On 7/22/2019 12:39 PM, Timo Sigurdsson wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> some of you may be aware of the new default firewall backend in Debian 10 
> alias Buster, i.e. Buster defaults to nftables and all of xtables programs 
> (iptables, ip6tables, etc.) are merely symlinks to iptables-nft, 
> ip6tables-nft, etc. This means you can use the iptables syntax, but will 
> actually get nftables rules. As I am planning to upgrade my router machine to 
> Debian 10 in the near future, I was wondering whether I should take any 
> precautions prior or during the upgrade with regards to shorewall. I use 
> shorewall in a dual-stack setup with one WAN interface and several LAN-side 
> interfaces and zones.
> 

To air on the side of caution, I would test Shorewall and the desired
configuration using a VM or a chroot when moving away from Iptables and
report back any issues you might encounter.

-Matt
-- 
Matt Darfeuille


_______________________________________________
Shorewall-users mailing list
Shorewall-users@lists.sourceforge.net
https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/shorewall-users

Reply via email to