Date: Wed, 14 Feb 2007 02:59:18 +0000 From: RW <fbsd06@mlists.homeunix.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: pf/ppp timing problem at startup Message-ID: <20070214025918.38c60c88@gumby.homeunix.com> In-Reply-To: <20070214021450.GC52462@epia-2.farid-hajji.net> References: <20070214021450.GC52462@epia-2.farid-hajji.net>
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On Wed, 14 Feb 2007 03:14:50 +0100 cpghost <cpghost@cordula.ws> wrote: > I'm using ADSL to connect (using a static IP), and ppp(1) > needs some time (a few seconds) to initialize and configure > the tun(4) device. Parallel to this, pf(4) starts immediately, > and doesn't recognize ext_if (tun0), which is not yet ready. > As a result of this, pf shuts down again and there's no firewall. > >... > Perhaps there's also some pf setting that would dynamically adjust > to tun0 once it appears? > I don't know the answer, but I suspect that you are asking the wrong question. Your setup is a very common one, so it seems a bit unlikely any special bodging is required (and that no-one is complaining about it). The ppp startup script is supposed to resync pf after starting ppp. I'm wondering if there is anything unusual in you ppp.conf or rc.conf entries.
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