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Subject: docs/144986: [pf] pf.conf example should show allowing icmp through
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>Number:         144986
>Category:       docs
>Synopsis:       [pf] pf.conf example should show allowing icmp through firewall
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       non-critical
>Priority:       low
>Responsible:    freebsd-doc
>State:          open
>Quarter:        
>Keywords:       
>Date-Required:
>Class:          doc-bug
>Submitter-Id:   current-users
>Arrival-Date:   Tue Mar 23 21:40:03 UTC 2010
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     Bruce Cran
>Release:        9.0-CURRENT
>Organization:
>Environment:
FreeBSD core.draftnet 9.0-CURRENT FreeBSD 9.0-CURRENT #3 r205344M: Sat Mar 20 21:31:35 GMT 2010     brucec@core.draftnet:/usr/obj/usr/src/head/sys/CORE  amd64
>Description:
The pf example in /usr/share/example/pf/pf.conf shows allowing ssh through the firewall, but it doesn't have any icmp examples, so users may not realise that icmp should normally be allowed.
>How-To-Repeat:

>Fix:
Add the line:

#pass in on $ext_if proto icmp to ($ext_if)

>Release-Note:
>Audit-Trail:
>Unformatted: