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Date: Tue, 5 Jun 2007 12:25:05 +1000 (EST)
From: Ian Smith <smithi@nimnet.asn.au>
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Subject: Re: fbsd 6.2 pf starts -- but not on boot
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On 4 Jun 2007 14:03:20 -0700 snowcrash+freebsd <schneecrash+freebsd@gmail.com> wrote:

 > on boot, pf is, apparently, not starting.
 > 
 > but, if i exec
 > 
 > 	/etc/rc.d/pf start
 > 
 > immediately after boot to prompt is done, then all's OK.
 >
 > the only related (?) messages -- error or otherwise -- i've found are
 > on startup.

I really don't know whether this might be related to your problem, but
my proofreading eye was distracted by this in your rc.conf: 

 > # PPP
 > ppp_enable="YES"
 > ppp_mode="ddial"
 > ppp_nat="NO"
 > ppp_profile="ppp`"

What rc would make of that backtick inside quotes, I know not ..

cheers, Ian