HEADSUP: pf import [done]

sam sam.wun at tech-21.com.hk
Tue May 3 17:35:58 PDT 2005


Max Laier wrote:

>All,
>
>the import went through smoothly and you should be able to get it from a 
>cvs(up) server near you by now.  Some general, random notes:
>
>1) Anchor syntax changed
>| Users of authpf(8) must change their anchor rule in the main ruleset from 
>|   anchor authpf
>| to 
>|   anchor "authpf/*"
>
>2) pfsync takes syncdev instead of syncif: When configuring the pfsync device, 
>use 'syncdev' instead of the deprecated keyword 'syncif'. 
>3) authpf(8) needs a mounted fdescfs(5)
>4) synproxy no longer works on outgoing rules (it never should have)
>5) The code has been tested, but there is always a chance that some bugs 
>remain unfound.  If you spot anything, please let me know.
>
>Features that are in OpenBSD, but not yet in FreeBSD:
> - Filtering on route labels (we don't have any).
> - Return-rst on IP-less bridges (bridge support is still behind; There is 
>   work ongoing to improve this as well, though.).
> - Congestion prevention/graceful comeback (subject to future work).
>
>New features (from the OpenBSD release announcements):
> + pfctl(8) now provides a rules optimizer to help improve filtering speed.
> + pf, now supports nested anchors.
> + Support limiting TCP connections by establishment rate, automatically 
>   adding flooding IP addresses to tables and flushing states 
>   (max-src-conn-rate, overload <table>, flush global).
> + Improved functionality of tags (tag and tagged for translation rules, 
>   tagging of all packets matching state entries).
> + Improved diagnostics (error messages and additional counters from 
>   pfctl -si).
> + New keyword set skip on to skip filtering on arbitrary interfaces, like 
>   loopback. 
> + Several bugfixes improving stability.
>
>  
>
Is the new import included in 5.4 Release?

Sam


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