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Title: How to allow one computer on my network to use DropBox but block for others
Post by: apara on May 27, 2026, 02:59:41 AM
I am using OPNsense 26.1.8_5 (the latest currently) and have turned on Intrusion Detection (Suricata). One of my network users wants to use Dropbox.  Great! Their computer already has a static IP for other reasons, so I want to create a rule that allows Dropbox access, but only on her machine.

So far, I have found ways to:

So, what I really want to do is disable Dropbox from checking her destination IP (which is static).  I have not been able to find a way to do this, and while a policy editor is quite fancy, it seems to be missing an option to select a few rules and a Destination IP and convert a Drop to an Alert.

Is this just not possible or am I not looking at the right place?

Thanks. 
Title: Re: How to allow one computer on my network to use DropBox but block for others
Post by: sopex on May 27, 2026, 07:57:09 PM
The GUI cannot do it, but you can create a custom rule https://docs.opnsense.org/manual/ips.html#advanced-configuration

And bypass the Dropbox SID for the specific ip. I am not exactly sure on the correct syntax.
Title: Re: How to allow one computer on my network to use DropBox but block for others
Post by: gordonpiper on July 09, 2026, 04:43:40 AM
Quote from: sopex on May 27, 2026, 07:57:09 PMThe GUI cannot do it, but you can create a custom rule https://docs.opnsense.org/manual/ips.html#advanced-configuration slope (https://slopeio.org/)

And bypass the Dropbox SID for the specific ip. I am not exactly sure on the correct syntax.
Thanks for pointing me in the right direction. I have one question, though: when you mention bypassing the Dropbox SID for a specific IP using a custom rule, are you referring to creating a `pass` rule in Suricata's advanced configuration?