Tom Eastep wrote:
> Reykjavik hindisvik wrote:
>> Hi,
>>  
>> I'm using shorewall version 3.2.9 and I've got many many rules with many
>> zones (6 Network cards). My rules are divided in included files. When I
>> restart shorewall when I have to modify a rule, it take a loooooong long
>> time (about 1m30s) and, obviously, all traffic is stopped.

This is a common mis-conception -- all traffic is *not* stopped; only new
connections are stopped.

As I mention in the answer to FAQ 34, the ultimate solution to this problem
is Shorewall-perl. It uses iptables-restore to atomically install each of
the three (or four) Netfilter tables.

-Tom
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