You're the best Tom!  
 
Been swamped with client emergencies, but I think this has brought things into enough focus to get me across the finish line.
 
On 11/2/2011 10:19 AM, Tom Eastep wrote:
> On Tue, 2011-11-01 at 20:27 -0700, Tom Eastep wrote:
>>
>> If you create a rational IP configuration, Shorewall can handle it.
>>
>> In short -- this isn't a Shorewall question.
>
> That having been said, there are a couple of things to keep in mind when
> considering using bridges with Shorewall.
>
> - You can define zones by bridge port.
> - You can filter traffic originating from those 'bridge-port' zones.
> - You cannot filter traffic from non-bridge-port zones to individual
> 'bridge-port' zones. This restriction is imposed by Netfilter, not
> Shorewall.
>
> Example 1 (routed firewall):
> _________
> | |--vzone1
> net<--eth0->firewall<--->| bridge |--vzone2
> |_________|--vzone3
>
> You can write rules for vzoneN->net
> You can write rules for vzoneN->vzoneM
> You can write rules for vzoneN->firewall
> You can write rules for firewall->vzone* only
> You can write rules for net->vzone* only
>
> Example 2 (bridged firewall)
> _________
> | |--vzone1
> net<--eth0-->| bridge |--vzone2
> |_________|--vzone3
>
> You can write rules for all zone pairs except for fw->vzoneN; you can
> only write rules for fw->vzone*.
>
> Hope this helps,
> -Tom
>
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