FreeBSD 5.4 release firewall/router and PF not loading rule sets

Hello list... I have a few questions I would like to ask. Some may sound stupid, but please bear with me since I'm new to FreeBSD and networking for that matter... So, I'm trying to build this router/firewall thingy for our local network. The box has 3 NIC's, one for the Internet and two for the

Keeping 5.4 RELEASE up to date

Hello, list... I sort of have this question about FreeBSD... I'm a newbie so please bear with me.. ;) I'm building a firewall on 5.4 release. I have a clean install and I would like some way so I can update the system. For what I understand, one can download patches and apply them manually. What

using 5-STABLE packages with 5.4 RELEASE

Hey all.. I have a sort of question regarding FreeBSD and its port system. Please do bear with me, since I'm a newbie in the whole *nix world, especially with BSD like systems. My question is... Is it possible to use the latest Samba package with the 5.4-RELEASE? Is it absolutely necessary to

Re: using 5-STABLE packages with 5.4 RELEASE

On 5/11/05, Alex Zbyslaw [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Kris Kennaway wrote: On Wed, May 11, 2005 at 09:00:04AM +0200, Nekdo Nekje wrote: My question is... Is it possible to use the latest Samba package with the 5.4-RELEASE? Is it absolutely necessary to upgrade the RELEASE distibution