On 9/13/10 1:15 AM, Mr Dash Four wrote:
> 
>> Shorewall has one source-match generator and one destination-match
>> generator that are used anytime an address match is needed; both accept
>> ipsets.
>>   
> So Source/Destination works the same way no matter where it is 
> specified? Makes perfect sense from a programmers point of view and 
> makes policy-writing consistent across the board.

Yes and Yes.

> 
>> Don't know if you noticed but destination blacklisting should now work
>> that way you prefer. Just don't look for a jump in fw2net; blacklisting
>> occurs before that chain is entered.
>>   
> I didn't notice this until your comment above and then read it in the 
> release notes for beta4. That's very good and it was needed - I had to 
> maintain 2 separate files, not to mention that I had to include all 
> interfaces in the blacklisted ipsets. I take it this now works across 
> all interfaces (no matter how many are on the host system) and in both 
> directions, right?

No -- please read the documentation again. You need blacklist=1 on
Internet-facing interfaces and blacklist=2 on the other interfaces for
which you wish to enable destination blacklisting. But you only need to
maintain one blacklist (/etc/shorewall/blacklist).

-Tom
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