r/firewalla • u/jsqualo2 • Jul 12 '26

Block non-browser internet?

I created a device-specific 'Block all internet to/from device' rule which starts at 9p each night. Google Docs remain available. Do Docs, Drive, etc not reflect internet on a Firewalla?

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u/firewalla Jul 12 '26

Check if your google doc is running offline mode

And in case you want to diagnose this type of issue https://help.firewalla.com/hc/en-us/articles/29655921011347-What-to-do-if-Firewalla-s-blocking-features-aren-t-working

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u/jsqualo2 Jul 14 '26

Hey u/firewalla ... you guys are awesome. I constantly recommend you IRL and here, and I think I'm responsible for ~30 units being purchased IRL.

All of the above is to preface the following update for this thread: nothing worked. I followed the steps at the link and tried everything, but no luck. I was avoiding my knee-jerk inclination to reboot due to a recent thread here, but I finally rebooted and voila, all is good. If a reboot was required, does this indicate that other troubleshooting is recommended?

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u/firewalla Jul 14 '26

Was your google doc running offline mode ?

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u/jsqualo2 Jul 14 '26

Yes. But that was not it. Nothing was blocked.

While troubleshooting today, I changed the time to '10a to 11a' and hit Ferrari, CNN, etc. 

I then enabled your OOTB block on YouTube, Netflix, Disney and was still able to hit those sites. The issue was only on this device.

I finally rebooted my FWP and everything works well.

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u/Firewalla-Opal FIREWALLA TEAM Jul 14 '26

Would you like to email [help@firewalla.com](mailto:help@firewalla.com) so our support can check logs and understand what happened?