The fact you only have to maintain one OS is one great advantage. One ports tree, one system to patch for security updates. The learning curve to use FreeBSD's pf is negligible imo. As long as kernel support is compiled in for it, and you have the users in your /etc/passwd it just works. Least for me as I have been using it since it was introduced as a kernel kld, and sometime shortly after it became a native module to freebsd. Its imo easier to maintain that say ipfw, as well as faster.
-----Original Message----- From: shane mullins [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, September 28, 2004 2:34 PM To: Cristi Tauber Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: pf for FreeBSD Why not just run OpenBSD if you want to use pf? I use both Free and OpenBSD. But, pf is much easier to set up on OpenBSD. Just install OpenBSD, enable routing, enable pf in rc.conf and you are done. Shane ----- Original Message ----- From: "Cristi Tauber" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "FreeBSD Question" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, September 28, 2004 12:54 AM Subject: pf for FreeBSD > 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 > > make WITH_ALTQ=yes > make install > > after a deinstall I can't install it anymore, the install > crashes with the error that is allready installed !! > > What can I do ??/ > > Cristi > > > > > _______________________________________________ > [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" _______________________________________________ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" _______________________________________________ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"