Do I need to change rules on the LAN side only to 'no state'?

On Sat, Mar 14, 2009 at 11:05 PM, Chris Buechler <c...@pfsense.org> wrote:

> On Sat, Mar 14, 2009 at 8:57 PM, Brad Gillette <b...@bradgillette.com>
> wrote:
> >
> > I've ran into another problem...when I change the LAN ip address, it
> appears
> > that the firewall rule for the LAN has to be changed.  The default rule
> that
> > exists there, LAN Net to any, doesn't work anymore and has to changed to
> > reflect the subnet of the new range.
> >
>
> LAN subnet as specified in firewall rules changes when the LAN subnet
> changes. If you are using that rather than specifying the actual
> network, it will properly update automatically when you apply changes
> on a LAN IP change. I've done that on numerous occasions and just did
> it again and verified it does update properly.
>
>
> > I wonder if there is a way to disabe
> > 'stateful packet inspection'.
> >
>
> Add rules with "no state". What most people run into is asymmetric
> routing as someone noted earlier in this thread. If the firewall
> doesn't see both directions of the network traffic, it can't properly
> stateful filter. In 1.2.1 and newer it's tighter as the newer pf
> defaults to flags S/SA on pass rules.
>
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