Re: /dev/pf

YANSWBVCG wrote:

[snip]

... Since noone is explaining /dev/pf, I will not
pursue this question here anymore.

Sorry, but it is explained in the man page. PF is in the kernel, and /dev/pf
is a pseudo device which allows a userland application such as pfctl a
hook, or interface, to use for communication and control. pfctl is an
userland application. /dev/pf is a gateway between userland and kernel
space. I'm sorry I can't explain it any better than that, and it *is* right
there at the top of the man page! If you don't understand this now, you
never will. PF == kernel pfctl == userland /dev/pf == bridge between
the two.

I started my foray into 'BSD land with OpenBSD a long time ago, long before
PF even existed. At the time my primary interest was "hardened" operating
systems that would be better choices to face the hostile Internet than
Windows. I went to FreeBSD fairly shortly thereafter as it had better
performace as a server and more apps in it's port tree. While I do like a
couple of things the way the OpenBSD people do things I prefer the "load
handling" and performance capability of FreeBSD.

Not meaning to start a "my OS is better..." thing either, just expressing my
personal preference.

-Jason

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