+1

Done this by myself. Less hassle.

On 13 okt 2012, at 20:28, Bryan Irvine <sparcta...@gmail.com> wrote:

> You will need some planning. Pf syntax changed quite a bit a couple
releases
> back.
>
> I'd consider backing up the files converting pf.conf to the new syntax and
> doing a clean install of 5.2 (out soon).
>
>
> -Bryan
>
> On Oct 13, 2012, at 9:47 AM, Matt Morrow <cmorrow...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> After dealing with a number of issues due to an old 3.8 install which have
>> been resolved in current releases, I think I'm going to do the individual
>> release upgrades (3.8->3.9->4.0, etc etc)
>>
>> The 3.9 upgrade guide says:
>>
>> pfsync(4) <http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=pfsync&sektion=4>
> has
>> changed format, so it can not keep state between a 3.8 and a 3.9 box.
>> Mismatched systems will lose all connections when you switch which box is
>> master, as states will not be transfered between systems. You can minimize
>> the impact of this by upgrading your backup boxes first, so there is only
>> one loss of active states.
>>
>>
>> Can anyone explain what that means in terms of my existing pf
configuration
>> working as a simple router with a port forward? Does this simply mean that
>> during the upgrade, if I had multiple servers running, that boxes would
>> temporarily lose connectivity during the upgrade as they wouldnt switch
>> over to a backup server automatically?

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