Are pf for FreeBSD and pf for OpenBSD the same?

[ikevin8me]

I saw in this status report about:

• Ethernet support for pf
• pf syncookie support

and would like to clarify:

1. Isn't pf develped by OpenBSD?
   1. And if so, would these be the same development for pf in OpenBSD and these same features would make its way into OpenBSD as well?
   2. And if not, pf for FreeBSD is forked and its development is completely independent of OpenBSD - is the case?
2. Aren't pf for FreeBSD and OpenBSD the same - as long as the version number is the same?

 

[hardworkingnewbie]

Read chapter 31.3. of the FreeBSD handbook.

 

[Deleted member 30996]

The pf ruleset I use on FreeBSD worked on my OpenBSD box with the syntax change of one word.

 

[Jose]

And if not, pf for FreeBSD is forked and its development is completely independent of OpenBSD - is the case?

Yes, they are not the same:

PF - Fundamentals of packet filtering with pf

The purpose of this post is to try and clarify a few basic ideas in packet filtering that I'm having trouble reducing to firm principles in practice. 0. PF lives in the kernel and handles all packets as they pass between NI(C)'s and daemons 1. Packets are identified by the NIC of origin and...

forums.freebsd.org

 

[msplsh]

They are not, and it's really annoying, because OpenBSD's has way more useful features so I can't put FreeBSD on my router.