Keep an eye on the security issues. Use freebsd-update(8) to keep FreeBSD itself up to date. For ports, keep an eye on pkg-audit(8), again update when there are issues using pkg-upgrade(8).Could you please tell me how often should I update my FreeBSD?
What's there to export? All firewalls work with config files, you load the firewall with that configfile.Also 2nd question, how do I export firewall configfile?
Then backup the config file. No need to "export" anything.Yeah, I need to export config file to keep it as back-up.
It's just HTTPS or HTTP, depending on what you configured. By default it's HTTPS. AAlso, the firewall is blocking the updates, I have every time to disable the firewall. Which protocols, ports are responsible and necessary for update?
pkg -vv
will show you the URL that's used for pkg(8).I was a beginner once too. We all were.I'm really a beginner, but with everyday I'm getting more and more experienced.
Just backup /etc/ipfw.rules. You probably also want to backup /etc/rc.conf. Changes to the firewall shouldn't be made "on-the-fly", that's just bad form. Modify the rules list and reload them. That way you can be sure it's always set correctly.If I go back to that config file of IPFW. How to correctly make a backup?
Well I don't really know how to do that properly.I was a beginner once too. We all were.
Just backup /etc/ipfw.rules. You probably also want to backup /etc/rc.conf. Changes to the firewall shouldn't be made "on-the-fly", that's just bad form. Modify the rules list and reload them. That way you can be sure it's always set correctly.
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Chapter 33. Firewalls
FreeBSD has three firewalls built into the base system: PF, IPFW, and IPFILTER. This chapter covers how to define packet filtering rules, the differences between the firewalls built into FreeBSD and how to use themwww.freebsd.org