On Thu, 2006-12-10 at 13:59 -0700, Tom Eastep wrote:
>  
> > I wonder if that's "the right thing" to do though.  I'd think letting
> > people define what traffic they don't want to log using the existing
> > macros even if they want, would not be better.
> 
> I'll await your patch then that allows using macros and actions in the 
> Netfilter
> mangle table. You keep ignoring the fact that MAC filtration can occur in that
> table too.

Probably because that's not my particular itch.  :-)  I'm not trying to
be difficult though, just trying to offer POV.  Perhaps more
functionality can be offered to those willing to do the MAC
authentication in the filter table?  I think there are other such
tradeoffs in shorewall isn't there?

> And remember that REJECT isn't even allowed in the mangle table so the 
> existing
> Drop action (which rejects Auth) can't be directly used there even if 
> Shorewall
> supported mangle actions.

I've not really done much with the mangle table directly with iptables,
so I can only plead ignorance and defer to you on that.

b.

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Brian J. Murrell

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