> > ... It is not possible a firewall knows what IP has www.google.com. ...
> ... it's possible. In fact, i have been using hostnames ...
Not to beat a dead horse (I hope:-), yet not leave newbies with a misimpression
either, please follow the hyperlink in Shorewall 4.x FAQ 79.
Yes, using hostnames seldom causes a syntax error or a crash, and usually even
does something reasonable. But no it's neither a good idea nor works very well
with multi-address servers such as www.google.com.
thanks! -Chuck Kollars
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