Date: Tue, 25 Jun 2002 01:02:37 +0200 From: Erik Trulsson <ertr1013@student.uu.se> To: Darren Pilgrim <dmp@pantherdragon.org> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Speed of me vs. specific address mask in ipfw? Message-ID: <20020624230237.GA6401@falcon.midgard.homeip.net> In-Reply-To: <3D17A23D.8DB3DEF4@pantherdragon.org> References: <3D17A23D.8DB3DEF4@pantherdragon.org>
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On Mon, Jun 24, 2002 at 03:50:37PM -0700, Darren Pilgrim wrote: > Which is faster to match in ipfw, the "me" keyword or a specific address > mask? A specific address mask should be faster. Using the "me" keyword means that ipfw has to check what interfaces you have and what adresses they have every time the rule is used. (This also means that when using the "me" keyword one doesn't have to worry about the IP numbers changing on dynamic interfaces. -- <Insert your favourite quote here.> Erik Trulsson ertr1013@student.uu.se To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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