diff --git a/Shorewall/Samples/Universal/params b/Shorewall/Samples/Universal/params
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a9fa8f7a9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Shorewall/Samples/Universal/params
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+#
+# Shorewall - Sample Params File for universal configuration.
+# Copyright (C) 2006-2014 by the Shorewall Team
+#
+# This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+# modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+# License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+# version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# See the file README.txt for further details.
+#------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# For information on entries in this file, type "man shorewall-params"
+######################################################################################################################################################################################################
+
+LOG=info # Change this to change the way in which packets are logged.
diff --git a/Shorewall/Samples/Universal/shorewall.conf b/Shorewall/Samples/Universal/shorewall.conf
index 49504a8bb..c001c8473 100644
--- a/Shorewall/Samples/Universal/shorewall.conf
+++ b/Shorewall/Samples/Universal/shorewall.conf
@@ -108,11 +108,11 @@ TC=
 ###############################################################################
 
 ACCEPT_DEFAULT="none"
-BLACKLIST_DEFAULT="Drop"
-DROP_DEFAULT="Drop"
+BLACKLIST_DEFAULT="dropBcast,dropInvalid:$LOG,dropNotSyn:$LOG"
+DROP_DEFAULT="dropBcast,dropInvalid:$LOG,dropNotSyn:$LOG"
 NFQUEUE_DEFAULT="none"
 QUEUE_DEFAULT="none"
-REJECT_DEFAULT="Reject"
+REJECT_DEFAULT="dropBcast,dropInvalid:$LOG"
 
 ###############################################################################
 #                        R S H / R C P  C O M M A N D S
diff --git a/Shorewall/Samples/one-interface/params b/Shorewall/Samples/one-interface/params
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3ce1cab01
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Shorewall/Samples/one-interface/params
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+#
+# Shorewall - Sample Params File for one-interface configuration.
+# Copyright (C) 2006-2014 by the Shorewall Team
+#
+# This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+# modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+# License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+# version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# See the file README.txt for further details.
+#------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# For information on entries in this file, type "man shorewall-params"
+######################################################################################################################################################################################################
+
+LOG=info # Change this to change the way in which packets are logged.
diff --git a/Shorewall/Samples/one-interface/shorewall.conf b/Shorewall/Samples/one-interface/shorewall.conf
index 1379b6aca..f6a37d81c 100644
--- a/Shorewall/Samples/one-interface/shorewall.conf
+++ b/Shorewall/Samples/one-interface/shorewall.conf
@@ -64,19 +64,19 @@ LOGTAGONLY=No
 
 LOGLIMIT="s:1/sec:10"
 
-MACLIST_LOG_LEVEL=info
+MACLIST_LOG_LEVEL="$LOG"
 
 RELATED_LOG_LEVEL=
 
-RPFILTER_LOG_LEVEL=info
+RPFILTER_LOG_LEVEL="$LOG"
 
-SFILTER_LOG_LEVEL=info
+SFILTER_LOG_LEVEL="$LOG"
 
-SMURF_LOG_LEVEL=info
+SMURF_LOG_LEVEL="$LOG"
 
 STARTUP_LOG=/var/log/shorewall-init.log
 
-TCP_FLAGS_LOG_LEVEL=info
+TCP_FLAGS_LOG_LEVEL="$LOG"
 
 UNTRACKED_LOG_LEVEL=
 
@@ -100,7 +100,6 @@ LOCKFILE=
 
 MODULESDIR=
 
-NFACCT=
 
 PERL=/usr/bin/perl
 
@@ -119,11 +118,11 @@ TC=
 ###############################################################################
 
 ACCEPT_DEFAULT="none"
-BLACKLIST_DEFAULT="Drop"
-DROP_DEFAULT="Drop"
+BLACKLIST_DEFAULT="dropBcast,dropInvalid:$LOG,dropNotSyn:$LOG"
+DROP_DEFAULT="dropBcast,dropInvalid:$LOG,dropNotSyn:$LOG"
 NFQUEUE_DEFAULT="none"
 QUEUE_DEFAULT="none"
-REJECT_DEFAULT="Reject"
+REJECT_DEFAULT="dropBcast,dropInvalid:$LOG"
 
 ###############################################################################
 #                        R S H / R C P  C O M M A N D S
diff --git a/Shorewall/Samples/three-interfaces/params b/Shorewall/Samples/three-interfaces/params
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..442a2fd82
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Shorewall/Samples/three-interfaces/params
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+#
+# Shorewall - Sample Params File for three-interface configuration.
+# Copyright (C) 2006-2014 by the Shorewall Team
+#
+# This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+# modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+# License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+# version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# See the file README.txt for further details.
+#------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# For information on entries in this file, type "man shorewall-params"
+######################################################################################################################################################################################################
+
+LOG=info # Change this to change the way in which packets are logged.
diff --git a/Shorewall/Samples/three-interfaces/shorewall.conf b/Shorewall/Samples/three-interfaces/shorewall.conf
index e7a0b769a..1a594ade1 100644
--- a/Shorewall/Samples/three-interfaces/shorewall.conf
+++ b/Shorewall/Samples/three-interfaces/shorewall.conf
@@ -116,11 +116,11 @@ TC=
 ###############################################################################
 
