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Diffstat (limited to 'share/man/man7/firewall.7')
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1 files changed, 3 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/share/man/man7/firewall.7 b/share/man/man7/firewall.7 index b75c676..87cd47f 100644 --- a/share/man/man7/firewall.7 +++ b/share/man/man7/firewall.7 @@ -71,11 +71,11 @@ if you are paranoid you can compile IPFW directly into the kernel by using the .Sy IPFIREWALL option set. If compiled in the kernel, ipfw denies all -packets by default, which means that if you do not load in +packets by default, which means that, if you do not load in a permissive ruleset via .Em /etc/rc.conf , -rebooting into your new kernel will take the network offline -and will prevent you from being able to access it if you +rebooting into your new kernel will take the network offline. +This can prevent you from being able to access your system if you are not sitting at the console. It is also quite common to update a kernel to a new release and reboot before updating the binaries. This can result in an incompatibility between |
