RE: The best of both worlds “using mac filtering in pf”

2020-07-10 Thread l.m.v.breda
: The best of both worlds “using mac filtering in pf” � Please go in detail about this issue on why you would need to filter layer 2. � I see very little benefit to having the ability to filter on layer 2 except in some very special cases and IPv6 isn't one of them that I'm aware of. � Best

Re: The best of both worlds “using mac filtering in pf”

2020-07-10 Thread Kristof Provost
On 10 Jul 2020, at 22:37, Ultima wrote: Hey Kristof, (It’s already possible to use pf on top of a bridge in bump-in-the-wire mode. Given the gotchas in that code I **strongly** recommend people don’t use that functionality.) Do you mind going into details on the gotchas or providing links?

Re: The best of both worlds “using mac filtering in pf”

2020-07-10 Thread Ultima
Hey Kristof, > (It’s already possible to use pf on top of a bridge in > bump-in-the-wire mode. Given the gotchas in that code I **strongly** > recommend people don’t use that functionality.) > > Do you mind going into details on the gotchas or providing links? Thanks and best regards, Richard

Re: The best of both worlds “using mac filtering in pf”

2020-07-10 Thread Ultima
Please go in detail about this issue on why you would need to filter layer 2. I see very little benefit to having the ability to filter on layer 2 except in some very special cases and IPv6 isn't one of them that I'm aware of. Best regards, Richard Gallamore On Fri, Jul 10, 2020 at 10:57 AM

Re: The best of both worlds “using mac filtering in pf”

2020-07-10 Thread Kristof Provost
On 10 Jul 2020, at 19:57, l.m.v.br...@xs4all.nl wrote: Hello, I am using pfSense, build on top of pf. And of course pfSense/pf is a terrific firewall, however the world is changing in the direction of IPV6 and that leads to new issues and related new requirements. One of the major issues is

The best of both worlds “using mac filtering in pf”

2020-07-10 Thread l.m.v.breda
Hello, I am using pfSense, build on top of pf. And of course pfSense/pf is a terrific firewall, however the world is changing in the direction of IPV6 and that leads to new issues and related new requirements. One of the major issues is that IPV6 does not provide a stable source address you