Is it normal for the firewall to restart by itself? notify_rc restart_firewall

[Deleted member 91178]

Hello!
I was looking through the logs of my RT-AX58U router and saw that the message "notify_rc restart_firewall" comes up sometimes. Usually after an attempted update, or sometimes after a reboot.
Had about 14 instances of this happening over a couple of months.
Is this normal/safe?

 

[NoLight]

I think it's normal. I'm running Merlin and it happens anytime i make any changes that would effect the firewall in any way.

 

[Deleted member 91178]

I think it's normal. I'm running Merlin and it happens anytime i make any changes that would effect the firewall in any way.

Okay, that's good to hear. But is internet blocked during the reboot? I'm thinking about all the nasty port-scanners and automated attacks that might be successful during the reboot of the firewall?

 

[ColinTaylor]

Okay, that's good to hear. But is internet blocked during the reboot? I'm thinking about all the nasty port-scanners and automated attacks that might be successful during the reboot of the firewall?

That's not a problem.