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English Forums => 26.1, 26,4 Series => Topic started by: mlenje on July 02, 2026, 08:09:11 AM

Title: When to migrate to new firewall rules?
Post by: mlenje on July 02, 2026, 08:09:11 AM
I just read that the 26.7 release is planned for July 15. Does that mean we need to migrate firewall rules before then?
Title: Re: When to migrate to new firewall rules?
Post by: OzziGoblin on July 02, 2026, 08:32:16 AM
I've been worry about this as well, but since the upgrade to 26.1.11 my new rules are populated without my having done anything, is this by design, did I miss something again when ready the release notes? :-)

thanks
Title: Re: When to migrate to new firewall rules?
Post by: Monviech (Cedrik) on July 02, 2026, 10:33:27 AM
The new rules are populated with old rules read only, they still only exist in the old rules.

Old rules have a distinct command button that opens the legacy rule page, and cannot be deleted/cloned in the new GUI

You still have to migrate eventually.

In 26.7 the old rules will be turned into a plugin, so they will still work. No pressure to migrate yet.
Title: Re: When to migrate to new firewall rules?
Post by: hharry on July 02, 2026, 10:49:41 AM
I recently took the plunge, and used the rules migration assistant tool, the UI was a little clunky, but it worked, and the migrated rules to new format are all working as intended...i've since deleted all the old legacy format rules...