diff --git a/Shorewall-common/changelog.txt b/Shorewall-common/changelog.txt
index 85e701311..de033c2a1 100644
--- a/Shorewall-common/changelog.txt
+++ b/Shorewall-common/changelog.txt
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ Changes in 4.2.0-Beta3
 
 2)  Don't assume -f in /etc/init.d/shorewall-lite
 
-3)  Implement ROUTE_BALANCE
+3)  Implement USE_DEFAULT_RT
 
 Changes in 4.2.0-Beta2
 
diff --git a/Shorewall-common/releasenotes.txt b/Shorewall-common/releasenotes.txt
index 6990ce44a..6f4d96fd5 100644
--- a/Shorewall-common/releasenotes.txt
+++ b/Shorewall-common/releasenotes.txt
@@ -92,17 +92,22 @@ Other Changes in Shoreall 4.2.0 Beta 3.
     default for '/etc/init.d/shorewall start'. Beginning with 4.0.13
     and 4.2.0-Beta3, this is also true for Shoreawall-lite.
 
-2)  A new ROUTE_BALANCE option has been added to shorewall.conf. When
+2)  A new USE_DEFAULT_RT option has been added to shorewall.conf. When
     set to 'Yes', it causes the Shorewall multi-ISP feature to create
     a different set of routing rules which are resilient to changes in
     the main routing table. Such changes can occur for a number of
     reasons,  VPNs going up and down being an example.
 
+    The USE_DEFAULT_RT option is currently classified as
+    EXPERIMENTAL. As a consequence, if you have a problem with it, the
+    Shorewall support team may not be able to supply you with a
+    solution.
+
     The idea is to send packets through the main table prior to
     applying any of the Shorewall-generated routing rules. So changes
     to the main table will affect the routing of packets by default. 
 
-    When ROUTE_BALANCE=Yes:
+    When USE_DEFAULT_RT=Yes:
 
     a) Both the DUPLICATE and the COPY columns in the providers file
        must remain empty (or contain "-").
diff --git a/Shorewall-common/shorewall.conf b/Shorewall-common/shorewall.conf
index e9b91a78a..134c93801 100644
--- a/Shorewall-common/shorewall.conf
+++ b/Shorewall-common/shorewall.conf
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ AUTO_COMMENT=Yes
 
 MANGLE_ENABLED=Yes
 
-ROUTE_BALANCE=No
+USE_DEFAULT_RT=No
 
 ###############################################################################
 #			P A C K E T   D I S P O S I T I O N
diff --git a/Shorewall-perl/Shorewall/Config.pm b/Shorewall-perl/Shorewall/Config.pm
index 522b97baf..f352a05c0 100644
--- a/Shorewall-perl/Shorewall/Config.pm
+++ b/Shorewall-perl/Shorewall/Config.pm
@@ -366,7 +366,7 @@ sub initialize() {
 		AUTO_COMMENT => undef ,
 		MANGLE_ENABLED => undef ,
 		NULL_ROUTE_RFC1918 => undef ,
-		ROUTE_BALANCE => undef ,
+		USE_DEFAULT_RT => undef ,
 		#
 		# Packet Disposition
 		#
@@ -1913,7 +1913,7 @@ sub get_configuration( $ ) {
     default_yes_no 'MARK_IN_FORWARD_CHAIN'      , '';
     default_yes_no 'MANGLE_ENABLED'             , 'Yes';
     default_yes_no 'NULL_ROUTE_RFC1918'         , '';
-    default_yes_no 'ROUTE_BALANCE'              , '';
+    default_yes_no 'USE_DEFAULT_RT'             , '';
     
