From owner-freebsd-questions Mon Sep 30 17:31:46 1996 Return-Path: owner-questions Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) id RAA09496 for questions-outgoing; Mon, 30 Sep 1996 17:31:46 -0700 (PDT) Received: from who.cdrom.com (who.cdrom.com [204.216.27.3]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) with ESMTP id RAA09363 for ; Mon, 30 Sep 1996 17:31:36 -0700 (PDT) Received: from onramp.i95.net (root@onramp.i95.net [205.177.132.17]) by who.cdrom.com (8.7.5/8.6.11) with ESMTP id QAA22460 for ; Mon, 30 Sep 1996 16:50:34 -0700 (PDT) Received: from flame (ppp85.bcpl.lib.md.us [207.19.142.99]) by onramp.i95.net (8.8.Beta.5/8.8) with SMTP id TAA09289; Mon, 30 Sep 1996 19:49:53 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <199609302349.TAA09289@onramp.i95.net> Comments: Authenticated sender is From: "Anil John" Organization: CyberForge Group To: Doug White Date: Mon, 30 Sep 1996 19:52:07 +0000 Subject: Re: Sysconfig file option Firewall=NO - How to implement Reply-to: ajohn@cyberforge.com CC: questions@FreeBSD.org Priority: normal X-mailer: Pegasus Mail for Win32 (v2.42a) Sender: owner-questions@FreeBSD.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk On 29 Sep 96 at 23:15, Doug White wrote: > > > I am using FreeBSD 2.1.5 and found the Firewall=NO option. If I > > wanted to implement the IPFW should I just set this to YES or do I > > first have to recompile the kernel with the 'option IPFIREWALL' as > > mentioned in the handbook? > > Both. > > Don't forget to modify the config file (can't remember the name > offhand) to allow some packets through first! The default behavior > is to deny all! > Thanks Doug... Anil ___________________________________________________________ CyberForge Group LLC * Internet Consulting E-Mail: ajohn@cyberforge.com * WWW Publishing 410-597-8139 * LAN & WAN Integration URL: http://www.cyberforge.com