pf best practices: in or out

[Aristedes Maniatis]

Hi all

pf has rules that can operate either 'in' or 'out'. That is, on traffic 
entering or leaving an interface. I'm trying to consolidate my rules to 
make them easier to understand and update, so it seems a bit pointless 
to have the same rules twice.

Are there any best practices on whether it makes more sense to put rules 
on the in or out side? I could bind all the rules to the internet facing 
interface and then use "in" for inbound traffic and "out" for outbound. 
Does that makes sense? Does it make any difference from a performance 
point of view?

Secondly, where do DNAT rules execute in the sequence? Do they change 
the destination IP in between the in and out pass pf rules?


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Thanks

Ari