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Date:      Mon, 25 Nov 1996 13:24:27 -0800 (PST)
From:      Doug White <dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu>
To:        The ROOT of all Evilz <root@wam2.wamnet.net>
Cc:        questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: IPFIREWALL option
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSI.3.94.961125132337.1412B-100000@gdi.uoregon.edu>
In-Reply-To: <199611201518.KAA02650@wam2.wamnet.net>

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On Wed, 20 Nov 1996, The ROOT of all Evilz wrote:

> I'm running FreeBSD 2.1.5-RELEASE on an intel platform with 20mb of
> memory. Im trying to recompile with the options IPFIREWALL added to
> the GENERIC config file. Whenever I compile the kernel with this
> option the make CRASHES hard....
> Is there a solution for this? I've tried compiling with and 
> without "pseudo-device bpfilter 1"
> please cc waveman@wamnetrunner.com as I am not on the mailing
> list for questions. Thanks a lot.

Don't forget to create a basic rule for the ipfw option.  The default is
to deny all, ie disable all net traffic.  There is an option in
/etc/sysconfig which sets a more resonable default during the boot
sequence.

Doug White                              | University of Oregon  
Internet:  dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu    | Residence Networking Assistant
http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite    | Computer Science Major




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