Ipfw context error

rjcrowder

Running 2.1 RC1 from a couple of days ago. I can't seem to figure out how to get the ipfw command to work. Anything I try other than "-h" gives me a context error. For example:

ipfw show
ipfw: Context is mandatory: No such file or directory

I've checked that ipfw_context exists in /usr/local/sbin

Any ideas?

rjcrowder

Figured it out… gotta use the -x option with the CP instance name.

Derelict

Yeah:

ipfw -x context list
ipfw -x context table n list

list contexts and assigned interfaces

ipfw_context -l

rjcrowder

@Derelict:

Yeah:

ipfw -x context list
ipfw -x context table n list

list contexts and assigned interfaces

ipfw_context -l

Thanks… didn't know how to list the contexts and assigned interfaces!

apfusertoo

… reviving this dead thread ...

Rather than explain, I will just paste my shell history:

ipfw show

ipfw: Context is mandatory: No such file or directory

ipfw -x context list

ipfw: getsockopt(IP_FW_GET): Protocol not available

ipfw_context -l

Error is: Unknown error: -1#

.... I am running 2.1.

Basically I just want to see my firewall ruleset from the command line. What am I doing wrong here ?

rjcrowder

@apfusertoo:

… reviving this dead thread ...

Rather than explain, I will just paste my shell history:

ipfw show

ipfw: Context is mandatory: No such file or directory

ipfw -x context list

ipfw: getsockopt(IP_FW_GET): Protocol not available

ipfw_context -l

Error is: Unknown error: -1#

.... I am running 2.1.

Basically I just want to see my firewall ruleset from the command line. What am I doing wrong here ?

Have you started the captive portal? IPFW is only used if you are running the captive portal… The normal firewall uses pf (i.e. use pfctl to see the "pf" rules)

Derelict

ipfw_context -l (That's -(ell) not -(one))

and -x "context" needs to be replaced with the captive portal instance name - aka the zone name.