Date: Tue, 28 Sep 2004 17:32:17 -0400 From: Ed Budd <ebudd@grokking.org> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: pf for FreeBSD Message-ID: <20040928173217.501889d6.ebudd@grokking.org> In-Reply-To: <415918AA.C4433D9D@sbhost.ro> References: <415918AA.C4433D9D@sbhost.ro>
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On Tue, 28 Sep 2004 09:54:18 +0200 Cristi Tauber <cristi.tauber@sbhost.ro> wrote: > hello folks, > i want to install the packet filter for FreeBSD so i recompile the > kernel with the options : > > device bpf > options PFIL_HOOKS > options RANDOM_IP_ID > > and installed pf from ports ( i did a cvsup before installing to > get the latest ports). Now my dilemma is ... in pf start script ... i > have to enter a prefix ... but what prefix, 'cause after installing > and rebooting .... the modules that I want to load are still in source > directory . I installed pf with Does the prefix by chance refer to the full path to the script (i.e. /usr/local/etc/rc.d/pf.sh)? Read the comments in the script; it will tell you what you need to do to /etc/rc.conf to get things started on bootup. > > make WITH_ALTQ=yes > make install I've been running pf on two separate FBSD 5.2.1 boxes for weeks without adding this switch. Only thing that doesn't work that great is spamd logging but otherwise I prefer pf over ipf and ipfw any day -- even on a ported OS... Cheers, EB
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