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IPFS(8) 		     System Manager's Manual			 IPFS(8)

NAME
     ipfs - saves and restores information for NAT and state tables.

SYNOPSIS
     ipfs [-nv] -l

     ipfs [-nv] -u

     ipfs [-nv] [ -d <dirname> ] -R

     ipfs [-nv] [ -d <dirname> ] -W

     ipfs [-nNSv] [ -f <filename> ] -r

     ipfs [-nNSv] [ -f <filename> ] -w

     ipfs [-nNSv] -f <filename> -i <if1>,<if2>

DESCRIPTION
     ipfs  allows state information created for NAT entries and rules using keep
     state to be locked (modification prevented) and then saved to disk,  allow-
     ing  for  the system to experience a reboot, followed by the restoration of
     that information, resulting in connections not being interrupted.

OPTIONS
     -d     Change the default directory used with -R and -W options for  saving
	    state information.	-n Don't actually take any action that would ef-
	    fect information stored in the kernel or on disk.

     -v     Provides a verbose description of what's being done.

     -N     Operate on NAT information.

     -S     Operate on filtering state information.

     -u     Unlock state tables in the kernel.

     -l     Unlock state tables in the kernel.

     -r     Read  information  in  from  the specified file and load it into the
	    kernel.  This requires the state tables to have already been  locked
	    and does not change the lock once comlete.

     -w     Write  information	out  to  the specified file and from the kernel.
	    This requires the state tables to have already been locked and  does
	    not change the lock once comlete.

     -R     Restores  all  saved  state information, if any, from two files, ip-
	    state.ipf and ipnat.ipf, stored in the /var/db/ipf directory  unless
	    otherwise  specified  the  -d  option is used.  The state tables are
	    locked at the beginning of this operation  and  unlocked  once  com-
	    plete.

     -W     Saves  in-kernel  state  information,  if any, out to two files, ip-
	    state.ipf and ipnat.ipf, stored in the /var/db/ipf directory  unless
	    otherwise  specified  the  -d  option is used.  The state tables are
	    locked at the beginning of this operation  and  unlocked  once  com-
	    plete.

FILES
     /var/db/ipf/ipstate.ipf
     /var/db/ipf/ipnat.ipf
     /dev/ipl
     /dev/ipstate
     /dev/ipnat

SEE ALSO
     ipf(8), ipl(4), ipmon(8), ipnat(8)

DIAGNOSTICS
     Perhaps  the  -W  and  -R operations should set the locking but rather than
     undo it, restore it to what it was previously.  Fragment table  information
     is currently not saved.

BUGS
     If you find any, please send email to me at darrenr@pobox.com

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