 ACCEPT_DEFAULT="none"
-BLACKLIST_DEFAULT="Drop"
-DROP_DEFAULT="Drop"
+BLACKLIST_DEFAULT="dropBcast,dropInvalid:$LOG,dropNotSyn:$LOG"
+DROP_DEFAULT="dropBcast,dropInvalid:$LOG,dropNotSyn:$LOG"
 NFQUEUE_DEFAULT="none"
 QUEUE_DEFAULT="none"
-REJECT_DEFAULT="Reject"
+REJECT_DEFAULT="dropBcast,dropInvalid:$LOG"
 
 ###############################################################################
 #                        R S H / R C P  C O M M A N D S
diff --git a/Shorewall/Samples/two-interfaces/params b/Shorewall/Samples/two-interfaces/params
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..77c73ad9f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Shorewall/Samples/two-interfaces/params
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+#
+# Shorewall - Sample Params File for two-interface configuration.
+# Copyright (C) 2006-2014 by the Shorewall Team
+#
+# This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+# modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+# License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+# version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# See the file README.txt for further details.
+#------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# For information on entries in this file, type "man shorewall-params"
+######################################################################################################################################################################################################
+
+LOG=info # Change this to change the way in which packets are logged.
diff --git a/Shorewall/Samples/two-interfaces/shorewall.conf b/Shorewall/Samples/two-interfaces/shorewall.conf
index 183c29ee6..e1a9ee408 100644
--- a/Shorewall/Samples/two-interfaces/shorewall.conf
+++ b/Shorewall/Samples/two-interfaces/shorewall.conf
@@ -119,11 +119,11 @@ TC=
 ###############################################################################
 
 ACCEPT_DEFAULT="none"
-BLACKLIST_DEFAULT="Drop"
-DROP_DEFAULT="Drop"
+BLACKLIST_DEFAULT="dropBcast,dropInvalid:$LOG,dropNotSyn:$LOG"
+DROP_DEFAULT="dropBcast,dropInvalid:$LOG,dropNotSyn:$LOG"
 NFQUEUE_DEFAULT="none"
 QUEUE_DEFAULT="none"
-REJECT_DEFAULT="Reject"
+REJECT_DEFAULT="dropBcast,dropInvalid:$LOG"
 
 ###############################################################################
 #                        R S H / R C P  C O M M A N D S
diff --git a/Shorewall/configfiles/params b/Shorewall/configfiles/params
index 0c50d5810..ba3a76f9e 100644
--- a/Shorewall/configfiles/params
+++ b/Shorewall/configfiles/params
@@ -22,3 +22,4 @@
 #	net	eth0		130.252.100.255	routefilter,norfc1918
 #
 ###############################################################################
+LOG=info # Default Log Level
diff --git a/Shorewall/configfiles/shorewall.conf b/Shorewall/configfiles/shorewall.conf
index 39a162234..12561acbf 100644
--- a/Shorewall/configfiles/shorewall.conf
+++ b/Shorewall/configfiles/shorewall.conf
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 #
 #  Shorewall Version 5 -- /etc/shorewall/shorewall.conf
 #
-#  For information about the settings in this file, type "man shorewall.conf"
+#  For $LOGrmation about the settings in this file, type "man shorewall.conf"
 #
 #  Manpage also online at http://www.shorewall.net/manpages/shorewall.conf.html
 ###############################################################################
@@ -53,19 +53,19 @@ LOGTAGONLY=No
 
 LOGLIMIT="s:1/sec:10"
 
-MACLIST_LOG_LEVEL=info
+MACLIST_LOG_LEVEL=$LOG
 
 RELATED_LOG_LEVEL=
 
-RPFILTER_LOG_LEVEL=info
+RPFILTER_LOG_LEVEL=$LOG
 
-SFILTER_LOG_LEVEL=info
+SFILTER_LOG_LEVEL=$LOG
 
-SMURF_LOG_LEVEL=info
+SMURF_LOG_LEVEL=$LOG
 
 STARTUP_LOG=/var/log/shorewall-init.log
 
-TCP_FLAGS_LOG_LEVEL=info
+TCP_FLAGS_LOG_LEVEL=$LOG
 
 UNTRACKED_LOG_LEVEL=
 
@@ -108,11 +108,11 @@ TC=
 ###############################################################################
 
 ACCEPT_DEFAULT=none
-BLACKLIST_DEFAULT=Drop
-DROP_DEFAULT=Drop
+BLACKLIST_DEFAULT=dropBcasts,dropNotSyn:$LOG,dropInvalid:$LOG
+DROP_DEFAULT=dropBcasts,dropNotSyn:$LOG,dropInvalid:$LOG
 NFQUEUE_DEFAULT=none
 QUEUE_DEFAULT=none
-REJECT_DEFAULT=Reject
+REJECT_DEFAULT=dropBcasts,dropInvalid:$LOG
 
 ###############################################################################
 #			 R S H / R C P	C O M M A N D S