<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2 Final//EN"> <HTML> <HEAD> <META NAME="GENERATOR" CONTENT="SGML-Tools 1.0.9"> <TITLE>Linux IPCHAINS-HOWTO: Appendix: Using the ipfwadm-wrapper script.</TITLE> <LINK HREF="IPCHAINS-HOWTO-10.html" REL=next> <LINK HREF="IPCHAINS-HOWTO-8.html" REL=previous> <LINK HREF="IPCHAINS-HOWTO.html#toc9" REL=contents> </HEAD> <BODY> <A HREF="IPCHAINS-HOWTO-10.html">Next</A> <A HREF="IPCHAINS-HOWTO-8.html">Previous</A> <A HREF="IPCHAINS-HOWTO.html#toc9">Contents</A> <HR> <H2><A NAME="upgrade"></A> <A NAME="s9">9. Appendix: Using the ipfwadm-wrapper script.</A></H2> <P>The <CODE>ipfwadm-wrapper</CODE> shell script should be a plug-in replacement of <CODE>ipfwadm</CODE> for backwards compatibility with ipfwadm 2.3a. <P> <P>The only feature it can't really handle is the `-V' option. When this is used, a warning is given. If the `-W' option is also used, the `-V' option is ignored. Otherwise, the script tries to find the interface name associated with that address, using <CODE>ifconfig</CODE>. If that fails (such as for an interface which is down) then it will exit with an error message. <P> <P>This warning can be suppressed by either changing the `-V' to a `-W', or directing the standard output of the script to /dev/null. <P> <P>If you should find any mistakes in this script, or any changes between the real ipfwadm and this script, <EM>please</EM> report a bug to me: send an EMail to rusty@linuxcare.com with "BUG-REPORT" in the subject. Please list your old version of <CODE>ipfwadm</CODE> (<CODE>ipfwadm -h</CODE>), your version of <CODE>ipchains</CODE> (<CODE>ipchains --version</CODE>), the version of the ipfwadm wrapper script (<CODE>ipfwadm-wrapper --version</CODE>). Also send the output of <CODE>ipchains-save</CODE>. Thanks in advance. <P> <P>Mix <CODE>ipchains</CODE> with this <CODE>ipfwadm-wrapper</CODE> script at your own peril. <P> <HR> <A HREF="IPCHAINS-HOWTO-10.html">Next</A> <A HREF="IPCHAINS-HOWTO-8.html">Previous</A> <A HREF="IPCHAINS-HOWTO.html#toc9">Contents</A> </BODY> </HTML>
