Re: [SOLVED]Re: FreeBSD6.0-Beta5 / Gnome2 / PF -> bad combination?

Hi Roger,

Saturday, October 1, 2005, 6:53:53 PM, you wrote:

> Marcin Jessa wrote:
>> AFAIR Gnome checks for IP corresponding to the hostname of
>> the system. If they dont match or are missing, gnome will take way
>> longer to start.
>> 
>> Marcin.
>> 
>> On Sat, 1 Oct 2005 17:22:02 +0800
>> "Lin, Cheng-tao(psilotum)" <psilotum.ptt2_at_gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>> :hi Grosswiler:
>> :
>> :I've encountered such situation(but actually it wasn't with pf, i just
>> :modified the default value of sysctl net.inet.tcp.blackhole and gnome
>> :started slowly),
>> :I hope this may solve your problem:
>> :
>> :http://www.freebsd.org/gnome/docs/faq2.html#q20
>> :
>> :regards,
>> :
>> :cheng-tao
>> :On 10/1/05, Roger Grosswiler <roger_at_gwch.net> wrote:
>> :> i updated to 6.0 Beta5, which did my UMA-Lock. This has gone. But
>> still, :> Gnome needs minutes to get on Desktop.
>> :>
>> :> If pf is enabled (with standard-rules enabled in /etc/pf.conf) it
>> takes :> minutes to get the desktop. Disabling pf brings the desktop up
>> in seconds. :>
>> :> Problem: i don't get any message in my logs i could send with. Does
>> :> anybody know about an issue with pf and gnome?
>> :>
>> :> Thx,
>> :> Roger
>> :>
> ok, i did it - it is in fact gnome contacting localhost on startup. so,
> i added 2 rules (pass in all on 127.0.0.1 to lo0.... and same for pass
> out...)

pass quick on lo0 all

> now it works fine.

> Thanks,
> Roger

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Sincerely,
  Daniel Gerzo