Date: Tue, 01 Aug 2000 12:00:34 -0500 From: Stephen Montgomery-Smith <stephen@math.missouri.edu> To: Ruslan Ermilov <ru@sunbay.com> Cc: Gregory Bond <gnb@itga.com.au>, net@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: conf/20197: rc.firewall with firewall_type=simple doesn't work with natd Message-ID: <39870232.F1E1C38C@math.missouri.edu> References: <200007262240.PAA88875@freefall.freebsd.org> <20000731190439.A75240@sunbay.com>
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I think that rc.firewall should serve two purposes:
1) In as much as possible, it should work right out of the box.
2) It should teach the newbie to firewalls - by looking at the code he/she
should learn about firewalls (that's how I learned - a week ago I was
a newbie - and actually still am).
I think Ruslan Ermilov's suggested patch succeeds admirably in both these
respects. The change of position of the natd command is clear, and should
alert the reader that there is a reason for it.
Perhaps the only change I would make is to keep a comment explaining briefly
why the natd is positioned where it is. But I can understand if others feel it
unnecessary.
--
Stephen Montgomery-Smith
stephen@math.missouri.edu
http://www.math.missouri.edu/~stephen
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