Date: Wed, 13 Aug 2003 10:18:08 +0300 From: Ion-Mihai Tetcu <itetcu@tecnik93.com> To: Chico <chicoman341978@yahoo.com>, freebsd-config@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Rule Numbering... Message-ID: <200308131018.08322.itetcu@tecnik93.com> In-Reply-To: <20030812200556.76245.qmail@web12002.mail.yahoo.com> References: <20030812200556.76245.qmail@web12002.mail.yahoo.com>
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On Tuesday 12 August 2003 23:05, Chico wrote: > I am wondering what the deal is with the Rule > numbering in IPFW? I am switching from IPF to IPFW > because it has more functionality, however I am > confused with the rule numbering scheme. When I read > "how-to's" on the internet people are numbering the > firewall rules in there /etc/ipfw.rules file starting > with 00300, 00301... and then start going to 00400, > 00401, 00402... What the deal with this scheme? The rules are check from the lowest to the highest, and the check stops at the first match. I would recommend a 0300, 0310, etc. scheme so that you have pace to add a rule (by hand) if that is necessarily. IOnut
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