Does PF support divert like IPFW?

Posted by Massimiliano Torromeo on Server Fault See other posts from Server Fault or by Massimiliano Torromeo
Published on 2009-11-30T18:54:24Z Indexed on 2010/03/23 10:03 UTC
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Hi, I'm currently using IPFW on 3 dedicated firewall servers, and I would like to convert them to PF for some of its functionalities, but I need divert to work. Specifically I am teeing packets to a custom application for network analysis purposes.

Is it (or something similar) supported in PF?

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