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Date:      Fri, 1 Sep 2000 01:16:42 -0500 (CDT)
From:      James Wyatt <jwyatt@rwsystems.net>
To:        Brian Fundakowski Feldman <green@FreeBSD.org>
Cc:        Will Andrews <will@physics.purdue.edu>, "R.Sharma" <rsharma@apsara.barc.ernet.in>, freebsd-security@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: How to clear IPFW counters
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.4.10.10009010115090.39906-100000@bsdie.rwsystems.net>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0009010048510.558-100000@green.dyndns.org>

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On Fri, 1 Sep 2000, Brian Fundakowski Feldman wrote:
> On Fri, 25 Aug 2000, Will Andrews wrote:
> > On Fri, Aug 25, 2000 at 03:22:52PM +0530, R.Sharma wrote:
> > >  Can any one tell me how to clear IPFW counters when system is running in
> > >  secure level 3.
> > 
> > >From init(8) manpage:
> > 
> >      3     Network secure mode - same as highly secure mode, plus IP packet
> >            filter rules (see ipfw(8) and ipfirewall(4))  cannot be changed and
> >            dummynet(4) configuration cannot be adjusted.
> > 
> > You are SOL.
> 
> Unless what you want to do is reset the logging counters.  That's a
> nice thing to be able to do :)

Unless those logging counters are what you use to track (cross-check,
really) hacking attempts. Then, you want them left alone so the Wiley
Hacker(tm) doesn't reset them. Contrived, I guess, but reasonable. - Jy@



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