misc/162265: [Patch] [ipfw.8] Documentation clarity
Paul Procacci
pprocacci at gmail.com
Thu Nov 3 05:50:08 UTC 2011
>Number: 162265
>Category: misc
>Synopsis: [Patch] [ipfw.8] Documentation clarity
>Confidential: no
>Severity: non-critical
>Priority: low
>Responsible: freebsd-bugs
>State: open
>Quarter:
>Keywords:
>Date-Required:
>Class: sw-bug
>Submitter-Id: current-users
>Arrival-Date: Thu Nov 03 05:50:07 UTC 2011
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator: Paul Procacci
>Release: 8.x both release and stable
>Organization:
>Environment:
FreeBSD nat.myhome 8.1-RELEASE-p2 FreeBSD 8.1-RELEASE-p2 #3: Wed Mar 9 22:21:01 CST 2011 root at nat.myhome:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/FIREWALL i386
>Description:
Up until today I didn't realize the one could use tablearg to a nat action in a ipfw rule. Someone was kind enough to slap me. ;P
What I propose is a very simple and small patch which would clarify it for retards like myself. ;P
>How-To-Repeat:
man ipfw
>Fix:
See attached patch.
Patch attached with submission follows:
--- sbin/ipfw/ipfw.8.orig 2011-11-03 00:31:29.000000000 -0500
+++ sbin/ipfw/ipfw.8 2011-11-03 00:35:47.000000000 -0500
@@ -765,7 +765,7 @@
.Cm fwd
a custom kernel needs to be compiled with the option
.Cd "options IPFIREWALL_FORWARD" .
-.It Cm nat Ar nat_nr
+.It Cm nat Ar nat_nr | tablearg
Pass packet to a
nat instance
(for network address translation, address redirect, etc.):
>Release-Note:
>Audit-Trail:
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