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--- pfsense:logs:turn_on_logging_for_pfsense_default_blocks [2023/04/22 11:37] – created peter
+++ pfsense:logs:turn_on_logging_for_pfsense_default_blocks [2023/04/22 11:43] (current) – peter
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 ====== PFSense - Logs - Turn on logging for pfSense default blocks ======
-There are some logs you can turn on to see traffic blocked by rules set up by pfsense behind the scenes that you can’t really see. Navigate to:
+There are some logs that can be turned on to see traffic blocked by rules set up by pfSense behind the scenes that you usually do not see.
 Navigate to **Firewall -> Rules**.
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   * Click the middle icon on the right side, to view the logs.
+  * Click **Settings**.
+In **General Logging Options**:
+  * In **Log firewall default blocks**:
+    * Log packets matched from the default block rules in the ruleset: **Checked**.
+    * Log packets matched from the default pass rules put in the ruleset:  **Checked**.
+<WRAP info>
+**NOTE:**  That will cause traffic that has been blocked to show up in the logs.
+  * This includes IPv6 traffic, even though IPv6 Networking might have been disabled.
+</WRAP>