Date: Thu, 27 Apr 2000 12:43:39 +0200 From: "James A Wilde" <james.wilde@tbv.se> To: "FreeBSD Questions" <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Some questions on ipfw Message-ID: <006401bfb035$72f04f10$8c0aa8c0@hk.tbv.se>
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I have a few questions on ipfw and rc.firewall to which I haven't found the answers in the hb. I understand that one needs options FIREWALL to include ipfw functionality in the kernel. However, when it comes to options FIREWALL_VERBOSE and options FIREWALL_VERBOSE_LIMIT=nn are these alternatives or does the first act as a toggle and the second set a limit? I have set firewall=client in rc.conf followed by ipfw ipfilter.cfg, the file which comprises my rules. Two questions here - are there any standards for the naming of files in connection with ipfw and is there an alternative/preferred method of installing the rules at boot time? And finally, rc.firewall. This has a lot of stuff which looks like configuration information. All the lines begin $fwcmd. Two of the lines open a client firewall for in- and outgoing DNS traffic but these are not permitted after a boot unless I include rules in the ipfilter.cfg file mentioned earlier. How is rc.firewall called and where can I find information on this file? There does not appear to be a man entry, neither for firewall nor for rc.firewall. Thanks in advance. mvh/regards James To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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