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license is included in the section entitled <span
style="text-decoration: underline;">"</span><a href="GnuCopyright.htm"
target="_self">GNU Free Documentation License</a>".</p>
<p>2008-12-22</p>
<p>2008-12-31</p>
<hr style="width: 100%; height: 2px;">
<h2><a style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);" target="_top"
href="http://wiki.shorewall.net/wiki/LogoDesignCompetition">Check out
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combination of iptables+Netfilter (with Netfilter not in ipchains
compatibility mode).</p>
</li>
<li>iptables-restore - a utility program that used to configure and
control Netfilter. Unlike iptables, which performs only one operation
per execution, iptables-restore can configure an entire ruleset in one
execution. It takes much less time to configure a firewall using
iptables-restore than it does using iptables.<br>
<br>
</li>
<li>Shorewall-shell - the legacy Shorewall rules compiler written in
Bourne Shell. It generates a shell script that uses iptables to
configure the firewall.<br>
<br>
</li>
<li>Shorewall-perl - a Shorewall rules compiler written in Perl. It
generates a shell script that uses iptables-restore to configure the
firewall.<br>
</li>
</ul>
<h3><a name="WhatIs"></a>What is Shorewall?</h3>
<p style="margin-left: 0.42in;">The Shoreline Firewall, more commonly
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describe
your firewall/gateway requirements using entries in a set of
configuration
files. Shorewall reads those configuration files and with the help of
the
iptables utility, Shorewall configures Netfilter to match your
files. Shorewall reads those configuration files and generates a shell
script. That shell script&nbsp; uses the
iptables or iptables-restore utility to configure Netfilter to match
your
requirements.
Shorewall can be used on a dedicated firewall system, a multi-function
gateway/router/server or on a standalone GNU/Linux system. Shorewall
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use Netfilter's ipchains compatibility mode; as a consequence,
Shorewall can
take advantage of Netfilter's connection state tracking capabilities to
create a stateful firewall.<br>
<br>
create a stateful firewall.</p>
<p style="margin-left: 0.42in;">The current version of
Shorewall can configure both IPv4 and IPv6 firewalls.<br>
&nbsp;<br>
Shorewall is <u>not</u> a daemon. Once Shorewall has configured
Netfilter,
it's job is complete and there is no Shorewall code left running in the
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</p>
<h3><a name="Releases"></a>Current Shorewall Releases</h3>
<p style="margin-left: 40px;">The <span style="font-weight: bold;">current
Stable Release</span> version is 4.2.3<br>
Stable Release</span> version is 4.2.4 which contains <a
href="IPv6Support.html">IPv6 support.</a><br>
</p>
<ul style="margin-left: 40px;">
<li>Here are the <a
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<li>Here are the <a
href="http://www1.shorewall.net/pub/shorewall/4.2/shorewall-4.2.3/known_problems.txt">known
problems</a>.
<p>Read more about the <a href="Shorewall-4.html">Release here</a>.<br>
<p>Read more about the Shorewall <a href="Shorewall-4.html">4.x
releases here</a>.<br>
</p>
</li>
</ul>
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</div>
<div style="margin-left: 40px;">
<p>The <span style="font-weight: bold;">current Development Release</span>
version is 4.2.4-RC2 which includes support for IPv6<br>
series is 4.3. There is currently no 4.3 code released.<br>
</p>
<ul>
<li>Here are the <a
href="http://www1.shorewall.net/pub/shorewall/development/4.2/shorewall-4.2.4-RC2/releasenotes.txt">release
notes</a></li>
<li>Download it <a
href="http://www.shorewall.net/pub/shorewall/development/4.2/shorewall-4.2.4-RC1">here.</a><br>
</li>
</ul>
<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Read about <a href="IPv6Support.html">Shorewall
IPv6 Support</a>.<br>
</p>
<ul>
</ul>
<p>Get them from the <a href="download.htm">download sites</a></p>