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Date:      Sun, 15 Apr 2007 15:00:50 -0700
From:      Luigi Rizzo <rizzo@icir.org>
To:        Ivan Voras <ivoras@fer.hr>
Cc:        freebsd-net@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: ipfw, keep-state and limit
Message-ID:  <20070415150050.C39338@xorpc.icir.org>
In-Reply-To: <evu6sg$q2i$1@sea.gmane.org>; from ivoras@fer.hr on Sun, Apr 15, 2007 at 11:53:15PM %2B0200
References:  <evu0kp$9u9$1@sea.gmane.org> <20070415144922.A39338@xorpc.icir.org> <evu6sg$q2i$1@sea.gmane.org>

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On Sun, Apr 15, 2007 at 11:53:15PM +0200, Ivan Voras wrote:
> Luigi Rizzo wrote:
> 
> > if i remember well (the implementation dates back to 2001 or so)
> > you just need to use "limit", as it implicitly installs
> > a dynamic state entry (same as keep-state).
> 
> Thanks, I'll try it tomorrow. If it works, may I suggest a change: make
> the error message say "keep-state is redundant with limits" and proceed
> like only "limits" exists?

it certainly makes sense to change the error message and
explain better what is wrong.
However i really don't like the idea of accepting a wrong ipfw rule,
because it encourages lazy programming practices.

cheers
luigi





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