Date: Sun, 3 Feb 2002 12:31:48 -0600 From: "Mike Meyer" <mwm-dated-1013193108.04e270@mired.org> To: Flemming Froekjaer <flemming@eiffel.dk> Cc: questions@freebsd.org, madriax@garlic.com Subject: Re: Firewall Message-ID: <15453.33300.481826.739743@guru.mired.org> In-Reply-To: <37669235@toto.iv>
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Flemming Froekjaer <flemming@eiffel.dk> types: > Remington wrote: > >OK I want a firewqall configured without putting it into my kernel. Im > >running 4.5-STABLE. I know I have to edit my /etc/rc.conf and add > >firewall_enable="YES" and firewall_type="client", is there anything else > >I have to do? > Yes. You still have to build a new kernel with the firewall code enabled. > As a minimum you need to add: > > options IPFIREWALL Not true in 4.5. ipfw is available via a kld, and setting firewall_enable="YES" will cause that kld to be loaded. You can't change any of the firewall-related options this way, but if all you want is a simple client firewall, GENERIC and rc.conf will do the job. <mike -- Mike Meyer <mwm@mired.org> http://www.mired.org/home/mwm/ Independent WWW/Perforce/FreeBSD/Unix consultant, email for more information. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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