docs/144543: IPFW doc change

[Joe Barbish]

>Number:         144543
>Category:       docs
>Synopsis:       IPFW doc change
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       non-critical
>Priority:       low
>Responsible:    freebsd-doc
>State:          open
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>Class:          change-request
>Submitter-Id:   current-users
>Arrival-Date:   Mon Mar 08 02:00:03 UTC 2010
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>Originator:     Joe Barbish
>Release:        8.0 release
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>Description:
IPFW has changed since the time when the IPFW section was written and it's nolonger required to compile IPFW into the FreeBSD kernel to get NAT functionality. Changes need to be done in 2 different places.

The following is in the handbook now

30.6.1 Enabling IPFW
IPFW is included in the basic FreeBSD install as a separate run time loadable module. The system will dynamically load the kernel module when the rc.conf statement firewall_enable="YES" is used. There is no need to compile IPFW into the FreeBSD kernel unless NAT functionality is desired.


Change the last sentance to read.

There is no need to compile IPFW into the FreeBSD kernel.


The following is in the handbook now

30.6.2 Kernel Options
It is not a mandatory requirement to enable IPFW by compiling the following options into the FreeBSD kernel, unless NAT functionality is required. It is presented here as background information.

Change to this

30.6.2 Kernel Options
It is not a mandatory requirement to enable IPFW by compiling the following options into the FreeBSD kernel. It is presented here as background information only.


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