Hello, Crist! You wrote to "Sergey Mokryshev" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> on Tue, 20 Aug 2002 11:15:20 -0700:
[skipped] >> $ grep PFIL /usr/src/sys/i386/conf/AMBER options >> PFIL_HOOKS >> You need to include "options PFIL_HOOKS" in your kernel >> configuration to be able to use ipfilter as a loadable module. CJC> But what's the point? PFIL_HOOKS only used by IPFilter. If you CJC> are going to be recompiling a kernel, you might just as well CJC> compile in "options IPFILTER" and be done with it. PFIL hooks is a generic kernel interface and can be used by other programs that work with network. Another point - you can upgrade ipfilter stuff without rebooting, it is useful in situations where minimum downtime is possible. PFIL_HOOKS does not add much functionality to the kernel and I always turn this on on every box. Sergey Mokryshev. To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message
