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<H1>Shoreline Firewall (Shorewall)</H1> <h1>Shoreline Firewall (Shorewall)</h1>
<P>The current Stable Version is&nbsp; 3.0.5 -- Get it from the <p>The current Stable Version is&nbsp; 3.0.5 -- Get it from the
<A HREF="download.htm">download sites</A>. Here are the <A HREF="http://www.shorewall.net/pub/shorewall/3.0/shorewall-3.0.5/releasenotes.txt">release <a href="download.htm">download sites</a>. Here are the <a
notes</A> and here are the <A HREF="http://www.shorewall.net/pub/shorewall/3.0/shorewall-3.0.5/known_problems.txt">known href="http://www.shorewall.net/pub/shorewall/3.0/shorewall-3.0.5/releasenotes.txt">release
problems</A> and <A HREF="http://www.shorewall.net/pub/shorewall/3.0/shorewall-3.0.5/errata/">updates</A>.</P> notes</a> and here are the <a
<P>The current Development Version is 3.2.0 Beta 1 – Get it from href="http://www.shorewall.net/pub/shorewall/3.0/shorewall-3.0.5/known_problems.txt">known
the <A HREF="download.htm">download sites</A>. Here are the <A HREF="http://www.shorewall.net/pub/shorewall/development/3.2/shorewall-3.2.0-Beta1/releasenotes.txt">release problems</a> and <a
notes</A> and here are the <A HREF="http://www.shorewall.net/pub/shorewall/development/3.2/shorewall-3.2.0-Beta1/known_problems.txt">known href="http://www.shorewall.net/pub/shorewall/3.0/shorewall-3.0.5/errata/">updates</a>.</p>
problems</A> and <A HREF="http://www.shorewall.net/pub/shorewall/development/3.2/shorewall-3.2.0-Beta1/errata/">updates</A><BR><BR>Copyright <p>The current Development Version is 3.2.0 Beta 2 – Get it from
&copy; 2001-2006 Thomas M. Eastep</P> the <a href="download.htm">download sites</a>. Here are the <a
<P>Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this href="http://www1.shorewall.net/pub/shorewall/development/3.2/shorewall-3.2.0-Beta2/releasenotes.txt">release
notes</a> and here are the <a
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problems</a> and <a
href="http://www1.shorewall.net/pub/shorewall/development/3.2/shorewall-3.2.0-Beta2/errata/">updates</a><br>
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© 2001-2006 Thomas M. Eastep</p>
<p>Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this
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Version 1.2 or any later version published by the Free Software Version 1.2 or any later version published by the Free Software
Foundation; with no Invariant Sections, with no Front-Cover, and with Foundation; with no Invariant Sections, with no Front-Cover, and with
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entitled “<A HREF="GnuCopyright.htm" TARGET="_self">GNU Free entitled “<a href="GnuCopyright.htm" target="_self">GNU Free
Documentation License</A>”.</P> Documentation License</a>”.</p>
<P>2006-03-18</P> <p>2006-03-23</p>
<HR> <hr>
<H3>Table of Contents</H3> <h3>Table of Contents</h3>
<P STYLE="margin-left: 0.42in; margin-bottom: 0in"><A HREF="#Intro">Introduction <p style="margin-left: 0.42in; margin-bottom: 0in;"><a href="#Intro">Introduction
to Shorewall</A></P> to Shorewall</a></p>
<P STYLE="margin-left: 0.83in; margin-bottom: 0in"><A HREF="#Glossary">Glossary</A><BR><A HREF="#WhatIs">What <p style="margin-left: 0.83in; margin-bottom: 0in;"><a href="#Glossary">Glossary</a><br>
is Shorewall?</A><BR><A HREF="#GettingStarted">Getting Started with <a href="#WhatIs">What
Shorewall</A><BR><A HREF="#Info">Looking for Information?</A><BR><A HREF="#License">License</A></P> is Shorewall?</a><br>
<P STYLE="margin-left: 0.42in"><BR><A HREF="#Leaf">Leaf</A><BR><A HREF="#OpenWRT">OpenWRT</A><BR><A HREF="#Proxmox">Proxmox <a href="#GettingStarted">Getting Started with
Firewall</A><BR><A HREF="#Donations">Donations</A></P> Shorewall</a><br>
<H2><A NAME="Intro"></A>Introduction to Shorewall</H2> <a href="#Info">Looking for Information?</a><br>
<H3><A NAME="Glossary"></A>Glossary</H3> <a href="#License">License</a></p>
<UL> <p style="margin-left: 0.42in;"><br>
<LI><P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0in"><A HREF="http://www.netfilter.org/" TARGET="_top">Netfilter</A> <a href="#Leaf">Leaf</a><br>
- the packet filter facility built into the 2.4 and later Linux <a href="#OpenWRT">OpenWRT</a><br>
