Damon Lynch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On Fri, 2004-06-18 at 23:28, Florin wrote: > > > - add javascript checking to make sure that the IP/Netmasks and > > email addresses are valid in the graphical interface > > Does this mean Florin that it will be harder for people like me to > accidentally add rules that break shorewall, which then breaks access to > the FW except through directly logging in? If so, bravo!
No, the checking is mainly there for typos ... but you can still enter a valid entry and add a bad rule ... that will break your firewall. But, one remark though: always make sure you're using the routestopped option and set the absentminded global variable to yes. > BTW if shorewall does break for some reason, could the FW by default go > back to the previous configuration that did work successfully and give a > warning (if you have not already done this)? see above, my 2cts, -- Florin http://www.mandrakesoft.com http://people.mandrakesoft.com/~florin/
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