From owner-freebsd-net@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Dec 14 08:21:01 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-net@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7EE1016A4CE for ; Tue, 14 Dec 2004 08:21:01 +0000 (GMT) Received: from relay.bestcom.ru (relay.bestcom.ru [217.72.144.5]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B53A643D46 for ; Tue, 14 Dec 2004 08:21:00 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from glebius@freebsd.org) Received: from cell.sick.ru (root@cell.sick.ru [217.72.144.68]) by relay.bestcom.ru (8.13.1/8.12.9) with ESMTP id iBE8KveK061684 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=FAIL); Tue, 14 Dec 2004 11:20:58 +0300 (MSK) (envelope-from glebius@freebsd.org) Received: from cell.sick.ru (glebius@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by cell.sick.ru (8.12.11/8.12.8) with ESMTP id iBE8KuXJ042836 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NO); Tue, 14 Dec 2004 11:20:57 +0300 (MSK) (envelope-from glebius@freebsd.org) Received: (from glebius@localhost) by cell.sick.ru (8.12.11/8.12.11/Submit) id iBE8KuHG042835; Tue, 14 Dec 2004 11:20:56 +0300 (MSK) (envelope-from glebius@freebsd.org) X-Authentication-Warning: cell.sick.ru: glebius set sender to glebius@freebsd.org using -f Date: Tue, 14 Dec 2004 11:20:56 +0300 From: Gleb Smirnoff To: James Message-ID: <20041214082056.GA42820@cell.sick.ru> References: <20041213124051.GB32719@cell.sick.ru> <41BDABFB.E64C0A31@freebsd.org> <20041213184700.GA37107@cell.sick.ru> <20041214053307.GA97056@scylla.towardex.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=koi8-r Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20041214053307.GA97056@scylla.towardex.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.6i X-Virus-Scanned: clamd / ClamAV version devel-20041013, clamav-milter version 0.75l on 127.0.0.1 X-Virus-Status: Clean cc: net@freebsd.org Subject: Re: per-interface packet filters X-BeenThere: freebsd-net@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Networking and TCP/IP with FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 14 Dec 2004 08:21:01 -0000 James, On Tue, Dec 14, 2004 at 12:33:07AM -0500, James wrote: J> I'm personally against modifying ipfw(4) for this purpose. It gets into the J> complexity of syntax and simply violates the initial simple model of the whole J> ipfw packet filter itself. I agree in that freebsd systems acting as routers J> need a more "efficient" or "better" engine by allowing per-interface firewall J> hooks, but we all know pfil_hooks api already provides this; and modifying J> ipfw for this is just a mess for a little gain. you will not notice anything new in your day to day ipfw usage. The change will not hurt any of current users. -- Totus tuus, Glebius. GLEBIUS-RIPN GLEB-RIPE