Thanks, the patch solves the issue. 
Will the change also be included in the next release? 

Regards,
Klemens

> 
> Tom Eastep wrote:
> Klemens Rutz wrote:
> > Hi,
> > 
> > a "DNAT-" rule with source "all" omitted destination zone is not 
> > applied for packets originating from the firewall itself. Here is an 
> > example (zones oz and $FW) and some further analysis:
> 
> <details deleted>
> 
> The attached patch against 4.3 applies with offset to 4.2. Apply to
/usr/share/shorewall-perl/Shorewall/Rules.pm
> 
> > 
> > This motivates another series of tests where the destination zone is 
> > "oz". I get a warning from the compiler:
> >   WARNING: Destination zone (oz) ignored) but the firewall script 
> > seems to be correct in this case:
> > 
> 
> <more detail deleted>
> 
> > The warning is kind of misleading here,
> 
> I disagree.
> 
> > because the destination zone is actually not ignore. 
> 
> Yes it is! You get the same result whether it is there, is not there, or
is the name of any defined zone.
> 
> > Though I agree that a destination
> > zone is only needed in a DNAT, but not in a DNAT- rule.  
> > 
> > Is the behavior with omitted destination zone correct
> 
> Yes.
> 
> > and
> > should I specify the destination zone in DNAT- rules or not? 
> 
> Not.
> 
> > How serious should I take the warning about the ignored destination 
> > zone?
> 
> I can't answer that. The message tells you that you are doing something
silly -- you can ignore it if you want to.
> 
> -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 \________________________________________________
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