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Date: Sun, 27 Oct 2002 19:25:34 +0100
From: Marc Fonvieille <blackend@freebsd.org>
To: Chris Pepper <pepper@reppep.com>
Cc: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org
Subject: Re: IPFW doc inconsistency
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References: <20021027182427.S363@welearn.com.au> <20021027110308.A34658@abigail.blackend.org> <p05300702b9e1cdced749@[66.92.104.201]>
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On Sun, Oct 27, 2002 at 12:08:52PM -0500, Chris Pepper wrote:
[...]
> >
> >The Handbook section about ipfw is quite old, so not in sync with
> >"current" FreeBSD.
> >You can now use ipfw as module, a custom kernel is not mandatory for
> >packet filtering but for diverting (NATD) you need a specific kernel
> >(options DIVERT).
> 
> 	FYI, I am most of the way through working up a change to 
> ipfw.8 and partway through a Handbook section on how to enable 
> through rc.conf.
>

Don't forget it's time to look a bit at ipfw2.

Marc

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