Re: update pf

[Joerg Sonnenberger <joerg%bec.de@localhost>]

On Sun, Dec 04, 2016 at 10:08:24PM +0100, Egerváry Gergely wrote:
> > > do you have plans on updating pf (OpenBSD's packet filter) in NetBSD?
> > > Now we have pf from ~ OpenBSD 4.2.
> > 
> > I don't think anyone has enough interest and time to sink into such a
> > project.
> 
> Do you think npf is the only way to go on NetBSD?
> Darren's IPFilter is abandoned, OpenBSD's pf is outdated.

OpenBSD's PF is not maintainable. It got more and more tentacles into
the rest of the OpenBSD network stack. So yes, effectively I think NPF
is the only viable option midterm.

Joerg