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Date:      Tue, 31 Oct 2006 16:02:21 +0200
From:      Giorgos Keramidas <keramida@freebsd.org>
To:        Cristian KLEIN <cristi@net.utcluj.ro>
Cc:        Tom Rhodes <trhodes@freebsd.org>, freebsd-doc@freebsd.org, dougb@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Want to help with handbook
Message-ID:  <20061031140221.GB90986@gothmog.pc>
In-Reply-To: <453E9E7B.4050801@net.utcluj.ro>
References:  <453CD37B.3080909@net.utcluj.ro> <453D533F.9020301@FreeBSD.org> <453DC6CA.60304@net.utcluj.ro> <20061024133401.51158add.trhodes@FreeBSD.org> <453E7437.1080300@net.utcluj.ro> <20061024180748.4adc6f12.trhodes@FreeBSD.org> <453E9E7B.4050801@net.utcluj.ro>

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On 2006-10-25 02:15, Cristian KLEIN <cristi@net.utcluj.ro> wrote:
> Talking about /etc/rc.d/ipfw, when using dummynet and ipfw, both
> compiled as modules, /etc/rc.d/ipfw is unable to load "pipe"s in the
> ruleset, because there is no place dummynet is loaded. On the contrary,
> loading dummynet also loads ipfw.
>=20
> Few people encounter this problem, as dummynet is usually compiled into
> the kernel. I solved the problem by changing "kldload ipfw" with
> "kldload dummynet" in /etc/rc.d/ipfw. I wouldn't know a general way of
> solving this problem. Perhaps ipfw should load dummynet when
> encountaring a "pipe" rule?

AFAIK, a good and general way of solving this is to load dummynet from
`/boot/loader.conf', so it will be available when the `/etc/rc.d/ipfw'
script fires up.


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