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Date:      Thu, 4 Nov 2004 15:02:17 +0100
From:      Jeremie Le Hen <jeremie@le-hen.org>
To:        Guido van Rooij <guido@gvr.org>
Cc:        freebsd-net@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: dummynet setting ifp pointer in mbuf?
Message-ID:  <20041104140217.GS10641@sitadelle.com>
In-Reply-To: <20041104121602.GA89896@gvr.gvr.org>
References:  <20041104121602.GA89896@gvr.gvr.org>

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Hi Guido,

this is	a known problem on RELENG_4, there is an existing patch [1] for
this in the PR database.

Which version of FreeBSD are you using ?  I don't know if this problem
has been corrected in RELENG_5.

[1] http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/query-pr.cgi?pr=kern/61685


Regards,
Jeremie

On Thu, Nov 04, 2004 at 01:16:02PM +0100, Guido van Rooij wrote:
> 
> I am having problems combining ipf's ipnat rules with dummynet. The
> reason is that if I use dummmynet queues configured to
> be used outbound (queue .... out xmit if), then ipnat starts
> applying rewriting of RDR rules on the wrong interface.
> 
> e.g.:
> firewall has 2 interfaces: if0 and if1
> if i say:
> rdr from any to 1.2.3.4 port 22 -> 2.2.3.4 port 2222
> then ipfilter should rewrite  incoming packets on if0 (and
> outgoing packets as well).
> With a dummynet rule like 
> queue 2 tcp from any 22 to any out xmit if0
> ipf starts rewriting on if1, which leads to blocked packets as
> the rewritten packet does not match the state entry for the connection.
> 
> When looking in the dummynet source I see (rev 1.75, line 1190):
>     pkt->ifp = fwa->oif;
> So it seems the queued packets interface is set to the outgoing interface.
> But according to me, that is wrong.
> 
> Can a dummynet expert verify if my analysis is correct or come up
> with a real explanation if not?
> 
> -Guido
-- 
Jeremie Le Hen
jeremie@le-hen.org



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