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diff --git a/contrib/ipfilter/INSTALL.FreeBSD b/contrib/ipfilter/INSTALL.FreeBSD
index a4a787a..2a16942 100644
--- a/contrib/ipfilter/INSTALL.FreeBSD
+++ b/contrib/ipfilter/INSTALL.FreeBSD
@@ -1,8 +1,11 @@
-This file is for use with FreeBSD 4.x and 5.x only.
+Thi file is for use with FreeBSD 4.x and 5.x only.
To build a kernel for use with the loadable kernel module, follow these
steps:
+ 0. Run "config GENERIC" or similar in /sys/i386/conf or the
+ appropriate directory for your kernel.
+
1. For FreeBSD version:
4.* do make freebsd4
5.* do make freebsd5
@@ -16,10 +19,12 @@ steps:
5. install and reboot with the new kernel
- 6. use modload(8) to load the packet filter with:
+ 6. use modload(8)/kldload(8) to load the packet filter with:
modload if_ipl.o
+ kldload ipf.ko
- 7. do "modstat" to confirm that it has been loaded successfully.
+ 7. do "modstat" or "kldstat" to confirm that it has been loaded
+ successfully.
There is no need to use mknod to create the device in /dev;
- upon loading the module, it will create itself with the correct values,
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