create outbound firewall rule?
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TheEther's avatar
TheEther
Guru
Jan 14, 2018
Outbound rules can be set up under ADVANCED > Security > Block Services.
  • Fahmyk's avatar
    Fahmyk
    Aspirant
    Jan 14, 2018
    Not really what lm looking for.

    Here is an example: I want to block outbound DNS to 8.8.8.8 from ANY.

    The service block feature will block all DNS and won’t let me limit to specific destination IPs.
    • st_shaw's avatar
      st_shaw
      Master
      Jan 14, 2018

      For that level of control you'd need to put Orbi in AP mode behind another router.

    • TheEther's avatar
      TheEther
      Guru
      Jan 14, 2018
      Fahmyk wrote:
      Not really what lm looking for.

      Here is an example: I want to block outbound DNS to 8.8.8.8 from ANY.

      The service block feature will block all DNS and won’t let me limit to specific destination IPs.

      Yeah, the Orbi doesn't have the ability to do that.