"J.D. Bronson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Ok...what do you guys do to handle a change of IP/network via DHCP > with ipfilter? > > I have been told that if my IP changes while the machine is up and > running that ipfilter WON'T see this change and needs to be > told...supposedly it only reads the IP when it starts itself. > > If this is true, is there any easy way to fix this? > I run ipcheck.py and that can invoke a script if needed if it notices > and IP changed.... > > ipnat.conf: > map bge1 192.43.82.0/24 -> 0/32 proxy port ftp ftp/tcp > map bge1 192.43.82.0/24 -> 0/32 portmap tcp/udp auto > map bge1 192.43.82.0/24 -> 0/32 > > rdr bge1 0.0.0.0/0 port 25 -> 192.43.82.170 port 25 > > > I presume if it reads the IP and fills in the '0/32' + '0.0.0.0/0' > values at startup...having my IP change could be disasterous.
When your IP changes, you can have dhclient trigger a script of your choosing. You can use that to alter your firewall rules. There are probably other approaches too. _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
