On 6/22/2014 2:08 PM, Brian J. Murrell wrote: > So, while I'm aware of /etc/shorewall/rules TIME limiting abilities, I'm > interested in rtrules which apply at times of day. For example, say > from 2am until 8am I want to route to a particular address through my > second ISP but during 8am until 2am I want to route that same address > through my first ISP. > > I realize that there is not going to be any built-in ToD functionality > for Shorewall to leverage here like it can with netfilter and access > rules, but this is something that could be achieved using cron for > example. > > Indeed, I could easily enough set up my own cron job to simply > manipulate the ip rule list as I need but I thought it would be nice if > Shorewall did this for me based on ToD specifications in rtrules. > > Thoughts?
I would be much more willing to add a TIME column to the mangle (formerly tcrules) file. If you choose to create your own cron solution, be sure to flush the route cache once you have manipulated the route rules. -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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