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Date:      Tue, 13 Feb 2001 09:01:21 -0800
From:      Julian Elischer <julian@elischer.org>
To:        mbytnar@auvo.com
Cc:        freebsd-net@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: ipfw command "in xmit <iface>" and "out recv <iface>" invalid?
Message-ID:  <3A896861.94465630@elischer.org>
References:  <3A895E3D.439DCCF3@auvo.com>

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Mike Bytnar wrote:
> 
> Is this a bug or have I misunderstood?
> Why is it possible to say "out recv <iface>"? Or for that matter, "in
> xmit <iface>"?
> 
>     bridge# ipfw add 500 pipe 2 ip from any to any out recv xl1
>     00500 pipe 5 ip from any to any out recv xl1



if the filter is called from ip_output()
and the packet was received on xl1
(then we must be routing it)


>     bridge# ipfw add 600 pipe 3 ip from any to any in xmit xl1
>     [ipfw usage displayed]

if we were called from ip_input()
then we have not yet decided if it will be retransmitted from an interface,
let alone which one.. so this makes no sense.

> 
> (Using 4.2-STABLE from a week ago.)
> 
> Thanks,
> --Mike
> 
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