Andreas Davour <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I have read the handbook about firewalls, and compiled my kernel > without switching on any explicit support for pf. > > Now, when I ran the mergemaster it suddenly found a lot of references > to pf in my startup scripts.
The startup scripts support pf, but do not require it. > Is pf some kind of mandatory part of the base system these days? I > thought it was some kind of alternative to IPFW, but now I'm no longer > so sure. It is a part of the base system. It is always present just like ipfw, but its use is not required. > Can someone tell me if it's ok to just use IPFW on my STABLE system, > or is there some other knobs in the kernelconfig I should toggle to > turn off pf support? You are fine the way you are. I recommend letting mergemaster update the default pf startup files, so that it won't ask about them next time, but it doesn't really matter if you're not using pf. _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
