Subject: Re: pf status
To: Peter Postma <peter@pointless.nl>
From: Marcin Jessa <lists@yazzy.org>
List: current-users
Date: 07/28/2005 16:18:45
On Thu, 28 Jul 2005 15:39:02 +0200
Peter Postma <peter@pointless.nl> wrote:
> On Wed, Jul 27, 2005 at 02:55:28PM -0700, Wolfgang S. Rupprecht wrote:
> >
> > What is the current status of PF (the packet filter) in netbsd?
> >
> > I've gotten hooked on pf's hash-tables for efficiently blocking
> > chronic offenders.
> >
>
> It's available in 2.0 by using the PF LKM (see pkgsrc/security/pflkm).
>
> In 3.0 and -current it's available in the base system. You can compile
> it into the kernel (pseudo-device pf) or use the LKM: /usr/lkm/pf.o.
>
> Almost all features are supported with the exception of ALTQ (but there is
> ongoing work on this, meanwhile see: http://nedbsd.nl/~ppostma/pf/altq.html)
>
I am extremly glad to hear that, Peter.
When do you expect to include the ALTQ patches in CURRENT ?