At 3:49 PM +0200 10/9/98, Johan Carlsson wrote:
>On Fri, 9 Oct 1998, Simon Raahauge DeSantis wrote:
>
>> On Fri, Oct 09, 1998 at 02:46:31PM +0200, Johan Carlsson wrote:
>
>[snip] (ipnat problems w/ NetBSD 1.3.2 GENERIC#0)
>
>> > installing packet filter rules ...
>> > open device: No such file or directory
>> > SIOCFRENB: Bad file descriptor
>> > open device: No such file or directory
>> > ioctl(SIOCIPFFL): Bad file descriptor
>> > open device: No such file or directory
>
>[snip]
>
>> I bet you need a /dev/ipl
>> To get that you pseudo-device ipfilter
>> in your kernel config (unless the GENERIC kernels include that these
>> days anyway). So try making an ipl device (./MAKEDEV ipl) and if it
>> complains compile/get a kernel with an ipl device compilied in and
>> then make it.
>
>Thanks Simon! cd /dev; ./MAKEDEV ipl; shutdown -r now did the trick!
>
>Armen, maybe this should be added to your excellent howto as Step Five and
>a half?
>
>Johan

hmm, which architecture of NetBSD are you using?

the reason i don't have that there is because i use NetBSD/mac68k, and the
MacOS NetBSD installer utility automatically makes that device (/dev/ipl)

OK, I'll put this in and try to make my howto more cross-architecture. :)

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