From owner-cvs-doc@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Oct 10 22:31:24 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: cvs-doc@freebsd.org Delivered-To: cvs-doc@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 057EF16A4F8; Tue, 10 Oct 2006 22:31:24 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from keramida@freebsd.org) Received: from igloo.linux.gr (igloo.linux.gr [62.1.205.36]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B241A43D94; Tue, 10 Oct 2006 22:31:11 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from keramida@freebsd.org) Received: from gothmog.pc (host5.bedc.ondsl.gr [62.103.39.229]) (authenticated bits=128) by igloo.linux.gr (8.13.8/8.13.8/Debian-2) with ESMTP id k9AMUbhO027511 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NOT); Wed, 11 Oct 2006 01:30:37 +0300 Received: from gothmog.pc (gothmog [127.0.0.1]) by gothmog.pc (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id k9AMVE8N027676; Wed, 11 Oct 2006 01:31:14 +0300 (EEST) (envelope-from keramida@freebsd.org) Received: (from giorgos@localhost) by gothmog.pc (8.13.8/8.13.8/Submit) id k9AMVEKV027675; Wed, 11 Oct 2006 01:31:14 +0300 (EEST) (envelope-from keramida@freebsd.org) Date: Wed, 11 Oct 2006 01:31:14 +0300 From: Giorgos Keramidas To: Tom Rhodes Message-ID: <20061010223113.GA26942@gothmog.pc> References: <200610100256.k9A2u7SE072234@repoman.freebsd.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <200610100256.k9A2u7SE072234@repoman.freebsd.org> X-Hellug-MailScanner: Found to be clean X-Hellug-MailScanner-SpamCheck: not spam, SpamAssassin (score=-2.689, required 5, AWL -0.29, BAYES_00 -2.60, DNS_FROM_RFC_ABUSE 0.20, UNPARSEABLE_RELAY 0.00) X-Hellug-MailScanner-From: keramida@freebsd.org X-Spam-Status: No Cc: doc-committers@freebsd.org, cvs-doc@freebsd.org, cvs-all@freebsd.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/firewalls chapter.sgml X-BeenThere: cvs-doc@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: CVS commit messages for the doc and www trees List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 10 Oct 2006 22:31:24 -0000 On 2006-10-10 02:56, Tom Rhodes wrote: > trhodes 2006-10-10 02:56:06 UTC > > FreeBSD doc repository > > Modified files: > en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/firewalls chapter.sgml > Log: > Replace some confusing text about "IPFW being loaded/not being loaded/blah" > with some more relevent and clear text about using rc.conf to load the > firewall. > > PR 99336 > Discussed with: keramida (follow up to PR, etc.) > > Revision Changes Path > 1.73 +1 -3 doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/firewalls/chapter.sgml I sort of liked the reference to `rc.conf', which was removed too in this change though: | % hg export 3027adf101b5 | # HG changeset patch | # User trhodes | # Date 1160448966 0 | # Node ID 3027adf101b54653c2ae78f67f4b198ceb6b3502 | # Parent ee2bbb8596284cc1e90bb0cf6c51375f1df0bbb0 | Replace some confusing text about "IPFW being loaded/not being loaded/blah" | with some more relevent and clear text about using rc.conf to load the | firewall. | | PR 99336 | Discussed with: keramida (follow up to PR, etc.) | | diff a/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/firewalls/chapter.sgml b/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/firewalls/chapter.sgml | --- a/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/firewalls/chapter.sgml | +++ b/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/firewalls/chapter.sgml | @@ -2228,9 +2228,7 @@ options IPV6FIREWALL_DEFAULT_TO_ACCEP | | <filename>/etc/rc.conf</filename> Options | | - If you do not have IPFW compiled into your kernel you will | - need to load it with the following statement in your | - /etc/rc.conf: | + Enable the firewall: | | firewall_enable="YES" | | % Since `/etc/rc.d/ipfw' is smart enough to load ipfw.ko or dummynet.ko automagically, as needed, is it ok to write this as: Enable the firewall in your /etc/rc.conf file: ??