On 07/06/2012 10:15 AM, Matthias Sitte wrote:

> I'd be happy to share more details if you tell me what you need
> (versions of which packages etc) to see why it works. It's a clean
> system with nothing but Shorewall installed. The config files for
> Shorewall are pretty simple.
>

If you are able to create connections from the container to other hosts 
with Shorewall started, you are not experiencing the problem that others 
have run into.

>>
>>> Of course, Shorewall should automatically start when rebooting.
>>> Making the appropriate changes to shorewall.conf and
>>> /etc/default/shorewall it should all be fine -- but it ain't
>>> somehow.

>
> Anyway, right after the system comes up, `iptables -L' gives me empty lists:
>
> # iptables -L
> Chain INPUT (policy ACCEPT)
> target     prot opt source               destination
>
> Chain FORWARD (policy ACCEPT)
> target     prot opt source               destination
>
> Chain OUTPUT (policy ACCEPT)
> target     prot opt source               destination
>
> Stopping/starting Shorewall as described above makes it work nicely, though.

Try placing that command in /etc/shorewall/started and see if that still 
gives the same output when shorewall runs at boot (output should be in 
/var/log/shorewall-init.log so long as stdout is being directed there).

-Tom
-- 
Tom Eastep        \ When I die, I want to go like my Grandfather who
Shoreline,         \ died peacefully in his sleep. Not screaming like
Washington, USA     \ all of the passengers in his car
http://shorewall.net \________________________________________________



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