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Lorenzo Marignoni reports that the packages are available at http://security.dsi.unimi.it/~lorenzo/debian.html. Thanks Lorenzo! -Tom -- Tom Eastep \ Shorewall - iptables made easy AIM: tmeastep \ http://www.shorewall.net ICQ: #60745924 \ teastep@shorewall.net

Lorenzo Marignoni reports that the packages are available at http://security.dsi.unimi.it/~lorenzo/debian.html. -Tom -- Tom Eastep \ Shorewall - iptables made easy AIM: tmeastep \ http://www.shorewall.net ICQ: #60745924 \ teastep@shorewall.net

Lorenzo Marignoni reports that the Shorewall 1.3.1 Debian package is ready. See http://security.dsi.unimi.it/~lorenzo/debian.html. -Tom -- Tom Eastep \ Shorewall - iptables made easy AIM: tmeastep \ http://www.shorewall.net ICQ: #60745924 \ teastep@shorewall.net

Apt-get sources are listed at: http://wecurity.dsi.unimi.it/~lorenzo/debian.html -Tom -- Tom Eastep \ Shorewall - iptables made easy AIM: tmeastep \ http://www.shorewall.net ICQ: #60745924 \ teastep@shorewall.net

With thanks to Lorenzo Martignoni: 1. The 1.2.10 Debian Package is available at http://security.dsi.unimi.it/~lorenzo/debian.html. 2. Shorewall 1.2.9 is now included in the Debian Unstable Distribution: http://packages.debian.org/unstable/net/shorewall.html -Tom -- Tom Eastep \ Shorewall - iptables made easy AIM: tmeastep \ http://www.shorewall.net ICQ: #60745924 \ teastep@shorewall.net

This is a minor release of Shorewall. In this release: 1. A "shorewall try" command has been added. This command attempts to restart Shorewall using an alternate configuration and if that attempt fails, Shorewall is automatically started with the default configuration. This is useful for remote administration where a failed restart of Shorewall can leave you isolated from

In this release: 1. The ''try'' command now accepts an optional timeout. If the timeout is given in the command, the standard configuration will automatically be restarted after the new configuration has been running for that length of time. This prevents a remote admin from being locked out of the firewall in the case where the new configuration starts but prevents

Shorewall 1.3.9 is available. In this release: 1. DNS Names are now allowed in Shorewall config files (I still recommend against using them however). 2. The connection SOURCE may now be qualified by both interface and IP address in a Shorewall rule. 3. Shorewall startup is now disabled after initial installation until the file /etc/shorewall/startup_disabled is removed. 4. The

Rafa³ Dutko has just discovered a potentially serious bug in version 1.3.0 and 1.3.1. In both versions, where an interface option appears on multiple interfaces, the option may only be applied to the first interface on which it appears. A corrected firewall script for 1.3.1 is available at: http://www.shorewall.net/pub/shorewall/errata/1.3.1/firewall and

Let me know if there are any problems. -Tom -- Tom Eastep \ Shorewall - iptables made easy AIM: tmeastep \ http://www.shorewall.net ICQ: #60745924 \ teastep@shorewall.net

apt-get sources are available at http://security.dsi.unimi.it/~lorenzo/debian.html. Thanks, Lorenzo! -Tom -- Tom Eastep \ Shorewall - iptables made easy AIM: tmeastep \ http://shorewall.sf.net ICQ: #60745924 \ teastep@shorewall.net

Apt-get sources are available at: http://security.dsi.unimi.it/~lorenzo/debian.html As always, thanks go to Lorenzo Martignoni. -Tom -- Tom Eastep \ Shorewall - iptables made easy AIM: tmeastep \ http://www.shorewall.net ICQ: #60745924 \ teastep@shorewall.net

Lorenzo Martignoni has announced that he has a Shorewall 1.3.5 package available. This package is called shorewall-1.3.5 but is version 1.3.5a. See http://security.dsi.unimi.it/~lorenzo/debian.html -Tom -- Tom Eastep \ Shorewall - iptables made easy AIM: tmeastep \ http://www.shorewall.net ICQ: #60745924 \ teastep@shorewall.net

This will be the last Shorewall release for a while as I''m going to be focusing on Documentation. In this release: 1. Empty and invalid source and destination qualifiers are now detected in the rules file. It is a good idea to use the ''shorewall check'' command before you issue a ''shorewall restart'' command be be sure that you don''t

This is a minor release of Shorewall which rolls up a number of bug fixes. New features include: 1. A NEWNOTSYN option has been added to shorewall.conf. This option determines whether Shorewall accepts TCP packets which are not part of an established connection and that are not ''SYN'' packets (SYN flag on and ACK flag off). 2. The need for the

John, I''m taking the liberty of copying the Shorwall Development list since I believe that these issues will be of interest. On Tue, 6 Aug 2002, Links at Momsview wrote: > Tom, > I''m not sure if you ever saw this document but it describes some of the > reasons you are seeing strange packets > after setting up NEW not SYN >

Shorewall 1.2.4 will have the following changes: a) ''#'' comments now allowed at end-of-line in all config files. b) Firewall zone may be renamed c) Protection against concurrent state-changing operations (start, stop, restart, refresh, clear) d) ''shorewall start'' no longer fails if ''detect'' is specified for an interface with netmask

Shorewall 1.3.4 is available: 1. A new /etc/shorewall/routestopped file has been added. This file is intended to eventually replace the routestopped option in the /etc/shorewall/interface and /etc/ shorewall/hosts files. This new file makes remote firewall administration easier by allowing any IP or subnet to be enabled while Shorewall is stopped. 2. An /etc/shorewall/stopped

The maintenance (adding RAM) took a little longer than I planned: 1) Shutdown - 1 minute 2) Open Case - 30 seconds At this point, I emember that I can''t add RAM to this box without removing the Mother Board (hinge-mounted in case) - slap forehead. 3) Remove cables, PCI NIC & MB - 2 minutes 4) Add RAM - 1 Minute 5) Get the %$#@ MB back in the case and aligned -- 15 Minutes 6)

Thanks to Stefan Mohr, a Shorewall 1.2.11 RPM package for SuSE is now available. See http://www.shorewall.net. Thanks Stefan!! -Tom -- Tom Eastep \ Shorewall - iptables made easy AIM: tmeastep \ http://www.shorewall.net ICQ: #60745924 \ teastep@shorewall.net