diff --git a/docs/FAQ.xml b/docs/FAQ.xml index 26da73feb..7e521b119 100644 --- a/docs/FAQ.xml +++ b/docs/FAQ.xml @@ -1107,6 +1107,25 @@ to debug/develop the newnat interface. will not prevent the above message from being issued. + +
+ (FAQ 85) Shorewall is rejecting connections from my local lan + because it thinks they are coming from the 'net' zone. + + I'm seeing this in my log: + + Aug 31 16:51:24 fw22 kernel: Shorewall:net2fw:DROP:IN=eth5 OUT= MAC=00:0c:29:74:9c:0c:08:00:20:b2:5f:db:08:00 + SRC=10.1.50.14 DST=10.1.50.7 LEN=57 TOS=0x00 PREC=0x00 TTL=255 ID=32302 DF + PROTO=UDP SPT=53289 DPT=53 LEN=37 + + Answer: This occurs when the + external interface and an internal interface are connected to the same + switch or hub. See this article + for details. The solution is to never connect more than one firewall + interface to the same hub or switch (an obvious exception is that when + you have a switch that supports VLAN tagging and the interfaces are + associated with different VLANs). +