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Joshua J. Kugler wrote:

> Not sure exactly what you mean "shorewall externals."  Shell? Perl? 
> Network interfaces?

The "externals" of a software product are the aspects of the end-user
deals with.

a) The options in /etc/shorewall/interfaces are highly linux-specific.
b) The features documented at
http://www.shorewall.net/Shorewall_and_Aliased_Interfaces.html are
completely Linux-specific.
c) The sections in the Rules file correspond 1:1 to Netfilter connection
states.

...

> I wasn't looking for something to run on the 
> device, but simply some that would generate the commands I could put 
> into a script that I would then upload (or even copy/paste) to the 
> device.
> 
> It might at least be a reachable goal for Linux-based routers.  I feel 
> like I'm writing IPTables rules (imagine that, RouterOS is based on 
> Linux), but with a slightly different syntax.

The people who created LinuxOS thought that they were adding value when
they created different interfaces to accomplish the same tasks that
standard Linux utilities (like iptables) already handle. The down side
is that tools, like Shorewall, that are based on those standard tools,
don't work on LinuxOS?

Maybe those people didn't add as much value as they thought they were...

- -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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