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Date:      Fri, 1 Aug 1997 12:30:02 -0700 (PDT)
From:      Nate Williams <nate@mt.sri.com>
To:        freebsd-bugs
Subject:   Re: bin/4209: ipfw does not work with multiple digit interface numbers
Message-ID:  <199708011930.MAA07366@hub.freebsd.org>

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The following reply was made to PR bin/4209; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: Nate Williams <nate@mt.sri.com>
To: danielh@dakcs.com
Cc: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@freebsd.org
Subject: Re: bin/4209: ipfw does not work with multiple digit interface numbers
Date: Fri, 1 Aug 1997 13:23:55 -0600 (MDT)

 > >Number:         4209
 > >Category:       bin
 > >Synopsis:       ipfw does not work with multiple digit interface numbers
 > >Confidential:   no
 > >Severity:       serious
 > >Priority:       medium
 > >Responsible:    freebsd-bugs
 > >State:          open
 > >Class:          sw-bug
 > >Submitter-Id:   current-users
 > >Arrival-Date:   Fri Aug  1 10:00:00 PDT 1997
 > >Last-Modified:
 > >Originator:     Daniel Holmes
 > >Organization:
 > DAKCS Software Systems
 > >Release:        FreeBSD 2.2.2-RELEASE i386
 > >Environment:
 > 
 > 	FreeBSD-2.2.2-RELEASE, Emerging Technologies Frame Relay Card.
 > 
 > >Description:
 > 
 > 	Emerging Technologies FR Card creates interfaces based on the DLCI
 > 	of the Frame Relay PVC.  If the DLCI is several digits (i.e. 16),
 > 	ipfw truncates the interface to a single digit. This causes actions
 > 	to be performed on the wrong interface, or no action whatsoever
 > 
 > >How-To-Repeat:
 > 
 > 	Try this at a command line: (as root, of course)
 > 
 > 	ipfw add allow ip from any to any via etha16
 > 
 > 	Result is:
 > 	Warning: interface does not exist
 > 	00000 allow ip from any to any via etha1
 > 
 > 	At this point, an 'ipfw list' produces:
 > 	65100 allow ip from any to any via etha1 
 
 Hmm, this works in 2.1-stable:
 
 # /sbin/ipfw add 65000 deny log all from any to any via etha16
 
 What's the output of:
 # ifconfig etha16
 
 
 Nate



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