Date: Fri, 5 Sep 2008 11:33:59 -0400 From: Sean Cavanaugh <millenia2000@hotmail.com> To: <albert.shih@obspm.fr>, <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: RE: portsnap in cron and firewall Message-ID: <BAY126-W4655DF1DD6692E49F7FD9ECA580@phx.gbl> In-Reply-To: <20080905141402.GJ5474@pcjas.obspm.fr> References: <20080905141402.GJ5474@pcjas.obspm.fr>
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> Date: Fri=2C 5 Sep 2008 16:14:02 +0200> From: Albert.Shih@obspm.fr> To: f= reebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: portsnap in cron and firewall> > Hi = all> > I've some servers for internal use. On those servers I have some pf = (or> ipfw) rule to deny any connection from inside to outside. > > Long tim= e ago when ports tree is update with cvs=2C I'm using something like> > pf = command to open inside --> outside connection> cvsup > portupgrade --fetch-= only --all> pf command to close inside --> outside connection> > But now wi= th portsnap cron (that's mean random sleep) I don't known when> the system = try to connect outside. > > Do you have any idea how can I make my update u= sing portsnap (I known I can> use cvsup) in a crontab with my network confi= g ? >=20 =20 "portsnap cron" just randomizes the time to download unlike "portsnap fetch= " which says to do it right now. cron was added to help randomize the time = so everyone syncing at midnight UTC arent all hitting at exact same time.=
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