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Date:      Thu, 26 Jul 2012 23:12:23 +0000 (UTC)
From:      Isabell Long <issyl0@FreeBSD.org>
To:        doc-committers@freebsd.org, svn-doc-all@freebsd.org, svn-doc-head@freebsd.org
Subject:   svn commit: r39270 - head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/firewalls
Message-ID:  <201207262312.q6QNCNZ3038843@svn.freebsd.org>

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Author: issyl0
Date: Thu Jul 26 23:12:22 2012
New Revision: 39270
URL: http://svn.freebsd.org/changeset/doc/39270

Log:
  There is no need to compile IPFW into the FreeBSD kernel to make use of NAT
  functionality anymore, so remove these sentences.
  
  PR:		docs/144543
  Approved by:	gjb (mentor)

Modified:
  head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/firewalls/chapter.sgml

Modified: head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/firewalls/chapter.sgml
==============================================================================
--- head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/firewalls/chapter.sgml	Thu Jul 26 14:27:36 2012	(r39269)
+++ head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/firewalls/chapter.sgml	Thu Jul 26 23:12:22 2012	(r39270)
@@ -2131,8 +2131,7 @@ pass in quick on rl0 proto tcp from any 
 	run time loadable module.  The system will dynamically load the
 	kernel module when the <filename>rc.conf</filename> statement
 	<literal>firewall_enable="YES"</literal> is used.  There is no
-	need to compile IPFW into the &os; kernel unless
-	<acronym>NAT</acronym> functionality is desired.</para>
+	need to compile IPFW into the &os; kernel.</para>
 
       <para>After rebooting your system with
 	<literal>firewall_enable="YES"</literal> in
@@ -2180,9 +2179,8 @@ net.inet.ip.fw.verbose_limit=5</programl
       </indexterm>
 
       <para>It is not a mandatory requirement to enable IPFW by
-	compiling the following options into the &os; kernel, unless
-	<acronym>NAT</acronym> functionality is required.  It is presented here
-	as background information.</para>
+	compiling the following options into the &os; kernel.  It is
+	presented here as background information only.</para>
 
       <programlisting>options    IPFIREWALL</programlisting>
 



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