Pramathesh Ambasta wrote:> Dear list
>
> I have used shorewall earlier on mandriva systems for personal use. But
> I have configured it only for an eth0 interface (since the machine in
> question was connected to the internet via a local lan). Now I am using
> shorewall on a Ubuntu 8.04 system installed on a notebook. The notebook
> sometimes connects to the internet via eth0 and sometimes I have to use
> a USB modem. When I use the modem, shorewall blocks all outbound
> connections to the internet. I would like some help on how to configure
> both ppp and eth to work with shorewall so that the same rules that
> apply to eth should apply to ppp when that comes on. The question is
> probably a trivial one but since I am not a shorewall expert, I am not
> clear how to proceed. So I request some guidance on this.
>
In /etc/shorewall/interfaces:
net eth0 detect optional,...
net ppp0 detect optional,...
-Tom
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