From: jason taylor Date: Fri, 3 Jun 2022 19:50:55 +0000 (+0000) Subject: doc: add clarity around HOME_NET/EXTERNAL_NET X-Git-Tag: suricata-7.0.0-beta1~401 X-Git-Url: http://git.ipfire.org/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?a=commitdiff_plain;h=f2c79989036b757d8a5bc57a19e00a6c25b41424;p=thirdparty%2Fsuricata.git doc: add clarity around HOME_NET/EXTERNAL_NET Signed-off-by: jason taylor --- diff --git a/doc/userguide/rules/intro.rst b/doc/userguide/rules/intro.rst index ac5fe627d3..0763443780 100644 --- a/doc/userguide/rules/intro.rst +++ b/doc/userguide/rules/intro.rst @@ -130,8 +130,9 @@ Operator Description ============== ========================= Normally, you would also make use of variables, such as ``$HOME_NET`` and -``$EXTERNAL_NET``. The configuration file specifies the IP addresses these -concern, and these settings will be used in place of the variables in you rules. +``$EXTERNAL_NET``. The suricata.yaml configuration file specifies the IP addresses these +concern. The respective ``$HOME_NET`` and ``$EXTERNAL_NET`` settings will be used in place of the variables in your rules. + See :ref:`suricata-yaml-rule-vars` for more information. For example: