Mention purpose of common actions in the quickstart guides

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teastep 2006-10-01 15:58:15 +00:00
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@ -262,7 +262,21 @@ net ipv4</programlisting>
action</ulink> defined for the policy in
<filename>/etc/shorewall/actions</filename> or
<filename>/usr/share/shorewall/actions.std</filename> then that action is
peformed before the policy is applied.</para>
peformed before the policy is applied. The purpose of the common action is
two-fold:</para>
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para>It silently drops or rejects harmless common traffic that would
otherwise clutter up your log — Broadcasts for example.</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>If ensures that traffic critical to correct operation is allowed
through the firewall — ICMP <emphasis>fragmentation-needed</emphasis>
for example.</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
<para>The <filename>/etc/shorewall/policy</filename> file included with
the one-interface sample has the following policies:</para>

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@ -270,7 +270,21 @@ dmz ipv4</programlisting>Zone names are defined in
url="shorewall_extension_scripts.htm">comon action</ulink> defined for the
policy in <filename>/etc/shorewall/actions</filename> or
<filename>/usr/share/shorewall/actions.std</filename> then that action is
peformed before the action is applied.</para>
peformed before the action is applied. The purpose of the common action is
two-fold:</para>
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para>It silently drops or rejects harmless common traffic that would
otherwise clutter up your log — Broadcasts for example.</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>If ensures that traffic critical to correct operation is allowed
through the firewall — ICMP <emphasis>fragmentation-needed</emphasis>
for example.</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
<para>The <filename>/etc/shorewall/policy</filename> file included with
the three-interface sample has the following policies:</para>

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@ -251,7 +251,21 @@ loc ipv4</programlisting>Zones are defined in the <ulink
url="shorewall_extension_scripts.htm">comon action</ulink> defined for the
policy in <filename>/etc/shorewall/actions</filename> or
<filename>/usr/share/shorewall/actions.std</filename> then that action is
peformed before the action is applied.</para>
peformed before the action is applied. The purpose of the common action is
two-fold:</para>
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para>It silently drops or rejects harmless common traffic that would
otherwise clutter up your log — Broadcasts for example.</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>If ensures that traffic critical to correct operation is allowed
through the firewall — ICMP <emphasis>fragmentation-needed</emphasis>
for example.</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
<para>The <filename
class="directory">/etc/shorewall/</filename><filename>policy</filename>