fbsd 6.2 pf starts -- but not on boot
Mikhail Goriachev
mikhailg at webanoide.org
Mon Jun 4 21:25:36 UTC 2007
snowcrash+freebsd wrote:
> hi,
>
> i've fbsd 6.2R/p5, with pf compiled into a custom kernel.
>
> on boot, pf is, apparently, not starting.
>
> but, if i exec
>
> /etc/rc.d/pf start
>
> immediately after boot to prompt is done, then all's OK.
>
> the only related (?) messages -- error or otherwise -- i've found are
> on startup.
>
> any ideas/suggestions as to what might be the prob? and/or how to troubleshoot?
Just a shot in the dark. You are probably putting hostnames in your
pf.conf instead of IPs. PF starts before Bind. So it can't resolve
hostnames in the rules and hence doesn't start.
Regards,
Mikhail.
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