Document that the firewall will no longer reorder the rules.

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Poul-Henning Kamp 1996-02-13 15:20:20 +00:00
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@ -284,9 +284,14 @@ Currently there is no method for filtering out specific types of ICMP
packets. Either you don't filter ICMP at all, or all ICMP packets are
filtered.
.Pp
The system has a rule weighting system for the firewall chain. This
means that rules are not used in the order that they are specified. To
see what rule ordering is used, use the
The system has an optional rule weighting system for the firewall chain.
This means that rules are not used in the order that they are specified.
To enable this feature, you need to recompile your kernel, see the
.I LINT
configuration for details.
In general you do not want that.
.Pp
To see what rule ordering is used, use the
.Em list
command.
.Pp