Todo #1871
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simplify or explain
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Description
Hello,
Firewall: NAT: Port Forward: Edit
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Disabled Disable this rule
Set this option to disable this rule without removing it from the list.
No RDR (NOT) Enabling this option will disable redirection for traffic matching this rule.
Hint: this option is rarely needed, don't use this unless you know what you're doing.
=>If there is no diff between disable and disable redirection, remove one option.
Firewall: NAT: Outbound: Edit
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Do not NAT Enabling this option will disable NAT for traffic matching this rule and stop processing Outbound NAT rules.
Hint: in most cases, you won't use this option.
=>If preceding suggestion is valid, then choose the immediatly understandable 'Disable this rule' instead of cumbersome text
Note: there is no delete rule button in Outbound Rules, manually added or not.
built on Fri Sep 2 14:29:10 EDT 2011
Updated by Jim Pingle about 13 years ago
- Status changed from New to Rejected
There is a vast difference there. One disables the rule (as it says) the other makes an exception where no nat is performed when the rule is matched, for bypassing other rules. As it states in the description.
Updated by Franck Bourdonnec about 13 years ago
and you will tell me that there is no need for a Disable this Rule in Outbound rule editor ?
Think a moment a non english user reading you:
case 1:
if a packet was going to match the nat, don't do nat, the rule is disabled
case 2
when the rule is matched do not nat + bypass ?
sorry but there is no diff for the packet. No nat applied.
The help says
"this setting negates redirection for traffic matching"
what is this word ? negates ? Packet is droped, rejected, accepted, forwarded, natted, queued. But negates ? what is this action ?
Franck
Updated by Chris Buechler about 13 years ago
you need to post to the forum or mailing list for further help. Things are the way they are for good reason, you just don't understand how it works and this isn't the place for that to be explained.