On 12/22/2017 08:47 AM, Tom Eastep wrote:
> On 12/22/2017 08:47 AM, Oliver Freyermuth wrote:
>> Am 22.12.2017 um 17:33 schrieb Tom Eastep:
>>> On 12/22/2017 08:09 AM, Oliver Freyermuth via Shorewall-users wrote:
>>>> Dear Shorewallers,
>>>>
>>>> since the problem is rather pinned down already and easy to reproduce, let 
>>>> me try with a minimal bugreport - if more info is really needed, just let 
>>>> me know. 
>>>>
>>>> I am using shorewall 6, version 5.1.9. 
>>>>
>>>> If I specify in "interfaces":
>>>> net             +                       dhcp,routeback,optional
>>>> then the ACCEPT rules for 546:547 (DHCPv6) are not created(!). 
>>>>
>>>> If I specify:
>>>> net             eth0                       dhcp,routeback,optional
>>>> it works fine, and I observe the 546:547 udp rules being created. 
>>>>
>>>> So the problem only exists if the interface is a "+" matching string (also 
>>>> e.g. "e+" fails). 
>>>> I'm right now helping myself with a macro.DHCPv6 opening 546:547 udp, 
>>>> which I just ACCEPT from net. 
>>>>
>>>
>>> You can also work around the problem by changing your interfaces entry to:
>>>
>>> net         all             dhcp,routeback,optional,physical=+
>> Many thanks, this is indeed a significantly cleaner workaround! 
>> I can confirm it works just as well. 
>>
>> Still: Is this a bug / inconvenience to be fixed in a later version, or 
>> rather a "gotcha" to go in the FAQ? 
>>
> 
> I'm looking at it now. Hopefully I can fix it.
> 

For 5.1.10, I have added a warning message when an option is ignored
because INTERFACE=+. I will revisit this for 5.1.11.

-Tom
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