Date: Tue, 11 Sep 2012 15:57:06 +0000 From: "Shiv. Nath" <prabhpal@digital-infotech.net> To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: PF Configuration - FreeBSD Release 9.0 x64 Message-ID: <504F5F52.2030306@digital-infotech.net> In-Reply-To: <CAKFCL4U0am_h3svdzAQtTyHfWDfSKoSu1NyQwgaspY66CqCc%2BA@mail.gmail.com> References: <504EF33A.7080304@digital-infotech.net> <A41AC173-339A-49DB-9AAB-5079D6B1001C@my.gd> <CAKFCL4U8wN5vOZ7DRLLck5tpXFi9U_f=E8NSm7ieO-4TBqYHqQ@mail.gmail.com> <CA%2B7WWScLWHTP=hkFk9=-rYr=WNfY_oUDKqnka0qLEz_mZQA6tw@mail.gmail.com> <CAKFCL4U0am_h3svdzAQtTyHfWDfSKoSu1NyQwgaspY66CqCc%2BA@mail.gmail.com>
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I would actually question why avahi is even enabled on a server; perhaps the correct answer is simply to disable it in rc.conf. >> You do know that avahi-daemon's main use is to advertise _services_running on a host? >> > Yes, but zeroconf-style services are often more of a peer-to-peer nature > instead of fixed (which don't *need* zeroconf). It's also a larger attack > surface. > Dear Brandon A & Kimmo P. Thanks for the kind assistance and advices, in my case disabling "avahi" would not effect me much because it is only a mail server. thanks once again.
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