Shorewall devel - May 2002 - [Shorewall-users] Redirect loc::80 to fw::3 128 not work (fwd)

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tom Eastep [mailto:teastep@shorewall.net]
> Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2002 1:15 PM
> To: Shorewall Development
> Subject: [Shorewall-devel] [Shorewall-users] Redirect loc::80 to
> fw::3128 not work (fwd)
> 
> 
> I''m beginning to believe that the use of the last column in the
rules
> file to designate redirection/forwarding is too subtle for many users.
> For 1.3, I think I''ll do something like the following:
> 
> Current rule:
> 
> 	ACCEPT net loc:192.168.1.3 tcp 80 - all
> 
> New rule:
> 
> 	FORWARD net loc:192.168.1.3 tcp 80
> 
> Current rule:
> 
> 	ACCEPT net fw::3128 tcp 80 - all
> 
> New rule:
> 
> 	REDIRECT net 3128 tcp 80
> 
> Comments?
Gzzz!!! Just when I get used to things.... you have to make a change. :-)

Seriously though, the above syntax will require a mindset change on my part,
but it does make more sense. 

Just my two bits!

Steve Cowles

On Tue, 14 May 2002, Cowles, Steve wrote:
> 
> Gzzz!!! Just when I get used to things.... you have to make a change. :-)
> 
> Seriously though, the above syntax will require a mindset change on my
part,
> but it does make more sense. 
> 
> Just my two bits!
>
Thanks, Steve. I actually have the new syntax working here and I''ve 
implemented it so that the old syntax is still accepted. This will allow
folks with existing configurations to move to the new syntax at their
own leisure. 

-Tom
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