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Date:      Thu, 27 Nov 1997 20:11:50 +0100 (MET)
From:      Eivind Eklund <perhaps@yes.no>
To:        Jaye Mathisen <mrcpu@cdsnet.net>
Cc:        hackers@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: How many rules maximum in ipfw?  Oh wait, comment...
Message-ID:  <199711271911.UAA12968@bitbox.follo.net>
In-Reply-To: Jaye Mathisen's message of Wed, 26 Nov 1997 18:43:55 -0800 (PST)
References:  <Pine.NEB.3.95.971126183425.5824U-100000@mail.cdsnet.net>

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> Oh wait, better check ipfw.  Yep, there it is, in list(ac,av). It
> statically sets it to 1024...  Perhaps this can be raised to a higher
> number in the source tree, or maybe user-definable as listed above, or
> maybe a command-line parameter?  I'll hack it, just somebody tell me what
> makes the most sense.

IMHO: Dynamic allocation.  ipfw shouldn't limit the number of rules;
if anything should be allowed to limit this, it should be the kernel.

Eivind.



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