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From: Malcolm Kay <malcolm.kay@internode.on.net>
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On Sun, 9 Nov 2003 09:49, Shawn Guillemette wrote:
> I have installed ipfw and each time the machien is rebooted I lose the
> rules I added.
>
> any thoughts?
>

Do you mean you have added them by hand at the command lline?

I believe the norm is to have them in rc.firewall and with the appropriat=
e=20
variables set in rc.conf it will all happen during the normal boot proces=
s.
(This is NOT in my area of expertise -- but you don't yet seem to have
a response from the knowledgable.)

Malcolm