Date: Mon, 11 Aug 2008 10:57:13 +0200 From: Axel Scheepers <axel@axel.truedestiny.net> To: gavin@FreeBSD.org Cc: freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: conf/126348: PF ruleset doesn't load when it needs to resolve things Message-ID: <489FFEE9.4030405@axel.truedestiny.net> In-Reply-To: <200808072017.m77KHIQ6033876@freefall.freebsd.org> References: <200808072017.m77KHIQ6033876@freefall.freebsd.org>
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gavin@FreeBSD.org wrote: > To submitter: Does adding an entry in /etc/hosts for the fqdn > work as expected? > > With firewalls, there is always a problem as to what order things > should be brought up. Idealy the firewall should be up before > any interfaces have been assigned IP addresses, otherwise there > is a window where the machine is on the network but is unprotected. > Obviously, however, this means the machine cannot resolve hostnames > during boot unless they are in /etc/hosts. > Hello, I've just added the entry to /etc/hosts and can confirm it works. Kind regards, Axel Scheepers
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