Date: Sun, 28 Apr 2013 18:10:57 -0400 From: Joe <fbsd8@a1poweruser.com> To: Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: loading ipfw at boot time Message-ID: <517D9E71.5060709@a1poweruser.com> In-Reply-To: <20130428205647.002fe73a.freebsd@edvax.de> References: <517C7A2E.5040807@a1poweruser.com> <20130428205647.002fe73a.freebsd@edvax.de>
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Polytropon wrote: > On Sat, 27 Apr 2013 21:23:58 -0400, Joe wrote: >> I know ipfw can be loaded at boot time by adding statements to >> /boot/loader.conf. >> >> Problem is I dont know what the ipfw module names are. >> >> How do I find the ipfw names to use? > > There are two ways. The first is to do a "ls" command in > /boot/kernel to see the modules related to ipfw: > > /boot/kernel/ipfw.ko > /boot/kernel/ipfw_nat.ko > > According to the rule (see "man loader.conf" for details) > of how modules are enabled, the corresponding statements > for /boot/loader.conf would be: > > ipfw_load="YES" > ipfw_nat_load="YES" > > Note that the ipfw_nat module is only needed if you're > going to use NAT functionality. > > The second way is to check /boot/defaults/loader.conf > for related statements. It contains this line: > > ipfw_load="NO" # Firewall > > Is this what you've been searching for, or did I > misunderstand your question? > > > > Polytropon your the man. You all ways come through with the correct answers with full details. Thank You
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