Date: Mon, 29 Jul 2002 19:12:36 +0200 From: Szilveszter Adam <sziszi@bsd.hu> To: freebsd-current <current@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: firewall support? Message-ID: <20020729171236.GB1151@fonix.adamsfamily.xx> In-Reply-To: <20020729124450.GC41804@starjuice.net> References: <1027839486.324.3.camel@enterprise.workgroup> <20020728074931.GB872@fonix.adamsfamily.xx> <20020729124450.GC41804@starjuice.net>
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On Mon, Jul 29, 2002 at 02:44:50PM +0200, Sheldon Hearn wrote: > On (2002/07/28 09:49), Szilveszter Adam wrote: > > > > is firewall support built into the -current kernel or does it need to be > > > compiled in? > > > > It is not in GENERIC, but you can always either compile it in, or load > > it from a module by editing /boot/loader.conf. > > Beware! > > AFAIK, the kernel-loadable version of IPFW (ipfw.ko) defaults to deny! Correct. But we also have ipfilter, which is also loadable... but I did not want to be specific. If there are other questions, I will. > Enable with care on remotely managed systems for which you do not have > serial console access. It's not for nothing that the first rule of firewall configuration: "Show up!" (at the console). Many a surprise can be averted this way...:-) -- Regards: Szilveszter ADAM Szombathely Hungary To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message
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