From owner-freebsd-security@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Feb 9 23:14:13 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-security@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0BE951065673 for ; Mon, 9 Feb 2009 23:14:13 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from Mark_Andrews@isc.org) Received: from mx.isc.org (mx.isc.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:0:2::1c]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E23A28FC0C for ; Mon, 9 Feb 2009 23:14:12 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from Mark_Andrews@isc.org) Received: from farside.isc.org (farside.isc.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:3:bb::5]) (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (Client CN "farside.isc.org", Issuer "ISC CA" (verified OK)) by mx.isc.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 0FA8911406E; Mon, 9 Feb 2009 23:14:07 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from Mark_Andrews@isc.org) Received: from drugs.dv.isc.org (drugs.dv.isc.org [IPv6:2001:470:1f00:820:214:22ff:fed9:fbdc]) (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (Client CN "drugs.dv.isc.org", Issuer "ISC CA" (not verified)) by farside.isc.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 83E6DE6064; Mon, 9 Feb 2009 23:14:06 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from marka@isc.org) Received: from drugs.dv.isc.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by drugs.dv.isc.org (8.14.3/8.14.3) with ESMTP id n19NE3Dv026545; Tue, 10 Feb 2009 10:14:03 +1100 (EST) (envelope-from marka@drugs.dv.isc.org) Message-Id: <200902092314.n19NE3Dv026545@drugs.dv.isc.org> To: ipfreak@yahoo.com From: Mark Andrews In-reply-to: Your message of "Mon, 09 Feb 2009 14:26:43 -0800." <856498.31257.qm@web52106.mail.re2.yahoo.com> Date: Tue, 10 Feb 2009 10:14:03 +1100 Sender: Mark_Andrews@isc.org X-Spam-Status: No, score=-4.0 required=5.0 tests=ALL_TRUSTED,AWL,BAYES_00, SARE_SUB_RAND_LETTRS4 autolearn=no version=3.2.5 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.2.5 (2008-06-10) on mx.isc.org Cc: freebsd security Subject: Re: ipv6 and ipfw X-BeenThere: freebsd-security@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: "Security issues \[members-only posting\]" List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 09 Feb 2009 23:14:13 -0000 In message <856498.31257.qm@web52106.mail.re2.yahoo.com>, gahn writes: > Hi all: > > I have a station that has multiple interfaces. Some of interfaces run both ip > v4 and ipv6. checked with man pages of rc.conf and it seems to be telling me > that ipfw for ipv4 and ipv6 are two different processes and need two differen > t scripts. > > Is it correct? Or anyone here can direct me for the web sites with more infor > mation? > > Thanks The answer to that is version specific. IPFW2 includes support for IPv6 as well as IPv4 though not all the features are supported for IPv6. Mark -- Mark Andrews, ISC 1 Seymour St., Dundas Valley, NSW 2117, Australia PHONE: +61 2 9871 4742 INTERNET: Mark_Andrews@isc.org