On Tue, Jan 18, 2011 at 9:25 AM, Adam Vande More <amvandem...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Mon, Jan 17, 2011 at 10:37 PM, Modulok <modu...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> List, >> >> "The Book of PF: A No-Nonsense Guide to the OpenBSD Firewall" >> >> This book comes in two editions. The first was published in December >> 2007, the second, November, 2010. Does anyone have this? And if so >> would I be correct to get the first edition instead? I know FreeBSD's >> pf lags being openBSD's, so I'm not sure which version of the book to >> get, if either are applicable to the version of pf that FreeBSD runs? >> (FreeBSD 8.1) >> > > I don't follow OpenBSD, but my understanding is there has been significant > change between FreeBSD's version of PF and the current version in OpenBSD. > According to the freebsd-pf@ list(which is maybe a better place for your > question) PF version 4.5 is scheduled to appear in FreeBSD 9 so we'll still > be well behind. I would guess the previous version of the book has syntax > and examples closer to what you'll be using if FreeBSD is your host although > 2nd editions often have a lot of useful additions and corrections. >
No. The second edition also includes the syntax for FreeBSD 8.x.(It also includes the old sytnax for OpenBSD as well as the new syntax) -- chs, _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
