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Polytropon wrote:
> On Sat, 27 Apr 2013 21:23:58 -0400, Joe wrote:
>> I know ipfw can be loaded at boot time by adding statements to 
>> /boot/loader.conf.
>>
>> Problem is I dont know what the ipfw module names are.
>>
>> How do I find the ipfw names to use?
> 
> There are two ways. The first is to do a "ls" command in
> /boot/kernel to see the modules related to ipfw:
> 
> 	/boot/kernel/ipfw.ko
> 	/boot/kernel/ipfw_nat.ko
> 
> According to the rule (see "man loader.conf" for details)
> of how modules are enabled, the corresponding statements
> for /boot/loader.conf would be:
> 
> 	ipfw_load="YES"
> 	ipfw_nat_load="YES"
> 
> Note that the ipfw_nat module is only needed if you're
> going to use NAT functionality.
> 
> The second way is to check /boot/defaults/loader.conf
> for related statements. It contains this line:
> 
> 	ipfw_load="NO"                  # Firewall
> 
> Is this what you've been searching for, or did I
> misunderstand your question?
> 
> 
> 
> 

Polytropon your the man.
You all ways come through with the correct answers with full details.
Thank You