From 64bf587ff4854b85b9b1a54700f8f0a31ea52b13 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: teastep Date: Sun, 2 Dec 2007 15:58:02 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Add FAQ about loss of masquerade after Debian upgrade; improve Debian sample FAQ answer git-svn-id: https://shorewall.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/shorewall/trunk@7816 fbd18981-670d-0410-9b5c-8dc0c1a9a2bb --- docs/FAQ.xml | 23 +++++++++++++++++++++-- 1 file changed, 21 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/docs/FAQ.xml b/docs/FAQ.xml index ca5f71104..e481c4174 100644 --- a/docs/FAQ.xml +++ b/docs/FAQ.xml @@ -83,8 +83,12 @@ (FAQ 37a) I just installed Shorewall on Debian and I can't find the sample configurations. - Answer: The samples are - included in the shorewall-doc package. + Answer: With Shorewall 3.x, the + samples are included in the shorewall-doc package and are installed in + /usr/share/doc/shorewall/examples/. + Beginning with Shorewall 4.0, the samples are in /usr/share/doc/shorewall-common/examples/. @@ -127,6 +131,21 @@ url="upgrade_issues.htm">upgrade issues. + +
+ (FAQ 76) I just upgraded my Debian (or Debian-derivative such as + Ubuntu) system and now masquerading doesn work? What happened? + + Answer: This happens to people + who ignore our advice and + allow the installer to replace their working + /etc/shorewall/shorewall.conf with one that has + default settings. Failure to forward traffic (such as during + masquerading net access from a local network) usually means that /etc/shorewall/shorewall.conf contains the Debian + default setting IP_FORWARDING=Keep; it should be + IP_FORWARDING=On. +