# Fix or ignore? Malformed device description warnings

**URL:** https://forum.syncthing.net/t/fix-or-ignore-malformed-device-description-warnings/17735
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [December 16, 2021, 6:29pm UTC](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/fix-or-ignore-malformed-device-description-warnings/17735 "2021-12-16T18:29:06Z")
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### Author: ![subricky](https://forum.syncthing.net/user_avatar/forum.syncthing.net/subricky/32/11197_2.png) [@subricky](https://forum.syncthing.net/u/subricky)
#### Post date: [December 16, 2021, 8:29pm UTC](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/fix-or-ignore-malformed-device-description-warnings/17735/3 "2021-12-16T20:29:43Z")

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no. using opnsense firewall and we don’t allow unpnp. Eventually we will move the device to a DMZ where we can open a port.

I found [this](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/disable-upnp-instructions/8684) on disabling unpnp. I assume since we allow relaying there shouldn’t be a problem.

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