1 files changed, 4 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/net/ipv4/Kconfig b/net/ipv4/Kconfig
index 691268f3a359..10c944d42488 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/Kconfig
+++ b/net/ipv4/Kconfig
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ config IP_ADVANCED_ROUTER
 
           at boot time after the /proc file system has been mounted.
 
-          If you turn on IP forwarding, you will also get the rp_filter, which
+          If you turn on IP forwarding, you should consider the rp_filter, which
           automatically rejects incoming packets if the routing table entry
           for their source address doesn't match the network interface they're
           arriving on. This has security advantages because it prevents the
@@ -46,9 +46,11 @@ config IP_ADVANCED_ROUTER
           rp_filter on use:
 
           echo 1 > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/conf/<device>/rp_filter
-          or
+           and
           echo 1 > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/conf/all/rp_filter
 
+          Note that some distributions enable it in startup scripts.
+
           If unsure, say N here.
 
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