Firewall question

[web0224]

After starting the firewall on the insiders build, all 5 GHz networks disappear on the WiFi Client tab. I've replicated this three times. Turning off the firewall does not bring 5 GHz networks back.

This is on Pi Zero 2 W. A USB wifi dongle is used to connect to the client. The internal wifi is used as the hotspot.

Any solution?

[billz]

The iptables rules used to implement the firewall are defined here. The default behavior is to not apply any restrictions to the AP interface (defined by the $INTERFACE$ parameter). However, you can add your external adapter's interface (for example, wlan1) as an exception here:

Above, you'll notice that RaspAP enumerates the available interfaces on your device. RaspAP's firewall supports excluding multiple interfaces as well. I hope this answers your question.

[billz]

Generate a debug log on your Zero 2 W and email it to support [at] raspap.com

[web0224]

I’m referring to the recently released Raspbian Lite + RaspAP image. However, the image probably is. Ot a factor since I have the problem with the regular installation method (install R Lite first then install RaspAP).

Does the firewall need to be configured and enabled in a certain order? It seems once wlan1 is broken there is no getting it back.

Tonight I will try using the working install from my Pi 4B on my Zero 2 W.

[billz]

See my reply above

[web0224]

The firewall did start working on my Pi Zero 2 W. I am not exactly clear why it's working now. I restarted the computer the following day and the firewall worked. I tried with a second micro SD card that also wasn't working. It works now too. So it may have been a restart.