Re: Ignore: Re: ipfw output FWD broken on 6.1 and newer?

From: Gleb Smirnoff <glebius_at_FreeBSD.org>
Date: Fri, 4 Aug 2006 14:10:52 +0400
On Wed, Aug 02, 2006 at 06:26:46PM -0700, Julian Elischer wrote:
J> >I haven't tried 7.x yet but has anyone seen
J> >the FWD command of ipfw running on 6.1?
J> >
J> >or anyone know of problems with it that may have been fixed on -current?
J> 
J> Just found the "EXTENDED" option for ipfw fwd.
J> 
J> Why we need that is wierd since it just allows it to act as it always 
J> used to and it never
J> aused any massive problems that I know of  (I committed it originally).
J> personally I consider removing the option and making it default or 
J> reversing it and
J> calling it
J> 
J> IPFIREWALL_FORWARD_CRIPPLED

I'm suprised that you have noticed it only now. When Andre has introduced
this option that turns on a functionality that was present always before,
I was quite angry but everyone ignored me. This even went to release notes
as "new feature".

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