ipfw tee fixed [cvs commit: src/sbin/ipfw ipfw.8 src/sys/netinet ip_fw_pfil.c]

Ruslan Ermilov ru at freebsd.org
Mon Sep 13 13:43:24 PDT 2004


On Mon, Sep 13, 2004 at 09:01:38PM +0200, Andre Oppermann wrote:
> Ruslan Ermilov wrote:
> 
> >On Mon, Sep 13, 2004 at 08:44:12PM +0200, Andre Oppermann wrote:
> >
> >>Ruslan Ermilov wrote:
> >>
> >>>On Mon, Sep 13, 2004 at 06:51:56PM +0200, Andre Oppermann wrote:
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>>I've fixed 'ipfw tee' in 6-current.  Please try it and report back.  
> >>>>This
> >>>>is pretty useful for passive packet monitoring.
> >>>>
> >>>
> >>>Just to make it crystal clear for everyone, the tee'd fragments are
> >>>still reassembled into a full packet before the diversion, correct?
> >>
> >>No, they are not.  Only diverted packets are reassembled, tee'd packet
> >>are not.
> >>
> >
> >Then at least the divert(4) manpage should be updated to document the
> >difference in behavior (between "divert" and "tee").
> 
> Under BUGS the ipfw(8) man page now says only 'divert' will reassemble
> the packet.  The old version said both do it.  So I've changed that and
> removed 'tee' from it.  Other than that there is no reference to this
> (non-)behaviour anywhere in that man page.
> 
I specifically said divert(4) not ipfw(8).  ;)


Cheers,
-- 
Ruslan Ermilov
ru at FreeBSD.org
FreeBSD committer
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