* Claudio Jeker <cje...@diehard.n-r-g.com> [2011-02-25 15:56]:
> On Fri, Feb 25, 2011 at 03:05:34PM +0100, Henning Brauer wrote:
> > * gb10hkzo-na...@yahoo.co.uk <gb10hkzo-na...@yahoo.co.uk> [2011-02-25 
> > 13:09]:
> > > Is there a reason why the
> > > ability to ue pflow has not been implemented in 
> > > scenarios where "no state" is
> > > in use.
> > 
> > yes.
> > no state is stupid.
> > and pflow basically exports pf states/
> > 
> > > Due to running BGP, using states on the network edge is not a viable
> > > option for me. 
> > 
> > I don't believe a word.
> > 
> 
> If you have more then one edge then stateful filtering will not work since
> sessions may exit router 1 but enter on router 2 or 3 (and you will not
> get happy with using pfsync in such a case).

tell news ;)

> So yes, I can see that you can't use pf(4) full pfstates on the edge.
> I guess sloppy states may be an option...

exactly, that's what sloppy states are for.

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