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Date:      Wed, 26 Jun 2002 12:28:58 -0700
From:      rick norman <rick.norman@lmco.com>
To:        freebsd-ipfw@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: ipfw and aliases
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Did this issue ever get resolved or is there some hope it can be
incorporated ?


rick norman wrote:

>
>
> Here is an example (please view in fix point font)
>
> Src       Hop1       Hop2       Dest
> -+-       -+-        -+-        -+-
>  |         |          |          |
>  +---------+----------+----------+
> 10.0.0.1  10.0.0.2
>           10.0.1.1  10.0.1.2
>           10.0.2.1  10.0.2.2
>           10.0.3.1  10.0.3.2
>                     10.0.4.2    10.0.4.3
>
> Notes:
> Subnet mask=255.255.255.0 for all
> there is only one NIC in each computer
> All the computers are connected to an ethernet switch.
> We are manually manipulating the routing table on hop2 and hop3 for
> the destination.
>
> The topology above allows us to get to destination address
> 10.0.4.3 from src 10.0.0.1 by going through hop1 and hop2.
>
> We would like to be able to setup IPFW rules and Dummynet Pipes
> to vary the link quality between hop1 and hop2
> depending on which of the three routes are taken to the destination.
>
> We need a firewall rule that reads like this
>
> 0100 pipe 1 ip from any to 10.0.4.3 via 10.0.1.1
> 0200 pipe 2 ip from any to 10.0.4.3 via 10.0.2.1
> 0300 pipe 3 ip from any to 10.0.4.3 via 10.0.3.1
>
> The problem is that currently the via 10.0.1.1 and 10.0.2.1 and
> 10.0.3.1 all resolve to the same
> interface and therefore onpy pipe 1 is used.  That's why I would like
> subnets to be used
> instread of the interface to which they resolve.  Actually, I think
> the via qualifier would make
> more sense if it was able differentiate subnets. If you have any way
> of making this work please
> let me know.
>
> Thanks,
> Rick Norman
>
>
> "Crist J. Clark" wrote:
>
>> On Tue, May 14, 2002 at 01:45:10PM -0700, rick norman wrote:
>> > I'm probably giving too little detail.  Basically I'm configuring
>> bsd 4.5
>> > as an intermediate node router in a fairly complex topology.  The
>> different
>> > aliases on an interface allow me to take different paths through
>> this topology
>> > based on the subnets.  What I want to do is apply different
>> characteristics
>> > to multiple data streams based on the subnet they take leaving my
>> router.
>> > The pkt only has src and des ip which says nothing about the path
>> the routing
>> > protocols have picked.
>>
>> What information are the routing protocols using besides the
>> destination IP?
>>
>> > The rules that I see available in the ipfw would catch
>> > all the aliases leaving on an interface with no differentiation.
>>
>> Because there is no difference. The only information available on a
>> packet being forwarded are the interface it came in on, the
>> interface
>> it is going out of, the next hop, and of course the data in the
>> packet
>> itself (the source and destination IPs). I'm not sure what other
>> information you are trying to tap into.
>>
>> > It seems that
>> > another key word, similar to the 'via' qualifier would allow me to
>> individually
>> > grab the outbound aliases.  The needed info is available in the
>> routing table
>> > in the form of the next hop router, I just don't see a way to grab
>> a pkt based
>> > on the next hop address or the outbound subnet.
>>
>> Examining the next hop address on outgoing packets is not a big
>> deal.
>> It would be straight forward to add it to ipfw(8). But I'm still not
>>
>> sure what it has to do with local alias addresses.
>> --
>> Crist J. Clark                     |     cjclark@alum.mit.edu
>>                                    |     cjclark@jhu.edu
>> http://people.freebsd.org/~cjc/    |     cjc@freebsd.org
>
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Did this issue ever get resolved or is there some hope it can be incorporated
?
<br>&nbsp;
<p>rick norman wrote:
<blockquote TYPE=CITE>&nbsp;
<p><tt>Here is an example (please view in fix point font)</tt>
<p><tt>Src&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Hop1&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Hop2&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Dest</tt>
<br><tt>-+-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; -+-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
-+-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; -+-</tt>
<br><tt>&nbsp;|&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; |&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
|&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; |</tt>
