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Old 30th April 2009
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Default PF rdr pass question

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A piece of my pf.conf:
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rdr pass on $ext_if proto tcp from <friends> to ($ext_if) port 80 -> $tgtserv port 8000

block log all

(...)
pass out quick on $ext_if proto tcp from any to $tgtserv port 8000
Why do I still have to have this filter rule? Otherwise this traffic is blocked on the outgoing part. It seems to me, pass keyword on rdr rules applies only to incoming part of the rule, not the whole of it.
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They are two separate actions. The 'rdr pass' rule allows connections to port 80 (in other words: no additional filter rules are involved or consulted) and triggers the redirection (translation), the second 'pass out' rule concerns the subsequent 'new' translated connection, caused by the redirection. Sure, it feels like you're doing the same thing twice, but to pf, these are two entirely separate entitities which need their own rules.
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Old 1st May 2009
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This behaviour is clearly documented in the pf man page
Code:
TRANSLATION
     Translation rules modify either the source or destination address of the
     packets associated with a stateful connection.  A stateful connection is
     automatically created to track packets matching such a rule as long as
     they are not blocked by the filtering section of pf.conf.  The transla-
     tion engine modifies the specified address and/or port in the packet, re-
     calculates IP, TCP and UDP checksums as necessary, and passes it to the
     packet filter for evaluation.

     Since translation occurs before filtering the filter engine will see
     packets as they look after any addresses and ports have been translated.
     Filter rules will therefore have to filter based on the translated ad-
     dress and port number.  Packets that match a translation rule are only
     automatically passed if the pass modifier is given, otherwise they are
     still subject to block and pass rules.

     The state entry created permits pf(4) to keep track of the original ad-
     dress for traffic associated with that state and correctly direct return
     traffic for that connection.
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