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From: Lowell Gilbert <freebsd-questions-local@be-well.ilk.org>
To: JosC <bsduser@cloudzeeland.nl>
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Subject: Re: IPFW deny ip range
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JosC <bsduser@cloudzeeland.nl> writes:

> I have this ip range that I would like to block (example ip):
>
> 123.xx.xx.xx
> 123.1.xx.xx
> 123.1.1.xx
>
> Can someone tell me how I can define best in ipfw.rules?

If you're using ipfw, putting those things in a table and blocking from
the table is the way to do this. The stock /etc/rc.firewall uses at
least one table, so you can look at that as an example.

I've never heard of ipfw.rules, though, so you may be a little confused.