From owner-freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Mar 8 02:00:03 2010 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-doc@hub.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D83D51065672 for ; Mon, 8 Mar 2010 02:00:03 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (freefall.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::28]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8AAC78FC19 for ; Mon, 8 Mar 2010 02:00:03 +0000 (UTC) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.14.4/8.14.4) with ESMTP id o28203fA057860 for ; Mon, 8 Mar 2010 02:00:03 GMT (envelope-from gnats@freefall.freebsd.org) Received: (from gnats@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.14.4/8.14.4/Submit) id o28203ev057859; Mon, 8 Mar 2010 02:00:03 GMT (envelope-from gnats) Resent-Date: Mon, 8 Mar 2010 02:00:03 GMT Resent-Message-Id: <201003080200.o28203ev057859@freefall.freebsd.org> Resent-From: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org (GNATS Filer) Resent-To: freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.org Resent-Reply-To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org, Joe Barbish Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 66F7C106564A for ; Mon, 8 Mar 2010 01:59:40 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from nobody@FreeBSD.org) Received: from www.freebsd.org (www.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::21]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 570348FC13 for ; Mon, 8 Mar 2010 01:59:40 +0000 (UTC) Received: from www.freebsd.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by www.freebsd.org (8.14.3/8.14.3) with ESMTP id o281xe9r075024 for ; Mon, 8 Mar 2010 01:59:40 GMT (envelope-from nobody@www.freebsd.org) Received: (from nobody@localhost) by www.freebsd.org (8.14.3/8.14.3/Submit) id o281xdSk075023; Mon, 8 Mar 2010 01:59:39 GMT (envelope-from nobody) Message-Id: <201003080159.o281xdSk075023@www.freebsd.org> Date: Mon, 8 Mar 2010 01:59:39 GMT From: Joe Barbish To: freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org X-Send-Pr-Version: www-3.1 Cc: Subject: docs/144543: IPFW doc change X-BeenThere: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Documentation project List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 08 Mar 2010 02:00:03 -0000 >Number: 144543 >Category: docs >Synopsis: IPFW doc change >Confidential: no >Severity: non-critical >Priority: low >Responsible: freebsd-doc >State: open >Quarter: >Keywords: >Date-Required: >Class: change-request >Submitter-Id: current-users >Arrival-Date: Mon Mar 08 02:00:03 UTC 2010 >Closed-Date: >Last-Modified: >Originator: Joe Barbish >Release: 8.0 release >Organization: n/a >Environment: >Description: IPFW has changed since the time when the IPFW section was written and it's nolonger required to compile IPFW into the FreeBSD kernel to get NAT functionality. Changes need to be done in 2 different places. The following is in the handbook now 30.6.1 Enabling IPFW IPFW is included in the basic FreeBSD install as a separate run time loadable module. The system will dynamically load the kernel module when the rc.conf statement firewall_enable="YES" is used. There is no need to compile IPFW into the FreeBSD kernel unless NAT functionality is desired. Change the last sentance to read. There is no need to compile IPFW into the FreeBSD kernel. The following is in the handbook now 30.6.2 Kernel Options It is not a mandatory requirement to enable IPFW by compiling the following options into the FreeBSD kernel, unless NAT functionality is required. It is presented here as background information. Change to this 30.6.2 Kernel Options It is not a mandatory requirement to enable IPFW by compiling the following options into the FreeBSD kernel. It is presented here as background information only. >How-To-Repeat: >Fix: >Release-Note: >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted: