pf not loading

[Max Laier]

On Monday 24 October 2005 15:29, Roger Grosswiler wrote:
> Hello...
>
> Am Sonntag, den 23.10.2005, 22:07 +0200 schrieb Max Laier:
> > On Sunday 23 October 2005 21:54, Roger Grosswiler wrote:
> > > i installed 6.0 RC1 and filled pf_enable="YES" as i did in 5.4
> > >
> > > But, no pf is loaded while startup. no /dev/pf is there. i can kldload
> > > pf, but then the ruleset won't be loaded too. even pfctl -f
> > > /etc/pf.conf does not change this.
> >
> > This is not very precise.  What happens when you pfctl -f /etc/pf.conf ? 
> > Are you sure you can kldload pf?
>
> yes, i am. i even saw, that pf.conf has been loaded. pf -sA doesn't show
> anymore filters & rules, i have to select pfctl -s all - then i see the
> rules.

If you meant to say "pfctl -sA", that shows Anchors not "filters & rules".  
"pfctl -s rules" is what you want.

> > > does somebody have the same? or does somebody know how to correct?
> >
> > Are you, by chance, using a custom kernel without INET6?  In that case
> > trying to kldload pf will error out on the console.  To build the pf
> > module without INET6 you need to define NO_INET6 in make.conf while
> > building pf.ko.  Also make sure you have bpf in your kernel.
>
> I tried also using ipv6 support, but still no hope, pf is not loaded on
> bootup.

After booting try (as root):
# /etc/rc.d/pf rcvar
# /etc/rc.d/pf status
# /etc/rc.d/pf start

and watch the console (#dmesg -a) for error messages.

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