From 492d87b88cbbb07a873512fae87555b3d85e08a9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: teastep Date: Tue, 30 Dec 2008 23:02:30 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Update home page for 4.2.4 git-svn-id: https://shorewall.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/shorewall/trunk@9196 fbd18981-670d-0410-9b5c-8dc0c1a9a2bb --- web/shorewall_index.htm | 48 +++++++++++++++++++++++++---------------- 1 file changed, 30 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/web/shorewall_index.htm b/web/shorewall_index.htm index 6514b0486..e956d43a6 100644 --- a/web/shorewall_index.htm +++ b/web/shorewall_index.htm @@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ the license is included in the section entitled "GNU Free Documentation License".

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2008-12-22

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2008-12-31

Check out @@ -72,6 +72,22 @@ Netfilter. The term 'iptables' is often used to refer to the combination of iptables+Netfilter (with Netfilter not in ipchains compatibility mode).

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  • iptables-restore - a utility program that used to configure and +control Netfilter. Unlike iptables, which performs only one operation +per execution, iptables-restore can configure an entire ruleset in one +execution. It takes much less time to configure a firewall using +iptables-restore than it does using iptables.
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  • Shorewall-shell - the legacy Shorewall rules compiler written in +Bourne Shell. It generates a shell script that uses iptables to +configure the firewall.
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  • Shorewall-perl - a Shorewall rules compiler written in Perl. It +generates a shell script that uses iptables-restore to configure the +firewall.
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    • What is Shorewall?

    The Shoreline Firewall, more commonly @@ -80,9 +96,10 @@ as "Shorewall", is a high-level tool for configuring Netfilter. You describe your firewall/gateway requirements using entries in a set of configuration -files. Shorewall reads those configuration files and with the help of -the -iptables utility, Shorewall configures Netfilter to match your +files. Shorewall reads those configuration files and generates a shell +script. That shell script  uses the +iptables or iptables-restore utility to configure Netfilter to match +your requirements. Shorewall can be used on a dedicated firewall system, a multi-function gateway/router/server or on a standalone GNU/Linux system. Shorewall @@ -90,8 +107,10 @@ does not use Netfilter's ipchains compatibility mode; as a consequence, Shorewall can take advantage of Netfilter's connection state tracking capabilities to -create a stateful firewall.
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    +create a stateful firewall.

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    The current version of +Shorewall can configure both IPv4 and IPv6 firewalls.
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    Shorewall is not a daemon. Once Shorewall has configured Netfilter, it's job is complete and there is no Shorewall code left running in the @@ -131,7 +150,8 @@ Features page.

    Current Shorewall Releases

    The current -Stable Release version is 4.2.3
    +Stable Release version is 4.2.4 which contains IPv6 support.

    @@ -161,19 +182,10 @@ problems.

    The current Development Release -version is 4.2.4-RC2 which includes support for IPv6
    +series is 4.3. There is currently no 4.3 code released.

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        Read about Shorewall -IPv6 Support.
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    Get them from the download sites