shorewall may be ignoring an interface when it starts because that interface is not up and configured with ipv4 address.
Check that you did not specify optional in the options in any of these files: /etc/shorewall/providers /etc/shorewall/interfaces - Martin - On 2011-02-11, at 12:22 PM, Noah Sematimba wrote: > > > please post the output of iptables -L -n just after reboot, and then again > after you restart the firewall. > > Noah. > On Feb 11, 2011, at 10:29 AM, Edmonds Namasenda wrote: > >> Hello LUGgers. >> >> I am running an old version tarball of Shoreline Firewall on openSuSe 11.2 >> (32 bit). I love those old things for their consistency! >> Unfortunately, I have realized that once my OS (server) is restarted, my >> firewall does not "fully" start to allow desired packets through. I end up >> restarting the firewall to achieve desired effects. >> Yes, I ran "insserv -d /etc/init.d/shorewall". I thought adding a cron job >> like "@reboot /etc/init.d/shorewall" would help to start the service once >> everything has started but registered no success yet. What could I be >> missing? >> >> -- >> Thank you and kind regards, >> >> I.P.N Edmonds >> ICT Practitioner & Consultant >> >> Cel: +256 70 227 3374 >> +256 71 227 3374 >> >> P.O. Box 22249, Kampala UGANDA >> >> Y! / MSN: zibiced | GMail: namasenda | Skype: edsend >> >> -- >> This message has been scanned for viruses and >> dangerous content by MailScanner, and is >> believed to be clean. _______________________________________________ >> The Uganda Linux User Group: http://linux.or.ug >> >> Send messages to this mailing list by addressing e-mails to: [email protected] >> Mailing list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ >> Mailing list settings: http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug >> To unsubscribe: http://kym.net/mailman/options/lug >> >> The Uganda LUG mailing list is generously hosted by INFOCOM: >> http://www.infocom.co.ug/ >> >> The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including >> attachments if any). The mailing list host is not responsible for them in >> any way. > > > -- > This message has been scanned for viruses and > dangerous content by MailScanner, and is > believed to be clean. > _______________________________________________ > The Uganda Linux User Group: http://linux.or.ug > > Send messages to this mailing list by addressing e-mails to: [email protected] > Mailing list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > Mailing list settings: http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug > To unsubscribe: http://kym.net/mailman/options/lug > > The Uganda LUG mailing list is generously hosted by INFOCOM: > http://www.infocom.co.ug/ > > The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including > attachments if any). The mailing list host is not responsible for them in any > way. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.
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