     $capabilities{XCONNMARK} = '' unless $capabilities{XCONNMARK_MATCH} and $capabilities{XMARK};
 
diff --git a/Shorewall-perl/Shorewall/Providers.pm b/Shorewall-perl/Shorewall/Providers.pm
index 3dbeb20d2..340fd5c6b 100644
--- a/Shorewall-perl/Shorewall/Providers.pm
+++ b/Shorewall-perl/Shorewall/Providers.pm
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ sub add_a_provider( $$$$$$$$ ) {
     emit "echo \"qt ip route flush table $number\" >> \${VARDIR}/undo_routing";
 
     if ( $gateway eq 'detect' ) {
-	fatal_error "'detect' is not allowed with ROUTE_BALANCE=Yes" if $config{ROUTE_BALANCE};
+	fatal_error "'detect' is not allowed with USE_DEFAULT_RT=Yes" if $config{USE_DEFAULT_RT};
 	$gateway = get_interface_gateway $interface;
     } elsif ( $gateway && $gateway ne '-' ) {
 	validate_address $gateway, 0;
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ sub add_a_provider( $$$$$$$$ ) {
 	     );
     }
 
-    my ( $loose, $track, $balance , $optional, $mtu ) = (0,0,$config{ROUTE_BALANCE} ? 1 : 0,interface_is_optional( $interface ), '' );
+    my ( $loose, $track, $balance , $optional, $mtu ) = (0,0,$config{USE_DEFAULT_RT} ? 1 : 0,interface_is_optional( $interface ), '' );
 
     unless ( $options eq '-' ) {
 	for my $option ( split_list $options, 'option' ) {
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ sub add_a_provider( $$$$$$$$ ) {
 		$balance = 1;
 	    } elsif ( $option eq 'loose' ) {
 		$loose   = 1;
-		$balance = 0 if $config{ROUTE_BALANCE};
+		$balance = 0 if $config{USE_DEFAULT_RT};
 	    } elsif ( $option eq 'optional' ) {
 		set_interface_option $interface, 'optional', 1;
 		$optional = 1;
@@ -324,7 +324,7 @@ sub add_a_provider( $$$$$$$$ ) {
     }
 
     if ( $duplicate ne '-' ) {
-	fatal_error "The DUPLICATE column must be empty when ROUTE_BALANCE=Yes" if $config{ROUTE_BALANCE};
+	fatal_error "The DUPLICATE column must be empty when USE_DEFAULT_RT=Yes" if $config{USE_DEFAULT_RT};
 	if ( $copy eq '-' ) {
 	    copy_table ( $duplicate, $number, $realm );
 	} else {
@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@ sub add_a_provider( $$$$$$$$ ) {
 	    copy_and_edit_table( $duplicate, $number ,$copy , $realm);
 	}
     } else {
-	fatal_error "The COPY column must be empty when ROUTE_BALANCE=Yes" if $config{ROUTE_BALANCE} && $copy ne '-';
+	fatal_error "The COPY column must be empty when USE_DEFAULT_RT=Yes" if $config{USE_DEFAULT_RT} && $copy ne '-';
 	fatal_error 'A non-empty COPY column requires that a routing table be specified in the DUPLICATE column' if $copy ne '-';
     }
 
@@ -529,7 +529,7 @@ sub setup_providers() {
 	if ( $balance ) {
 	    my $table = 254; # Main
 
-	    if ( $config{ROUTE_BALANCE} ) {
+	    if ( $config{USE_DEFAULT_RT} ) {
 		emit ( 'run_ip rule add from all table 254 pref 999',
 		       'ip rule del from all table 254 pref 32766',
 		       'echo "qt ip rule add from all table 254 pref 32766" >> ${VARDIR}/undo_routing',
@@ -540,7 +540,7 @@ sub setup_providers() {
 
 	    emit  ( 'if [ -n "$DEFAULT_ROUTE" ]; then' );
 	    emit  ( "    run_ip route replace default scope global table $table \$DEFAULT_ROUTE" );
-	    emit  ( '    qt ip route del default table 254' ) if $config{ROUTE_BALANCE};
+	    emit  ( '    qt ip route del default table 254' ) if $config{USE_DEFAULT_RT};
 	    emit  ( "    progress_message \"Default route '\$(echo \$DEFAULT_ROUTE | sed 's/\$\\s*//')' Added\"",
 		    'else',
 		    '    error_message "WARNING: No Default route added (all \'balance\' providers are down)"',