Date: Sun, 15 Sep 1996 06:29:24 +0000 (GMT) From: Adam David <adam@veda.is> To: nate@mt.sri.com (Nate Williams) Cc: alex@freefall.freebsd.org, CVS-committers@freefall.freebsd.org, cvs-all@freefall.freebsd.org, cvs-sbin@freefall.freebsd.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/sbin/ipfw ipfw.8 Message-ID: <199609150629.GAA05091@veda.is> In-Reply-To: <199609150539.XAA19574@rocky.mt.sri.com> from Nate Williams at "Sep 14, 96 11:39:03 pm"
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> > > Modified: sbin/ipfw ipfw.8 > > > Log: > > > Note that -N is only effective when ipfw is displaying chain entries. > > > > > > Revision Changes Path > > > 1.23 +1 -1 src/sbin/ipfw/ipfw.8 > > > > > > > This is not true. -N will allow hostnames to be used instead of IP numbers > > for other commands, although this has not yet been documented in the manpage. > > You can use hostnames w/out -N. What Alex says above is true, the > hostname vs. IP is irrelevant. (Hint, *go* read the source again, > do_resol is only used when printing out information, not when inputting > it.) > > > Nate > Yes you are right, I found what I expected... which was wrong. Somehow I managed to typo the command 5 times while starting with 'ipfw -N add' and didn't slip up once when trying it without the -N. Sorry for the unnecessary noise. I'll see if it makes better sense in the morning. Adam
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