netbirdio/netbird · error

add firewall rule: %w

Error message

add firewall rule: %w

What it means

Error "add firewall rule: %w" thrown in netbirdio/netbird.

Source

Thrown at client/internal/acl/manager.go:363

	case *mgmProto.PortInfo_Range_:
		r := portInfo.GetRange()
		return r == nil || r.Start == 0 || r.End == 0
	default:
		return true
	}
}

func (d *DefaultManager) addInRules(
	id []byte,
	ip netip.Addr,
	protocol firewall.Protocol,
	port *firewall.Port,
	action firewall.Action,
	ipsetName string,
) ([]firewall.Rule, error) {
	rule, err := d.firewall.AddPeerFiltering(id, ip.AsSlice(), protocol, nil, port, action, ipsetName)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, fmt.Errorf("add firewall rule: %w", err)
	}

	return rule, nil
}

func (d *DefaultManager) addOutRules(
	id []byte,
	ip netip.Addr,
	protocol firewall.Protocol,
	port *firewall.Port,
	action firewall.Action,
	ipsetName string,
) ([]firewall.Rule, error) {
	if shouldSkipInvertedRule(protocol, port) {
		return nil, nil
	}

	rule, err := d.firewall.AddPeerFiltering(id, ip.AsSlice(), protocol, port, nil, action, ipsetName)

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at client/internal/acl/manager.go:363 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of netbirdio/netbird@93e97f4bf1 (2026-08-16). Data as JSON: /api/errors/5d665633ac20a41c. Report an issue: GitHub.