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Date:      Tue, 30 Sep 2003 11:09:39 -0400 (EDT)
From:      Justin <justin@othius.com>
To:        Dag-Erling =?iso-8859-1?q?Sm=F8rgrav?= <des@des.no>
Cc:        Darren Reed <avalon@caligula.anu.edu.au>
Subject:   Re: IPFILTER_DEFAULT_BLOCK & No route to host
Message-ID:  <20030930110647.P45405@ike.othius.com>
In-Reply-To: <xzpzngm9vin.fsf@dwp.des.no>
References:  <20030930112325.48361.qmail@web41204.mail.yahoo.com> <xzpzngm9vin.fsf@dwp.des.no>

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On Tue, 30 Sep 2003, Dag-Erling [iso-8859-1] Sm=F8rgrav wrote:
> echelon <e_chelon@yahoo.com> writes:
> > However, I use the following rules for the internal network interface (=
xl1)
> >
> > # Group 9000 (internal network interface)
> > block return-rst in log quick on xl1 proto tcp from any to 192.168.x.x/=
32 port =3D 23 group 9000
> > block return-rst in log quick on xl1 proto tcp from any to 192.168.x.x/=
32 port =3D 21 group 9000
> > pass in quick on xl1 all group 9000
> >
> > With these rules, I believe I should able to ping and SSH the
> > freebsd box from my internal network no matter the option
> > IPFILTER_DEFAULT_BLOCK is set or not.
>
> You're only letting traffic *in*.  You're not letting anything *out*.
> TCP, like love, is a two-way street.

And if you want to keep it that way from a connection, rather than packet,
point of view, use the "keep state" option on your pass in rule.

- -Justin
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