diff --git a/manpages/shorewall-interfaces.xml b/manpages/shorewall-interfaces.xml
index 7832d33ce..cc9d8af17 100644
--- a/manpages/shorewall-interfaces.xml
+++ b/manpages/shorewall-interfaces.xml
@@ -259,9 +259,8 @@ loc eth2 -
configured on the incoming interface
2 - reply only if the target IP address is local address
- configured on the incoming interface and both with the
- sender's IP address are part from same subnet on this
- interface
+ configured on the incoming interface and the sender's IP
+ address is part from same subnet on this interface
3 - do not reply for local addresses configured with
scope host, only resolutions for global and link
@@ -327,7 +326,8 @@ loc eth2 -
Incoming requests from this interface may be remapped
- via UPNP (upnpd).
+ via UPNP (upnpd). See http://www.shorewall.net/UPnP.html.
diff --git a/manpages/shorewall-providers.xml b/manpages/shorewall-providers.xml
index c9da4930d..0e5b3eff3 100644
--- a/manpages/shorewall-providers.xml
+++ b/manpages/shorewall-providers.xml
@@ -42,6 +42,9 @@
Each entry in the file defines a single routing table.
+ If you wish to omit a column entry but want to include an entry in
+ the next column, use "-" for the omitted entry.
+
The columns in the file are as follows.
diff --git a/manpages/shorewall-proxyarp.xml b/manpages/shorewall-proxyarp.xml
index 55a15d9f5..f4831dcc0 100644
--- a/manpages/shorewall-proxyarp.xml
+++ b/manpages/shorewall-proxyarp.xml
@@ -51,7 +51,8 @@
interface
- External Interface to be used to access this system.
+ External Interface to be used to access this system from the
+ Internet.
@@ -89,7 +90,7 @@
Yes or yes then the route persists; If the column is
empty or contains No or no then the route is deleted at
+ role="bold">no then the route is deleted by
shorewall stop or shorewall
clear.
diff --git a/manpages/shorewall-rules.xml b/manpages/shorewall-rules.xml
index 3f57199ae..b773753b2 100644
--- a/manpages/shorewall-rules.xml
+++ b/manpages/shorewall-rules.xml
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@
role="bold">LOG|QUEUE|COMMENT|action|macro[/target}/target]}[:{log-level|none}[!][shorewall-zones(5)
or in a parent zone of the source or destination zones, then
this connection request will be passed to the rules defined
- for that (those) zone(s).
+ for that (those) zone(s). See shorewall-nesting(5) for
+ additional information.
@@ -366,8 +368,8 @@
You may also specify ULOG
(must be in upper case) as a log level.This will log to the ULOG
- target for routing to a separate log through use of ulogd
- (http://www.gnumonks.org/projects/ulogd).
+ target for routing to a separate log through use of ulogd (http://www.netfilter.org/projects/ulogd/index.html).
Actions specifying logging may be followed by a log tag (a
string of alphanumeric characters) which is appended to the string
@@ -676,7 +678,7 @@
numbers or port ranges.
- Unless you really understand TCP/IP, you should leave this
+ Unless you really understand IP, you should leave this
column empty or place a dash (-)
in the column. Most people who try to use this column get it
wrong.
@@ -738,12 +740,14 @@
It is also possible to specify a set of addresses then exclude
part of those addresses. For example, 192.168.1.0/24!192.168.1.16/28 specifies the
- addresses 192.168.1.0-182.168.1.15 and
- 192.168.1.32-192.168.1.255.
+ addresses 192.168.1.0-182.168.1.15 and 192.168.1.32-192.168.1.255.
+ See shorewall-exclusion(5).
- See http://shorewall.net/PortKnocking.html for an example of
- using an entry in this column with a user-defined action
- rule.
