Date: Wed, 15 Oct 2008 15:39:02 -0500 From: Erik Osterholm <freebsd-lists-erik@erikosterholm.org> To: Peter Clark <clarkp@mtmary.edu> Cc: FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: PF syntax error Message-ID: <20081015203902.GA15786@aleph.cepheid.org> In-Reply-To: <48F621C2.8080405@mtmary.edu> References: <48F621C2.8080405@mtmary.edu>
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On Wed, Oct 15, 2008 at 12:00:50PM -0500, Peter Clark wrote: > Hello, > > I am not sure if I should be here or over at a pf specific list but here > is my problem. > > I am trying my hand at pf on a 7.0-p5 RELEASE box and one rule is giving > me problems. > > pass in quick on $ext_if proto tcp from any to any port 22 flags S/SA \ > > (max-src-conn 15, max-src-conn-rate 5/3, overload <bruteforce> flush > global) > > Actually the "pass in" line does not generate the error. The next line does. > > /etc/pf.conf:71: syntax error > If I remove the line the error goes away (obviously). I have tried using > the exact line from the FreeBSD pf.conf man page: > > (max-src-conn-rate 100/10, overload <bad_hosts> flush global) > > (I changed <bad_hosts> to <bruteforce>)and that generates the same > error. I tried just using: > (max-src-conn-rate 100/10) > > but that too gives me a syntax error. > > Any help is appreciated. > > Peter Clark The problem seems to be that your rule doesn't have "keep state" in it. I think this is a bug, since state is kept by default in FreeBSD 7.0. Erik
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