Date: Mon, 17 Jun 2002 11:04:00 +0100 From: Ceri Davies <setantae@submonkey.net> To: Darren Pilgrim <dmp@pantherdragon.org> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: "Login for services" ipf/ipfw rule creation? Message-ID: <20020617100400.GB6360@submonkey.net> In-Reply-To: <3D0DB0DC.2A7F8E1E@pantherdragon.org> References: <3D0DB0DC.2A7F8E1E@pantherdragon.org>
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On Mon, Jun 17, 2002 at 02:50:20AM -0700, Darren Pilgrim wrote: > I have this idea to let people gain access to my server. The idea is to > have a web-page where they enter their username and password, and select > which services they want access to and for how long. The script would > then create a stateful firewall rule for the IP address the user logged > in from that would be removed after the period specified. > > I know ipfw doesn't have the ability to flush the static and dynamic > rules seperately, but that ipf does. Can I use both ipfw and ipf > simutaneously, or is it an either/or deal? I'm pretty sure it's either/or. > Is there any functionality in ipf to remove a rule after a period of > time, or would I need to add cron jobs to remove the rule? You'd be better off using at rather than cron I think. Ceri -- you can't see when light's so strong you can't see when light is gone To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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