ipfw4
Ip packet filter and traffic accounting
Overview
The ipfw system facility allows filtering, redirecting, and other operations on IP packets travelling through network interfaces.
The user interface for ipfw is implemented by the ipfw(8) utility, so please refer to the ipfw(8) manpage for a complete description of the ipfw capabilities and how to use it.
Kernel Options
The following options in the kernel configuration file are related to ipfw operation:
- IPFIREWALL
-
enable
ipfw - IPFIREWALL_VERBOSE
-
enable
ipfwlogging - IPFIREWALL_VERBOSE_LIMIT
-
limit
ipfwlogging - IPDIVERT
-
enable divert(4) sockets
Releases
7 releases since Debian 1.1 (Buzz); the text changed 2 times.