[3714] in linux-net channel archive
Re: firewalling/bridging and proc tables
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Alan Cox)
Tue Jul 16 05:21:30 1996
From: alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk (Alan Cox)
To: devel@vrml.k12.la.us (System Development)
Date: Sun, 14 Jul 1996 18:10:50 +0100 (BST)
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.rutgers.edu, linux-net@vger.rutgers.edu
In-Reply-To: <199607121505.KAA08524@vpsd5.vrml.k12.la.us> from "System Development" at Jul 12, 96 10:05:25 am
> What is the problem with running bridging and firewalling together?
> We have a system on which we are doing the packet forwarding along w/
> masquerading and we would also like to have it bridge sna packets. Will
> this(or when will this) be possible?
Not for 2.0.x
> Also, why do certain utilities that rely on the data obtained from the
> /proc filesystem seem to hang up when I try to get a listing? Like,
> route and in particular ipfwadm -F -l or ipfwadm -M -l.
Slow namservers - try adding the -n flag.
