Add note for those who don't believe that they need 'balance' on their providers -- revise

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to force traffic to one provider or another.<note> to force traffic to one provider or another.<note>
<para>There will be those of you who will say "Those <para>There will be those of you who will say "Those
idiots at shorewall.net don't understand. I don't want idiots at shorewall.net don't understand. I don't want
my traffic balanced so I'm not going to set that my traffic balanced so I'm not going to set the
option!" If you are one of those users, then when you 'balance' option!" If you are one of those users, then
can't get your second interface to work, check the if you can't get your second interface to work, check
mailing list archives -- there have been others before the mailing list archives -- there have been others
you who thought we were fools too.</para> before you who also thought that we were fools.</para>
</note><note> </note><note>
<para>"Oh Tom -- I can't figure out how to use <para>"Oh Tom -- I don't understand how to use
<filename>/etc/shorewall/tcrules</filename> to avoid <filename>/etc/shorewall/tcrules</filename> to avoid
balancing if I set 'balance' on my interfaces".</para> balancing if I set 'balance' on my interfaces".</para>
<para>I know -- this is only slightly less complex <para>I know -- that is only slightly less complex
than brain surgery but let me try to than brain surgery but let me try to
help:<itemizedlist> explain:<itemizedlist>
<listitem> <listitem>
<para>Your first tcrule should mark the traffic so <para>Your first tcrule should mark all traffic so
that it goes out the "default" provider.</para> that it will go out through the "default"
provider.</para>
</listitem> </listitem>
<listitem> <listitem>
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</listitem> </listitem>
</itemizedlist></para> </itemizedlist></para>
<para>I hope your brain isn't swimming too badly from <para>I hope that you are not overwelmed by these
those intricate instructions.</para> intricate instructions.</para>
</note></para> </note></para>
</important> </important>