Date: Thu, 17 May 2001 23:10:30 -0500 From: Stephen Montgomery-Smith <stephen@math.missouri.edu> To: stable@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: starting ipfw Message-ID: <3B04A0B6.B3200868@math.missouri.edu> References: <E150aBy-0002kz-00@rip.psg.com> <200105180336.f4I3aA492477@vashon.polstra.com>
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John Polstra wrote: > > In article <E150aBy-0002kz-00@rip.psg.com>, Randy Bush <randy@psg.com> wrote: > > i am trying ipfw and hitting a start problem. the machine boots up as if > > it has not been loaded. but my /etc/rc.conf says > > > > firewall_enable="YES" # Set to YES to enable firewall functionality > > firewall_script="/etc/ipfw.rules" # Which script to run to set up the firewall > > ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ should be firewall_type > No, firewall_type would be one of "simple" or "open" or whatever. It is read by /etc/rc.firewall assuming that firewall_script= "/etc/rc.firewall". Otherwise it has no effect. Probably ity would help to know what is in your (Randy's) /etc/ipfw.rules -- Stephen Montgomery-Smith stephen@math.missouri.edu http://www.math.missouri.edu/~stephen To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message
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