From 795ffb72123194c15881c255119f8b62b35b869f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Tom Eastep <teastep@shorewall.net>
Date: Fri, 25 Sep 2009 06:15:56 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] Clarify 'loose'

---
 docs/MultiISP.xml | 12 +++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/docs/MultiISP.xml b/docs/MultiISP.xml
index 6d13677d2..6c6def1e7 100644
--- a/docs/MultiISP.xml
+++ b/docs/MultiISP.xml
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@
 
               <listitem>
                 <para>Use mark values &gt; 255 for provider marks in this
-                column. </para>
+                column.</para>
 
                 <itemizedlist>
                   <listitem>
@@ -428,6 +428,16 @@
                   this provider. Useful for defining providers that are to be
                   used only when the appropriate packet mark is
                   applied.</para>
+
+                  <para>Shorewall makes no attempt to consolidate the routing
+                  rules added when <emphasis role="bold">loose</emphasis> is
+                  not specified. So, if you have multiple IP addresses on a
+                  provider interface, you may be able to replace the rules
+                  that Shorewall generates with one or two rules in
+                  <filename>/etc/shorewall/route_rules</filename>. In that
+                  case, you can specify <emphasis role="bold">loose</emphasis>
+                  to suppress Shorewall's rule generation. See the <link
+                  linkend="Complete">example</link> below.</para>
                 </listitem>
               </varlistentry>