> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: > Re: [Shorewall-users] SHorewall with eth0 and ppp > From: > Tom Eastep <teastep@shorewall.net> > Date: > Sat, 14 Mar 2009 07:38:00 -0700 > To: > Shorewall Users <shorewall-users@lists.sourceforge.net> > > To: > Shorewall Users <shorewall-users@lists.sourceforge.net> > > > 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 > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------THanks for the response Pramathesh ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Apps built with the Adobe(R) Flex(R) framework and Flex Builder(TM) are powering Web 2.0 with engaging, cross-platform capabilities. Quickly and easily build your RIAs with Flex Builder, the Eclipse(TM)based development software that enables intelligent coding and step-through debugging. Download the free 60 day trial. http://p.sf.net/sfu/www-adobe-com
Tom Eastep
2009-Mar-15 14:25 UTC
Re: Shorewall on a Laptop (was Shorewall-users Digest, Vol 34, Issue 18)
Pramathesh Ambasta wrote:>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> >> Subject: >> Re: [Shorewall-users] SHorewall with eth0 and ppp >> From: >> Tom Eastep <teastep@shorewall.net> >> >> Pramathesh Ambasta wrote: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. >> >> In /etc/shorewall/interfaces: >> >> net eth0 detect optional,... >> net ppp0 detect optional,... >> > THanks for the responseThere is now a brief article on this subject at http://www.shorewall.net/Laptop.html -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 \________________________________________________ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Apps built with the Adobe(R) Flex(R) framework and Flex Builder(TM) are powering Web 2.0 with engaging, cross-platform capabilities. Quickly and easily build your RIAs with Flex Builder, the Eclipse(TM)based development software that enables intelligent coding and step-through debugging. Download the free 60 day trial. http://p.sf.net/sfu/www-adobe-com