Problem with "ipfw flush"

[Jeff Royle]

Jeff Royle wrote:
> Dan Mahoney, System Admin wrote:
>> Hey all.
>>
>> In trying to tweak my firewall setup I'm using a file called 
>> /etc/ipfw.rules
>>
>> However, it seems even though I copy my rules perfectly to that file, 
>> the system freezes up and locks me out when I do:
>>
>> ipfw -f flush; ipfw /etc/ipfw.rules
>>
>> I've also tried doing it as
>>
>> ipfw -f flush && ipfw /etc/ipfw.rules
>>
>> But to no avail.
>>
>> if it matters, ipfw is loaded as a kernel module, not compiled in.
>>
>> -Dan
>>
>> -- 
> 
> I haven't used IPFW in a while but if I recall right IPFW has a default 
> policy of drop.   So when you flush the ruleset your pass rules are all 
> gone.
> 
> You could run the command like: ipfw -f flush && ipfw /etc/ipfw.rules
> 
> That should allow you flush and load your ruleset.   You may also want 
> to look into changing the default policy to accept.   However this may 
> require you to adjust your rules depending on how you wrote them.
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Jeff
> _______________________________________________

Opps I am sorry, I got pulled away while reading your original email, 
guess I didn't finish reading it.  I see you are trying &&.

You still may want to look into a default policy of accept for IPFW, 
this way its a non issue.

Sorry for the wasted bandwidth! :)

Cheers,

Jeff