diff --git a/docs/LennyToSqueeze.xml b/docs/LennyToSqueeze.xml index f9da4ee3e..82b3aeb85 100644 --- a/docs/LennyToSqueeze.xml +++ b/docs/LennyToSqueeze.xml @@ -448,13 +448,15 @@ ipsec2 ipv4 There is a long tradition of specifying an interface name in the SOURCE column of this file. Given that masquerading/SNAT occurs in the Netfilter POSTROUTING chain where an incoming interface may not be - specified, Shorewall must examine the main routing table to determine - those networks routed out of the named interface and add MASQUERADE/SNAT - rules for traffic from those networks. This requires that the named - interface be up and configured when Shorewall starts or restarts. + specified, Shorewall must examine the main routing table during + shorewall start and shorewall + restart processing to determine those networks routed out of + the named interface and add MASQUERADE/SNAT rules for traffic from those + networks. This requires that the named interface be up and configured + when Shorewall starts or restarts. - This continues to be an issue with VPN configurations where the - named interface isn't configured during boot. + This continues to be a frequent issue with VPN configurations + where the named interface isn't configured during boot. To emphasize this restriction, if an interface is named in the SOURCE column of one or more entries, a single warning as follows is @@ -477,7 +479,7 @@ eth0 eth1 Current routing configuration: - gateway:~# ip route ls dev eth1 + gateway:~# ip route ls dev eth1 172.20.1.0/24 proto kernel scope link src 172.20.1.254 224.0.0.0/4 scope link gateway:~#