+ See http://shorewall.net/PortKnocking.html
+ for an example of using an entry in this column with a user-defined
+ action rule.
diff --git a/manpages/shorewall-tcclasses.xml b/manpages/shorewall-tcclasses.xml
index 89538deb0..fadd39ec7 100644
--- a/manpages/shorewall-tcclasses.xml
+++ b/manpages/shorewall-tcclasses.xml
@@ -123,7 +123,9 @@
ppp interfaces, you need to put them all in here!
Please note that you can only use interface names in here that
- have a bandwidth defined in the tcdevices file
+ have a bandwidth defined in the shorewall-tcdevices(5)
+ file
@@ -133,8 +135,10 @@
The mark value which is an integer in the
- range 1-255. You set mark values in the tcrules file, marking the
- traffic you want to fit in the classes defined in here.
+ range 1-255. You set mark values in the shorewall-tcrules(5) file,
+ marking the traffic you want to fit in the classes defined in
+ here.
You can use the same marks for different interfaces.
diff --git a/manpages/shorewall-tcdevices.xml b/manpages/shorewall-tcdevices.xml
index 689f34df8..f8be1ae30 100644
--- a/manpages/shorewall-tcdevices.xml
+++ b/manpages/shorewall-tcdevices.xml
@@ -137,8 +137,9 @@
The outgoing bandwidth of that interface.
This is the maximum speed your connection can handle. It is also the
- speed you can refer as "full" if you define the tc classes. Outgoing
- traffic above this rate will be dropped.
+ speed you can refer as "full" if you define the tc classes in shorewall-tcclasses(5).
+ Outgoing traffic above this rate will be dropped.
diff --git a/manpages/shorewall-zones.xml b/manpages/shorewall-zones.xml
index f94a27fac..73c07bb67 100644
--- a/manpages/shorewall-zones.xml
+++ b/manpages/shorewall-zones.xml
@@ -26,19 +26,6 @@
/etc/shorewall/interfaces or
/etc/shorewall/hosts.
-
- The format of this file changed in Shorewall 3.0.0. You can
- continue to use your old records provided that you set IPSECFILE=ipsec
- in /etc/shorewall/shorewall.conf. This will signal Shorewall that the
- IPSEC-related zone options are still specified in /etc/shorewall/ipsec
- rather than in this file.
-
- To use records in the format described below, you must have
- IPSECFILE=zones specified in
- /etc/shorewall/shorewall.conf AND YOU MUST NOT SET
- THE 'FW' VARIABLE IN THAT FILE.
-
-
The columns in the file are as follows.
@@ -52,8 +39,10 @@
Name of the zone. The names "all" and
"none" are reserved and may not be used as zone names. The maximum
length of a zone name is determined by the setting of the LOGFORMAT
- option in shorewall.conf. With the default LOGFORMAT, zone names can
- be at most 5 characters long.
+ option in shorewall.conf(5). With the
+ default LOGFORMAT, zone names can be at most 5 characters
+ long.
Where a zone is nested in one or more other zones, you may
follow the (sub)zone name by ":" and a comma-separated list of the
@@ -72,7 +61,7 @@ c:a,b ipv4
Currently, Shorewall uses this information to reorder the zone
list so that parent zones appear after their subzones in the list.
The IMPLICIT_CONTINUE option in shorewall.conf can also create
- implicit CONTINUE policies to/from the subzone.
+ implicit CONTINUE policies to/from the subzone.In the future, Shorewall may make additional use of nesting
information.
@@ -92,7 +81,8 @@ c:a,b ipv4
default if you leave this column empty or if you enter "-" in
the column. Communication with some zone hosts may be
encrypted. Encrypted hosts are designated using the
- 'ipsec'option in /etc/shorewall/hosts.
+ 'ipsec'option in shorewall-hosts(5).
@@ -127,7 +117,9 @@ c:a,b ipv4
role="bold">,option]...]
- A comma-separated list of options.
+ A comma-separated list of options. With the exception of the
+ option, these only apply to TYPE
+ zones.