Date: Wed, 19 Sep 2001 11:12:58 +1000 From: Tony Landells <ahl@austclear.com.au> To: klein brock <getzz1@yahoo.com> Cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: FIREWALL REALLY NEED HELP Message-ID: <200109190112.LAA29963@tungsten.austclear.com.au> In-Reply-To: Message from klein brock <getzz1@yahoo.com> of "Tue, 18 Sep 2001 18:10:00 MST." <20010919011000.72930.qmail@web20110.mail.yahoo.com>
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getzz1@yahoo.com said: > also.. i'm trying to block ip '209.12.*.*' > ipfw add deny all from 209.12.0.0/24 to any via any > but it doesn't block any ip from 209.12.* Because that's not what you asked for... Each number in an IP address is 8 bits, so the rule you want is ipfw add deny all from 209.12.0.0/16 to any via any The rule you had only blocks 209.12.0.* Tony -- Tony Landells <ahl@austclear.com.au> Senior Network Engineer Ph: +61 3 9677 9319 Australian Clearing Services Pty Ltd Fax: +61 3 9677 9355 Level 4, Rialto North Tower 525 Collins Street Melbourne VIC 3000 Australia To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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