netbirdio/netbird · error

convert protocol to number: %w

Error message

convert protocol to number: %w

What it means

Error "convert protocol to number: %w" thrown in netbirdio/netbird.

Source

Thrown at client/firewall/nftables/router_linux.go:428

	}

	sourceExp, err := r.applyNetwork(source, sources, true)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, fmt.Errorf("apply source: %w", err)
	}
	exprs = append(exprs, sourceExp...)

	destExp, err := r.applyNetwork(destination, nil, false)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, fmt.Errorf("apply destination: %w", err)
	}
	exprs = append(exprs, destExp...)

	// Handle protocol
	if proto != firewall.ProtocolALL {
		protoNum, err := r.af.protoNum(proto)
		if err != nil {
			return nil, fmt.Errorf("convert protocol to number: %w", err)
		}
		exprs = append(exprs, &expr.Meta{Key: expr.MetaKeyL4PROTO, Register: 1})
		exprs = append(exprs, &expr.Cmp{
			Op:       expr.CmpOpEq,
			Register: 1,
			Data:     []byte{protoNum},
		})

		exprs = append(exprs, applyPort(sPort, true)...)
		exprs = append(exprs, applyPort(dPort, false)...)
	}

	exprs = append(exprs, &expr.Counter{})

	var verdict expr.VerdictKind
	if action == firewall.ActionAccept {
		verdict = expr.VerdictAccept
	} else {

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at client/firewall/nftables/router_linux.go:428 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/b29a07986bfea5d7. Report an issue: GitHub.