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Date:      Mon, 30 May 2005 15:19:30 +0100
From:      Orla McGann <orly@cnri.dit.ie>
To:        Igor Popov <igorpopov@newmail.ru>
Cc:        ipfw@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: question concerned with dynamic rules
Message-ID:  <20050530151930.G50686@kac.cnri.dit.ie>
In-Reply-To: <200505301630.21484.igorpopov@newmail.ru>
References:  <200505301630.21484.igorpopov@newmail.ru>

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On Mon, May 30, 2005 at 04:30:19PM +0300, Igor Popov wrote:
> 	Hi all,
> I have a question concerned with dynamic rules, say I have such rules:
> 	ipfw check-state
> 	ipfw allow udp from me to any out keep-state
> 	
> if ttl of my packet will be zero on some router in path, it sends me icmp 
> error message ttl exceeded. Does last rule create dynamic rule that permit 
> icmp error message? My experience with traceroute shows that a such rule is 
> not created.
> 
> But with such rules:
> 	ipfw check-state
> 	ipfw allow udp from me to any out keep-state
> 	ipfw allow icmp from any to me icmptype 3,4,11,12 in
> traceroute works.

  I don't think IPFW2 has the "related" and "reply" functionality that exists
in Netfilter; where packets related to a dynamic connection are also passed
through the filter, such as icmp packets. So you need to explicitly add rules
allowing these icmptypes.
   Regards, 
    Orla
-- 
Give a man a fish; you have fed him for today.  
Teach a man to use the Net and he won't bother you for weeks.




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