PF not started on boot (though it's in /etc/rc.conf)

[Kian Mohageri]

Frank Steinborn wrote:
> Hi pf-users,
> 
> I have a problem bringing up PF after a reboot of my 6.2 machine.
> I tried pf_enable="YES" in /etc/rc.conf, but it doesn't seem to
> get executed. /etc/rc.d/pf exists, also tried to declare pf_rules and
> even pf_program without luck. I always have to do "pfctl -e -f
> /etc/pf.conf" manually after the boot.
> 
> Any hints on that?
> 

I'm guessing you used a hostname in your ruleset, which currently
results in the behavior you've described (on FreeBSD) because at the
time pf comes up, DNS isn't working.


-Kian