I tested /etc/shorewall/init script and "sleep 15" does the job quite 
nicely for using bridge interfaces. I will avoid the patch for now and 
wait for source rpm or maybe even cook my one.

Thanks for all your help.
Ljubomir

Tom Eastep wrote:
> Tom Eastep wrote:
>> Ljubomir Ljubojevic wrote:
>>> Tom Eastep wrote:
>>>> The attached patch to /usr/share/shorewall/Shorewall/Providers.pm should
>>>> prevent the startup failure. If the MAC of the remote gateway is not
>>>> detectable, the provider does not come up.
>>> Does that means that it will never start or it will start after some 
>>> period?
>> It means that Shorewall itself will start but it will not add either of
>> the providers.
> 
> Note that you can do more sophisticated things than simply sleep; you
> can attempt to ping the remote gateway and if that fails, you can sleep
> and try again. These steps can be repeated if needed.
> 
> -Tom
> 
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