From: http://www.openbsd.org/faq/pf
# echo 'pf=YES' >> /etc/rc.conf.local
# pfctl -e -> activate PF
# pfctl -d -> deactivate PF
Note:Note that this just enables or disables PF, it doesn’t actually load a ruleset. The ruleset must be loaded separately, either before or after PF is enabled.
# pfctl -f /etc/pf.confLoad the pf.conf file
# pfctl -nf /etc/pf.conf Parse the file, but don't load it
# pfctl -Nf /etc/pf.conf Load only the NAT rules from the file
# pfctl -Rf /etc/pf.conf Load only the filter rules from the file
# pfctl -sn Show the current NAT rules
# pfctl -sr Show the current filter rules
# pfctl -ss Show the current state table
# pfctl -si Show filter stats and counters
# pfctl -sa Show EVERYTHING it can show
Lists:
Lists are defined by specifying items within { } brackets:
block out on fxp0 from { 192.168.0.1, 10.5.32.6 } to any
block out on fxp0 proto { tcp udp } from { 192.168.0.1, 10.5.32.6 } to any port { ssh telnet }
trusted = “{ 192.168.1.2 192.168.5.36 }”
pass in inet proto tcp from { 10.10.0.0/24 $trusted } to port 22
Note:The commas between list items are optional.
Tables:
table { 192.0.2.0/24 }
table const { 192.168.0.0/16, 172.16.0.0/12, 10.0.0.0/8 }
table persist file “/etc/spammers”
block in on fxp0 from { , } to any
pass in on fxp0 from to any
Table Address Matching
An address lookup against a table will return the most narrowly matching entry. This allows for the creation of tables such as:
table { 172.16.0.0/16, !172.16.1.0/24, 172.16.1.100 }
block in on dc0 all
pass in on dc0 from to any
Any packet coming in through dc0 will have its source address matched against the table :
• 172.16.50.5 – narrowest match is 172.16.0.0/16; packet matches the table and will be passed
• 172.16.1.25 – narrowest match is !172.16.1.0/24; packet matches an entry in the table but that entry is negated (uses the “!” modifier); packet does not match the table and will be blocked
• 172.16.1.100 – exactly matches 172.16.1.100; packet matches the table and will be passed
• 10.1.4.55 – does not match the table and will be blocked
Manipulating with pfctl
Tables can be manipulated on the fly by using pfctl(8). For instance, to add entries to the table created above:
# pfctl -t spammers -T add 218.70.0.0/16
This will also create the table if it doesn’t already exist. To list the addresses in a table:
# pfctl -t spammers -T show
The -v argument can also be used with -Tshow to display statistics for each table entry. To remove addresses from a table:
# pfctl -t spammers -T delete 218.70.0.0/16