kernels.</P> <a href="#Proxmox">Proxmox
<LI><P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0in">ipchains - the packet filter Firewall</a><br>
facility built into the 2.2 Linux kernels. Also the name of the <a href="#Donations">Donations</a></p>
utility program used to configure and control that facility. <h2><a name="Intro"></a>Introduction to Shorewall</h2>
Netfilter can be used in ipchains compatibility mode.</P> <h3><a name="Glossary"></a>Glossary</h3>
<LI><P>iptables - the utility program used to configure and control <ul>
Netfilter. The term 'iptables' is often used to refer to the <li>
combination of iptables+Netfilter (with Netfilter not in ipchains <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><a href="http://www.netfilter.org/"
compatibility mode).</P> target="_top">Netfilter</a> - the packet filter facility built into
</UL> the 2.4 and later Linux kernels.</p>
<H3><A NAME="WhatIs"></A>What is Shorewall?</H3> </li>
<P STYLE="margin-left: 0.42in">The Shoreline Firewall, more commonly <li>
known as &quot;Shorewall&quot;, is a high-level tool for configuring <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">ipchains - the packet filter
facility built into the 2.2 Linux kernels. Also the name of the utility
program used to configure and control that facility. Netfilter can be
used in ipchains compatibility mode.</p>
</li>
<li>
<p>iptables - the utility program used to configure and control
Netfilter. The term 'iptables' is often used to refer to the
combination of iptables+Netfilter (with Netfilter not in ipchains
compatibility mode).</p>
</li>
</ul>
<h3><a name="WhatIs"></a>What is Shorewall?</h3>
<p style="margin-left: 0.42in;">The Shoreline Firewall, more commonly
known as "Shorewall", is a high-level tool for configuring
Netfilter. You describe your firewall/gateway requirements using Netfilter. You describe your firewall/gateway requirements using
entries in a set of configuration files. Shorewall reads those entries in a set of configuration files. Shorewall reads those
configuration files and with the help of the iptables utility, configuration files and with the help of the iptables utility,
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gateway/router/server or on a standalone GNU/Linux system. Shorewall gateway/router/server or on a standalone GNU/Linux system. Shorewall
does not use Netfilter's ipchains compatibility mode and can thus does not use Netfilter's ipchains compatibility mode and can thus
take advantage of Netfilter's connection state tracking take advantage of Netfilter's connection state tracking
capabilities.<BR><BR>Shorewall is <U>not</U> a daemon. Once Shorewall capabilities.<br>
<br>
Shorewall is <u>not</u> a daemon. Once Shorewall
has configured Netfilter, it's job is complete. After that, there is has configured Netfilter, it's job is complete. After that, there is
no Shorewall code running although the <A HREF="starting_and_stopping_shorewall.htm">/sbin/shorewall no Shorewall code running although the <a
program can be used at any time to monitor the Netfilter firewall</A>.</P> href="starting_and_stopping_shorewall.htm">/sbin/shorewall
<P STYLE="margin-left: 0.42in">Shorewall is not the easiest to use of program can be used at any time to monitor the Netfilter firewall</a>.</p>
<p style="margin-left: 0.42in;">Shorewall is not the easiest to use of
the available iptables configuration tools but I believe that it is the available iptables configuration tools but I believe that it is
the most flexible and powerful. So if you are looking for a simple the most flexible and powerful. So if you are looking for a simple
point-and-click set-and-forget Linux firewall solution that requires point-and-click set-and-forget Linux firewall solution that requires
a minimum of networking knowledge, I would encourage you to check out a minimum of networking knowledge, I would encourage you to check out
the following alternatives:</P> the following alternatives:</p>
<UL> <ul>
<LI><P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0in"><A HREF="http://www.m0n0.ch/wall">m0n0wall</A> <li>
(FreeBSD Based) <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><a href="http://www.m0n0.ch/wall">m0n0wall</a>
