Issues Setting Up IPFW

[Mark McNeely]

Hi,

I am trying to setup a simple firewall on DragonflyBSD, but I am having issues with it.  When I type:
>firewall_enable="YES"
>firewall_type="/usr/local/etc/ipfw.conf"

into my rc.conf, the system will not boot.  The last message I get is something like:

>Configuring syscons.  Blanktime. 

And then nothing else happens.  At first, I thought there was an issue with the rules in my ipfw.conf file.  However, when I comment out the firewall_type line and leave just the firewall_enable="YES" line it still won't boot.

I have also tried loading ipfw at runtime, by typing:
>ipfw enable firewall
>ipfw add 00010 allow all from any to any via lo0

but then I get an error message:
>ipfw: getsockopt(IP_FW_ADD): Protocol not available

So, naturally, I am quite lost.  I have pared down my ipfw.conf to barebones, and still can't seem to get it to work.  I will attach it, and hopefully, someone can point me in the right direction on how to set this up properly.

Needless to say, I am a firewall noob.  But, if anyone can offer some help, I would greatly appreciate it.

Thanks and Merry Christmas,
Mark
 		 	   		  
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