Date: Thu, 11 Nov 2004 19:35:30 GMT From: Stephen Wylie <swylie@wylie.com> To: freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org Subject: i386/73832: adding ipfw2 "fwd/forward" rule results in "Invalid Argument" error in FreeBSD 5.3 Message-ID: <200411111935.iABJZUAm054861@www.freebsd.org> Resent-Message-ID: <200411111940.iABJeNwL017143@freefall.freebsd.org>
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>Number: 73832 >Category: i386 >Synopsis: adding ipfw2 "fwd/forward" rule results in "Invalid Argument" error in FreeBSD 5.3 >Confidential: no >Severity: non-critical >Priority: medium >Responsible: freebsd-i386 >State: open >Quarter: >Keywords: >Date-Required: >Class: sw-bug >Submitter-Id: current-users >Arrival-Date: Thu Nov 11 19:40:23 GMT 2004 >Closed-Date: >Last-Modified: >Originator: Stephen Wylie >Release: 5.3-Release >Organization: American Megatrends, Inc. >Environment: 14:14:55}gonzo:/etc# uname -a FreeBSD gonzo.int.wylie.com 5.3-RELEASE FreeBSD 5.3-RELEASE #7: Tue Nov 9 18:22:33 EST 2004 root@kingkong.int.wylie.com:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/gonzo i386 14:28:46}gonzo:/etc# >Description: 14:14:47}gonzo:/etc# ipfw add 300 fwd xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx all from xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx/xx to any ipfw: getsockopt(IP_FW_ADD): Invalid argument the above is (with the x's replaced with actual #'s to make a valid IP address / network address) a snip from my screen showing the command entered and the output from it. I updated the box (via cvsup) just the other day from 5.2.1 to 5.3 and this one firewall rule has quit working. I am using the same kernel config that I was using with 5.2.1 when everything was working perfectly. >How-To-Repeat: enter a command like this: ipfw add 300 fwd xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx all from xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx/xx to any replace the x's with numbers to make a valid IP address and network address. >Fix: n/a >Release-Note: >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted:
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