On 12/30/05, tech at adaptive dot net <tech at adaptive dot net> wrote:
> In setting up Firewall rules, whats the specific reason that there are
> separate rule lists for LAN, WAN, OPT1 interfaces?  Afterall, aren't i
> defining the interface implied when I specify the SOURCE and DESTINATION
> interface in the rule itself?
>

firewall rules get applied as they're coming into the defined
interface only, and the source and destination is used under that
context, just like with basically every firewall.

-Chris