Session Limit

[Max Laier]

On Thursday 19 July 2007, Lorenz Helleis wrote:
> I'm using PF and i would like to know how can i implement  PF on a big
> network?  with more  than 100.000 connections ?   I read that the limit
> of PF is 100.000 sessions.. :(

There is no limit on the number of sessions.  The only limit is (kernel) 
memory.  In order to not panic there is an upper limit on states, but 
that can be adjusted with "set limit states".  Read pf.conf(5)

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