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Subject: Re: enable IPFIREWALL_DEFAULT_TO_ACCEPT for GENERIC kernel
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subbsd wrote:

> Hello maillist,
> 
> Whether there is a way for booting GENERIC kernel with
> ipfw_load="YES"
> 
> and
> 
> 65535 allow ip from any to any
> 
> rules without recompile kernel with options IPFIREWALL_DEFAULT_TO_ACCEPT ?
> 
> This is single options who force me customize my own kernel with freebsd-
> update.
> 
In your /etc/rc.conf:

firewall_enable="YES"	# Set to YES to enable firewall functionality

In addition to the above to activate include this below:

firewall_type="open"

IIRC that should do what you need. There is a list of the types and their 
function commented in the /etc/rc.firewall script.

-Mike