</P> (FreeBSD Based) </p>
<LI><P><A HREF="http://www.fs-security.com/">Firestarter</A></P> </li>
</UL> <li>
<P STYLE="margin-left: 0.42in">On the other hand, if you are looking <p><a href="http://www.fs-security.com/">Firestarter</a></p>
</li>
</ul>
<p style="margin-left: 0.42in;">On the other hand, if you are looking
for a Linux firewall solution that can handle complex and fast for a Linux firewall solution that can handle complex and fast
changing network environments then Shorewall is a logical choice.</P> changing network environments then Shorewall is a logical choice.</p>
<P STYLE="margin-left: 0.42in">To see some of the many things that <p style="margin-left: 0.42in;">To see some of the many things that
you can do with Shorewall, see the <A HREF="shorewall_features.htm">Shorewall you can do with Shorewall, see the <a href="shorewall_features.htm">Shorewall
Features page</A>.</P> Features page</a>.</p>
<H3><A NAME="GettingStarted"></A>Getting Started with Shorewall</H3> <h3><a name="GettingStarted"></a>Getting Started with Shorewall</h3>
<P STYLE="margin-left: 0.42in">New to Shorewall? Download the current <p style="margin-left: 0.42in;">New to Shorewall? Download the current
Stable version (see above) then select the <A HREF="shorewall_quickstart_guide.htm">QuickStart Stable version (see above) then select the <a
Guide</A> that most closely matches your environment and follow the href="shorewall_quickstart_guide.htm">QuickStart
step by step instructions.</P> Guide</a> that most closely matches your environment and follow the
<H3><A NAME="Info"></A>Looking for Information?</H3> step by step instructions.</p>
<P STYLE="margin-left: 0.42in">The <A HREF="Documentation.html">Documentation <h3><a name="Info"></a>Looking for Information?</h3>
Index</A> is a good place to start as is the Site Search in the frame <p style="margin-left: 0.42in;">The <a href="Documentation.html">Documentation
above.</P> Index</a> is a good place to start as is the Site Search in the frame
<H3><A NAME="License"></A>License</H3> above.</p>
<P STYLE="margin-left: 0.42in">This program is free software; you can <h3><a name="License"></a>License</h3>
redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of <A HREF="http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html">Version <p style="margin-left: 0.42in;">This program is free software; you can
2 of the GNU General Public License</A> as published by the Free redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of <a
Software Foundation.</P> href="http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html">Version
<P STYLE="margin-left: 0.42in">This program is distributed in the 2 of the GNU General Public License</a> as published by the Free
Software Foundation.</p>
<p style="margin-left: 0.42in;">This program is distributed in the
hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even
the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more detail.</P> PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more detail.</p>
<P STYLE="margin-left: 0.42in">You should have received a copy of the <p style="margin-left: 0.42in;">You should have received a copy of the
GNU General Public License along with this program; if not, write to GNU General Public License along with this program; if not, write to
the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA
02139, USA</P> 02139, USA</p>
<P STYLE="margin-left: 0.42in">Permission is granted to copy, <p style="margin-left: 0.42in;">Permission is granted to copy,
distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU
Free Documentation License, Version 1.2 or any later version Free Documentation License, Version 1.2 or any later version
published by the Free Software Foundation; with no Invariant published by the Free Software Foundation; with no Invariant
Sections, with no Front-Cover, and with no Back-Cover Texts. A copy Sections, with no Front-Cover, and with no Back-Cover Texts. A copy
of the license is included in the section entitled &quot;GNU Free of the license is included in the section entitled "GNU Free
Documentation License&quot;.</P> Documentation License".</p>
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<H2><A NAME="Leaf"></A>Leaf</H2> <h2><a name="Leaf"></a>Leaf</h2>
