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[IPV4]: Correct rp_filter help text.
As mentioned in http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=5015
The helptext implies that this is on by default.
This may be true on some distros (Fedora/RHEL have it enabled
in /etc/sysctl.conf), but the kernel defaults to it off.
Signed-off-by: Dave Jones <davej@redhat.com>
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
authored by Dave Jones and committed by David S. Miller d7394372 2ff011ef
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net/ipv4/Kconfig
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net/ipv4/Kconfig
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asymmetric routing (packets from you to a host take a different path
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than packets from that host to you) or if you operate a non-routing
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host which has several IP addresses on different interfaces. To turn
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rp_filter off use:
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echo 0 > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/conf/<device>/rp_filter
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or
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echo 0 > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/conf/all/rp_filter
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If unsure, say N here.
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asymmetric routing (packets from you to a host take a different path
44
than packets from that host to you) or if you operate a non-routing
45
host which has several IP addresses on different interfaces. To turn
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rp_filter on use:
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echo 1 > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/conf/<device>/rp_filter
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or
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echo 1 > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/conf/all/rp_filter
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If unsure, say N here.
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