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From: Tom Worster <fsb@thefsb.org>
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Thread-Topic: "me" in ipfw rules - does it include aliases?
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Subject: "me" in ipfw rules - does it include aliases?
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the ipfw man page says:

  me   matches any IP address configured on an interface in the system.

which suggests that if i code my rules using "me" then when i add an alias
ip address to an interface with ifconfig, these "me" rules will immediately
work for the newly added address as they do for other addresses.

is that correct?

- tom