ng_ipfw (4)
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NAME
ng_ipfw - interface between netgraph and IP firewallSYNOPSIS
In netinet/ip_var.h In netgraph/ng_ipfw.hDESCRIPTION
The ipfw node implements interface between ipfw(4) and netgraph(4) subsystems.HOOKS
The ipfw node supports an arbitrary number of hooks, which must be named using only numeric characters.OPERATION
Once the module is loaded into the kernel, a single node named ipfw is automatically created. No more ipfw nodes can be created. Once destroyed, the only way to recreate the node is to reload the module.Packets can be injected into netgraph(4) using either the netgraph or ngtee commands of the ipfw(8) utility. These commands require a numeric cookie to be supplied as an argument. Packets are sent out of the hook whose name equals the cookie value. If no hook matches, packets are discarded. Packets injected via the netgraph command are tagged with Vt struct ipfw_rule_ref . This tag contains information that helps the packet to re-enter ipfw(4) processing, should the packet come back from netgraph(4) to ipfw(4).
Packets received by a node from netgraph(4) subsystem must be tagged with Vt struct ipfw_rule_ref tag. Packets re-enter IP firewall processing at the next rule. If no tag is supplied, packets are discarded.