Date: Wed, 22 Apr 2009 20:01:06 +0300 From: Chris Cowart <ccowart@rescomp.berkeley.edu> To: freebsd-net@freebsd.org Subject: Re: IPFW missing feature Message-ID: <1812419482.20090422200106@yandex.ru> Resent-Message-ID: <20090422170108.23F4AAFBF7@forwards5.yandex.ru>
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KES wrote:
> ????????????, Lowell.
>
> ?? ?????? 16 ?????? 2009 ?., 15:22:31:
>
> LG> KES <kes-kes@yandex.ru> writes:
>
>>> The tablearg feature provides the ability to use a value, looked up in
>>> the table, as the argument for a rule action, action parameter or rule
>>> option. This can significantly reduce number of rules in some configura-
>>> tions. If two tables are used in a rule, the result of the second (des-
>>> tination) is used. The tablearg argument can be used with the following
>>> actions: nat, pipe, queue, divert, tee, netgraph, ngtee, fwd, skipto
>>> action parameters: tag, untag, rule options: limit, tagged.
>>>
>>>
>>> Why tablearg cannot be used with setfib?
>
> LG> Because tables are a feature of IPFW, and the FIB isn't.
>
> setfib is also feature of ipfw. see man:
>
> setfib fibnum
> The packet is tagged so as to use the FIB (routing table) fibnum
> in any subsequent forwarding decisions. Initially this is limited
> to the values 0 through 15. See setfib(8). Processing continues
> at the next rule.
>
> There is no any difficulties to use 'tablearg' as 'fibnum'
>
> ipfw add 3 setfib 2 all from 192.168.0.0/16 to any in recv <IFACE>
> ipfw add 3 setfib tablearg all from table(<X>) to any in recv <IFACE>
>
> but now this is not mistake to write 'setfib tablearg'. IPFW just
> replace tablearg in rule with 0
> It seems like a bug. because of it MUST work in proper way or DO NOT
> work at all. IMHO
I use tablearg with netgraph.
For example,
ipfw add netgraph tablearg all from 'table(9)' to any in
When I run ipfw show, I see:
02380 408 60358 netgraph tablearg ip from any to table(9) in
KES, do you mean to say that when you run `ipfw show' the rule is echoed
back to you as:
setfib 0 all from table(<X>) to any in recv <IFACE>
instead of tablearg?
If that's the case, it sounds like ipfw is parsing the rule incorrectly.
If tablearg isn't supported by setfib, I would expect a syntax error to
be thrown and not a different rule being inserted into your ruleset. If
this is the behavior you're seeing, you should run it by the folks on
the -net mailing list. That would also be a good place to ask about
future plans to support this feature.
--
Chris Cowart
Network Technical Lead
Network & Infrastructure Services, RSSP-IT
UC Berkeley
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