On Tue, Jun 19, 2007 at 12:34:34PM +0100, Rob Shepherd wrote: > Dear freebsd firewallers, > > I've just installed FreeBSD with a view to making a traffic shaping, or > essentially transfer capacity limiting device. > > This must sit on bridged interfaces between org and edge outers. > > I'm having some difficulty working out which bits I need, which packet filter > to use and how to get started. > > The appears to be 3 packet filters > > pf,ipf,ipfw > > is this right? ALTQ works with each? > > additionaly, I don't seem to have any /dev/ entries > > croesor# pfctl -v > pfctl: /dev/pf: No such file or directory > croesor# ipfstat > open(IPSTATE_NAME): No such file or directory > croesor# ipf -V > ipf: IP Filter: v4.1.13 (528) > open device: No such file or directory > > I'd like some pointers to get me on track please. > > There are many tutorials, but It's impossible to know what is the current > supported filter package, what works best with bridging and ALTQ and how > to test them when there's bit's missing. > > Cheers > > Rob Please read the handbook's section on all the firewalls. It's explained there what do you need to make them work.
And the handbook should be your primary source of information along with the manuals, and definitely not some googled tutorials or howtos. http://www.freebsd.org/handbook and look for "firewall" Bye, Gergely Czuczy mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Weenies test. Geniuses solve problems that arise.
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