Change IPFW default to allow

[Michael Sierchio]

On Sun, Dec 9, 2018 at 10:17 AM JD <jd1008 at gmail.com> wrote:

> What a horrible (terribly insecure) suggestion for default operation of
> IPFW.


Default to accept merely means that the default rule - rule 65535 - permits
all traffic. It is useful when booting and getting all other services
operational. Loading a firewall ruleset changes that entirely.  Imagine a
situation in which your cloud instance tries to get a DHCP address and
routing information, only to fail because no packets can go in or out.

You haven't done this before, have you?

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