Feature #15295
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State Filter Rule ID needs clarification
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Description
Not sure if this is a feature request but this isn't a bug.
See the forum post for details - https://forum.netgate.com/topic/186429/no-states-show-up-when-filtering-by-trackerid/5?_=1709161373761
Searching for states under Diagnostics/States/States and if you filter by Rule ID I mistakingly thought this meant TrackerID. The RuleID shows up if you hover over the state's entry of the firewall rule in the GUI and look at the bottom of the WebUI url and it will show what the corresponding ruleID is.
This doesnt make much sense considering if I search the firewall log in the WebUI and if i filter by "Rule Tracker ID" I can submit the TrackerID there and im able to narrow down my search whereas if i filter in the states screen nothing matches Rule ID because it's specifically looking for a number that the system generates for the Rule but there is no place in the UI to even know what that rule number could or would be.
The solution would be to either:
1. Fix the State filter so that it can filter by tracker ID instead of Rule ID
2. OR update documentation to inform users of the best place to find the rule ID.
Updated by Andrew Almond about 1 month ago
I've run into the same issue, and it's confusing.