Date: Wed, 6 Dec 2000 19:40:02 -0800 (PST) From: "Eric Ogren" <eogren@stanford.edu> To: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org Subject: Re: docs/23342: Inaccuracy of the dialup-firewall tutorial Message-ID: <200012070340.eB73e2B50702@freefall.freebsd.org>
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The following reply was made to PR docs/23342; it has been noted by GNATS. From: "Eric Ogren" <eogren@stanford.edu> To: <ncalvo@es.freebsd.org>, <freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.ORG> Cc: Subject: Re: docs/23342: Inaccuracy of the dialup-firewall tutorial Date: Wed, 6 Dec 2000 19:36:32 -0800 If you connect using user-mode PPP, like the majority of FreeBSD users do, tun0 is the correct device. Eric ----- Original Message ----- From: <ncalvo@es.freebsd.org> To: <freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.ORG> Sent: Wednesday, December 06, 2000 7:21 PM Subject: docs/23342: Inaccuracy of the dialup-firewall tutorial > > >Number: 23342 > >Category: docs > >Synopsis: Inaccuracy of the dialup-firewall tutorial > >Confidential: no > >Severity: non-critical > >Priority: low > >Responsible: freebsd-doc > >State: open > >Quarter: > >Keywords: > >Date-Required: > >Class: doc-bug > >Submitter-Id: current-users > >Arrival-Date: Wed Dec 06 19:30:01 PST 2000 > >Closed-Date: > >Last-Modified: > >Originator: ncalvo > >Release: 4.2-RELEASE i386 > >Organization: > >Environment: > FreeBSD amnesiac.no.domain 4.2-RELEASE FreeBSD 4.2-RELEASE #2: Thu Dec 7 02:00:29 CET 2000 root@amnesiac.no.domain:/usr/src/sys/compile/AMNESIAC i386 > > >Description: > The "Dialup-firewall" tutorial features an inaccuracy concerning the > name of the device on which the supplied firewall rules operate. > > The supplied ruleset operates on the "tun0" interface. However, when > opening a PPP connection through a modem the "ppp0" interface is used > instead (as reported by /sbin/ifconfig ). > > >How-To-Repeat: > Follow the tutorial and, afterwards, open a ppp conection through a > modem. > > You will find that no traffic is allowed through that connection due > to the following firewall rule > > 65435 deny log ip from any to any > > >Fix: > In the sgml source file of the tutorial, substitute "tun0" for "ppp0". > > I am mailing a patch to both, the author of the tutorial (Marc Silver): > > marcs@draenor.org > > and to the -doc list: > > freebsd-doc@freebsd.org > > > > >Release-Note: > >Audit-Trail: > >Unformatted: > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-doc" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-doc" in the body of the message
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