Adrian Chapela wrote:
> Tom Eastep escribió:
>> Adrian Chapela wrote:
>>   
>>> Hello,
>>>
>>> I am trying to solve this error. I have 4 providers on the same 
>>> interface, eth1 and one of them is down (the router have a hardware 
>>> problem now). When I tried to start the shorewall firewall it couldn't 
>>> start because it couldn't determine the MAC address of 10.1.2.25 gateway 
>>> because it is down. How could ignore this error ? I prefer to have the 
>>> shorewall up even the gateway is down.
>>>
>>> Do you know hot to solve this error ?
>>>     
>> Define the interface as 'optional'.
>>   
> In interfaces file ? I have define the interface as optional and I have  
> a new error:
> 
> Adding Providers...
>    WARNING: Interface auna is not usable -- Provider web2 (4) not Added
> Setting up Traffic Control...
> Preparing iptables-restore input...
> Running /sbin/iptables-restore...
> iptables-restore v1.3.6: Bad mac address `-j'
> Error occurred at line: 66
> Try `iptables-restore -h' or 'iptables-restore --help' for more information.
>    ERROR: iptables-restore Failed. Input is in 
> /var/lib/shorewall/.iptables-restore-input
> Restoring Shorewall...

Did you say that you are using 4.2.10? That problem should have been
fixed in 4.2.9.

Please send me /var/lib/shorewall/.restore (you can send it to be
personally so as not to spam the list).

> 
> I have another way to do a workaround adding the mac address to the 
> table as permanent. (arp -s IP MAC)
> 
> One question, If I define one interface as optional and one of the 
> providers is down, the entire interface is down ?

No.

-Tom
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