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Date: Wed, 3 Mar 2004 09:47:42 -0800
From: Luigi Rizzo <rizzo@icir.org>
To: Matt <mgoward@eviloverlord.org>
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	from mgoward@eviloverlord.org on Wed, Mar 03, 2004 at 07:37:06AM +0000
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Subject: Re: Adding an IPFW rule from C program
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On Wed, Mar 03, 2004 at 07:37:06AM +0000, Matt wrote:
> Tried this on the ipfw list but didnt get any response.
> 
> Part of an app I am playing with needs to be able to add an ipfw
> rule.  I had though i got all of what i need from ipfw2.c and ip_fw.h
> but I am painfully new to C and must be missing something.  Not

you don't want to use the native APi, do a system("ipfw add ...")
instead.

	cheers
	luigi