----- Original Message -----
From: "Kirk Strauser" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, September 24, 2002 12:43 PM
Subject: Can IPFW keep state after a flush?


> From what I can tell, ipfw's 'flush' command clears the ruleset *and* the
> current list of dynamic (keep-state) rules.  Is there any way to ask ipfw
to
> flush only the ruleset, but to leave the dynamic rules intact?  Ideally,
> ipfw could be made to compare the curreny dynamic rules against any new
> rules that were added, which would allow a sysadmin to implement a new
> ruleset on an already-running system without disturbing any current valid
> connections.  Is such a thing possible, or am I dreaming?

only solution i can think of is to add new rules from commandline, in
addition to adding them to the ruleset.
--
dfolkins


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