<P><FONT COLOR="#000080"><A HREF="http://leaf.sourceforge.net/" TARGET="_top"><FONT COLOR="#000080"><IMG SRC="images/leaflogo.gif" NAME="Graphic1" ALT="(Leaf Logo)" ALIGN=BOTTOM WIDTH=52 HEIGHT=39 BORDER=1></FONT></A></FONT> <p><font color="#000080"><a href="http://leaf.sourceforge.net/"
target="_top"><font color="#000080"><img src="images/leaflogo.gif"
name="Graphic1" alt="(Leaf Logo)" align="bottom" border="1" height="39"
width="52"></font></a></font>
LEAF is an open source project which provides a Firewall/router on a LEAF is an open source project which provides a Firewall/router on a
floppy, CD or CF. Several LEAF distributions including Bering and floppy, CD or CF. Several LEAF distributions including Bering and
Bering-uClibc use Shorewall as their Netfilter configuration tool.</P> Bering-uClibc use Shorewall as their Netfilter configuration tool.</p>
<HR> <hr>
<H2><A NAME="OpenWRT"></A>OpenWRT</H2> <h2><a name="OpenWRT"></a>OpenWRT</h2>
<P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0in"><FONT COLOR="#000000"><A HREF="http://openwrt.org/"><FONT COLOR="#000080"><IMG SRC="images/openwrt.png" NAME="graphics1" ALT="(OpenWRT Logo)" ALIGN=BOTTOM HSPACE=4 WIDTH=91 HEIGHT=34 BORDER=1></FONT></A></FONT>OpenWRT <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><font color="#000000"><a
href="http://openwrt.org/"><font color="#000080"><img
src="images/openwrt.png" name="graphics1" alt="(OpenWRT Logo)"
align="bottom" border="1" height="34" hspace="4" width="91"></font></a></font>OpenWRT
is a project which provides open source firmware for Linksys WRT54G is a project which provides open source firmware for Linksys WRT54G
wireless routers. Two different Shorewall packages are available for wireless routers. Two different Shorewall packages are available for
OpenWRT.</P> OpenWRT.</p>
<HR> <hr>
<H2><A NAME="Proxmox"></A>Proxmox Firewall</H2> <h2><a name="Proxmox"></a>Proxmox Firewall</h2>
<P><FONT COLOR="#000000"><A HREF="http://www.proxmox.com/"><FONT COLOR="#000080"><IMG SRC="images/Proxmox.png" NAME="graphics2" ALT="Proxmox Logo" ALIGN=MIDDLE HSPACE=4 WIDTH=144 HEIGHT=20 BORDER=1></FONT></A></FONT>Proxmox <p><font color="#000000"><a href="http://www.proxmox.com/"><font
color="#000080"><img src="images/Proxmox.png" name="graphics2"
alt="Proxmox Logo" align="middle" border="1" height="20" hspace="4"
width="144"></font></a></font>Proxmox
firewall is based on Shorewall and Debian Sarge. It has an automated firewall is based on Shorewall and Debian Sarge. It has an automated
installer and a GUI.</P> installer and a GUI.</p>
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<H2><A NAME="Donations"></A>Donations</H2> <h2><a name="Donations"></a>Donations</h2>
<P><A HREF="http://www.alz.org/" TARGET="_top"><FONT COLOR="#000080"><IMG SRC="images/alz_logo2.gif" NAME="Graphic2" ALT="(Alzheimer's Association Logo)" ALIGN=RIGHT WIDTH=306 HEIGHT=66 BORDER=1></FONT></A><A HREF="http://www.starlight.org/" TARGET="_top"><FONT COLOR="#000080"><IMG SRC="images/newlog.gif" NAME="Graphic3" ALT="(Starlight Foundation Logo)" ALIGN=RIGHT WIDTH=65 HEIGHT=108 BORDER=1></FONT></A>Shorewall <p><a href="http://www.alz.org/" target="_top"><font color="#000080"><img
src="images/alz_logo2.gif" name="Graphic2"
alt="(Alzheimer's Association Logo)" align="right" border="1"
height="66" width="306"></font></a><a href="http://www.starlight.org/"
target="_top"><font color="#000080"><img src="images/newlog.gif"
name="Graphic3" alt="(Starlight Foundation Logo)" align="right"
border="1" height="108" width="65"></font></a>Shorewall
is free but if you try it and find it useful, please consider making is free but if you try it and find it useful, please consider making
a donation to the <A HREF="http://www.alz.org/" TARGET="_top">Alzheimer's a donation to the <a href="http://www.alz.org/" target="_top">Alzheimer's
Association</A> or to the <A HREF="http://www.starlight.org/" TARGET="_top">Starlight Association</a> or to the <a href="http://www.starlight.org/"
Children's Foundation</A>. <BR><BR>Thank You</P> target="_top">Starlight
<P ALIGN=LEFT><BR><BR> Children's Foundation</a>. <br>
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