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On 10/21/2016 03:36 AM, Vieri Di Paola wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> This rules line works: ACCEPT    dmz:~48-E2-44-54-E7-27
> lan:10.215.246.0/23    all
> 
> This other rule line fails: ACCEPT    lan:10.215.144.42
> dmz:~48-E2-44-54-E7-27    all
> 
> The error message is: Checking /etc/shorewall/rules... ERROR:
> Unknown Host (~48-E2-44-54-E7-27)
> 
> shorewall 5.0.6.2
> 
> The shorewall-rules man page suggests that MAC addresses can be
> used in DEST: "Hosts may be specified by IP or MAC address; mac
> addresses must begin with "~" and must use "-" as a separator." 
> However, further down I can read: "Restriction: MAC addresses are
> not allowed (this is a Netfilter restriction)."
> 
> So should I conclude that it's impossible to specify MAC addresses
> in DEST?
> 

Yes -- the destination MAC isn't known until just before the packet is
put on the wire.

- -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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