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Subject:	Re: firewall open when loading policy
From:	lists @ lina . inka . de (Bernd Eckenfels)
Date:	Sat, 14 Dec 1996 01:27:17 +0100 (MET)
To:	lists @ reflections . mindspring . com (Todd Graham Lewis)
Cc:	martinw @ epcorp . com, firewalls @ GreatCircle . COM
In-reply-to:	<Pine . LNX . 3 . 95 . 961213182518 . 250F-100000 @ reflections . mindspring . com> from "Todd Graham Lewis" at Dec 13, 96 06:30:26 pm

Hi,

> 1) ifconfig your interfaces
> 2) install your filtering policy
> 3) install your routing policy

Umm.. this works on clever OSes like Linux. But others are more RFC
compilant, and route traffic to networks directly attached even if there is
no routing entry.

Greetings
Bernd

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Re: firewall open when loading policy
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