<br><tt>&nbsp;+---------+----------+----------+</tt>
<br><tt>10.0.0.1&nbsp; 10.0.0.2</tt>
<br><tt>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 10.0.1.1&nbsp;
10.0.1.2</tt>
<br><tt>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 10.0.2.1&nbsp;
10.0.2.2</tt>
<br><tt>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 10.0.3.1&nbsp;
10.0.3.2</tt>
<br><tt>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
10.0.4.2&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 10.0.4.3</tt>
<p><tt>Notes:</tt>
<br><tt>Subnet mask=255.255.255.0 for all</tt>
<br><tt>there is only one NIC in each computer</tt>
<br><tt>All the computers are connected to an ethernet switch.</tt>
<br><tt>We are manually manipulating the routing table on hop2 and hop3
for the destination.</tt>
<p><tt>The topology above allows us to get to destination address</tt>
<br><tt>10.0.4.3 from src 10.0.0.1 by going through hop1 and hop2.</tt>
<p><tt>We would like to be able to setup IPFW rules and Dummynet Pipes</tt>
<br><tt>to vary the link quality between hop1 and hop2</tt>
<br><tt>depending on which of the three routes are taken to the destination.</tt>
<p><tt>We need a firewall rule that reads like this</tt>
<p><tt>0100 pipe 1 ip from any to 10.0.4.3 via 10.0.1.1</tt>
<br><tt>0200 pipe 2 ip from any to 10.0.4.3 via 10.0.2.1</tt>
<br><tt>0300 pipe 3 ip from any to 10.0.4.3 via 10.0.3.1</tt>
<p><tt>The problem is that currently the via 10.0.1.1 and 10.0.2.1 and
10.0.3.1 all resolve to the same</tt>
<br><tt>interface and therefore onpy pipe 1 is used.&nbsp; That's why I
would like&nbsp; subnets to be used</tt>
<br><tt>instread of the interface to which they resolve.&nbsp; Actually,
I think the via qualifier would make</tt>
<br><tt>more sense if it was able differentiate subnets. If you have any
way of making this work please</tt>
<br><tt>let me know.</tt>
<p><tt>Thanks,</tt>
<br><tt>Rick Norman</tt>
<br>&nbsp;
<p><tt>"Crist J. Clark" wrote:</tt>
<blockquote TYPE=CITE><tt>On Tue, May 14, 2002 at 01:45:10PM -0700, rick
norman wrote:</tt>
<br><tt>> I'm probably giving too little detail.&nbsp; Basically I'm configuring
bsd 4.5</tt>
<br><tt>> as an intermediate node router in a fairly complex topology.&nbsp;
The different</tt>
<br><tt>> aliases on an interface allow me to take different paths through
this topology</tt>
<br><tt>> based on the subnets.&nbsp; What I want to do is apply different
characteristics</tt>
<br><tt>> to multiple data streams based on the subnet they take leaving
my router.</tt>
<br><tt>> The pkt only has src and des ip which says nothing about the
path the routing</tt>
<br><tt>> protocols have picked.</tt>
<p><tt>What information are the routing protocols using besides the</tt>
<br><tt>destination IP?</tt>
<p><tt>> The rules that I see available in the ipfw would catch</tt>
<br><tt>> all the aliases leaving on an interface with no differentiation.</tt>
<p><tt>Because there is no difference. The only information available on
a</tt>
<br><tt>packet being forwarded are the interface it came in on, the interface</tt>
<br><tt>it is going out of, the next hop, and of course the data in the
packet</tt>
<br><tt>itself (the source and destination IPs). I'm not sure what other</tt>
<br><tt>information you are trying to tap into.</tt>
<p><tt>> It seems that</tt>
<br><tt>> another key word, similar to the 'via' qualifier would allow
me to individually</tt>
<br><tt>> grab the outbound aliases.&nbsp; The needed info is available
in the routing table</tt>
<br><tt>> in the form of the next hop router, I just don't see a way to
grab a pkt based</tt>
<br><tt>> on the next hop address or the outbound subnet.</tt>
<p><tt>Examining the next hop address on outgoing packets is not a big
deal.</tt>
<br><tt>It would be straight forward to add it to ipfw(8). But I'm still
not</tt>
<br><tt>sure what it has to do with local alias addresses.</tt>
<br><tt>--</tt>
<br><tt>Crist J. Clark&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
|&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; cjclark@alum.mit.edu</tt>
<br><tt>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
|&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; cjclark@jhu.edu</tt>
<br><tt><a href="http://people.freebsd.org/~cjc/">http://people.freebsd.org/~cjc/</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
|&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; cjc@freebsd.org</tt></blockquote>
</blockquote>

<p>--
<br>One Unix to rule them all, One Resolver to find them,
<br>One IP to bring them all and in the zone to bind them.
<p>wk: 408 742 1619
<br>rick.norman@lmco.com
<br>hm: 650 726 0677
<br>rnorman@ikaika.com
<br>cell: 650 303 3877
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