On 07/16/2012 08:36 AM, Fred Maillou wrote:
> Hello,
> 
>   When using a simple MASQ config such as:
> 
>   dds-4-1c01ppp    172.59.1.0/24    172.59.3.10
> 
>   It happens from time to time that after applying the config, a
>   172.59.1.1 IP is not translated into .3.10.  It is actually not
>   translated until a 'conntrack -F' is issued that flushes all
>   connection tracking tables.  Same happens when removing the
>   MASQ config: .3.10 persists until a flush is made.  These are
>   obserbed when doing a continuous ping from 172.59.1.1 to a
>   device beyond the device running the Shorewall config.
> 
>   And in some other times, it changes immediately.
> 
>   Is there Shorewall option that makes it so that the MASQ config
>   always takes effect immediately when applied and when removed ?

What you are seeing is a result of the way that connection tracking
works. You can always use the '-p' option when you start/restart
Shorewall (that does the 'conntrack -F' for you).

If the problem happens only at boot time, then installing and
configuring Shorewall-init will solve the problem.

-Tom
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