How does /dev/pf get created?

[Tommy Pham]

Hi Gavin,

Check your /etc/make.conf.  I remember that you can disable it if
NO_PF=YES is not commented out.  Also, I remember reading it somewhere
that pf requires 'device bpf' in the kernel (which you might want to
check for that too).  I presume you used a copy of GENERIC kernel file
and comment out what you don't need...?  If so, did you specify the
kernel file name in the /etc/make.conf or in the command line
KERNCONF=<filename>?

Regards,
Tommy

--- Gavin Spomer <spomerg at cwu.EDU> wrote:

> I have followed the instructions in the FreeBSD Handbook for
> implementing pf, but when I run pfctl -e, I get:
> 
>    pfctl: /dev/pf: No such file or directory".
> 
> I do an ls of /dev and sure enough, there's no pf device. I have
> googled for a couple of days (!) and my fingers are about to fall off
> and am losing my sanity. What do I have to do to get pf going?
> 
> Here is what I HAVE done:
> 
> 1. I built a custom kernel following the instructions in the FreeBSD
> Handbook. Specifically for pf I added:
>    device pf
>    device pflog
>    device pfsync
> 
> 2. I added the following to /etc/rc.conf:
>    pf_enable="YES"
>    pf_rules="/etc/pf.conf"
>    pf_flags=""
>    pflog_logfile="/var/log/pflog"
> 
> 3. I rebooted and tried pfctl -e again. No dice. Grrrrr.
> 
> I am using 6.2-RELEASE. What's a guy gotta do to get a firewall
> around here? ;)
> 
> Gavin Spomer
> Systems Programmer
> Brooks Library
> Central Washington Univerisity
> 
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