diff --git a/Samples/one-interface/shorewall.conf b/Samples/one-interface/shorewall.conf
index 961892a9c..1f6622689 100644
--- a/Samples/one-interface/shorewall.conf
+++ b/Samples/one-interface/shorewall.conf
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ LOAD_HELPERS_ONLY=Yes
REQUIRE_INTERFACE=No
-FORWARD_CLEAR_MARK=Yes
+FORWARD_CLEAR_MARK=
COMPLETE=No
diff --git a/Samples/three-interfaces/shorewall.conf b/Samples/three-interfaces/shorewall.conf
index 6aa1bb45a..416a8cd96 100644
--- a/Samples/three-interfaces/shorewall.conf
+++ b/Samples/three-interfaces/shorewall.conf
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ LOAD_HELPERS_ONLY=Yes
REQUIRE_INTERFACE=No
-FORWARD_CLEAR_MARK=Yes
+FORWARD_CLEAR_MARK=
COMPLETE=No
diff --git a/Samples/two-interfaces/shorewall.conf b/Samples/two-interfaces/shorewall.conf
index 9ec4646f9..a67fa4dcf 100644
--- a/Samples/two-interfaces/shorewall.conf
+++ b/Samples/two-interfaces/shorewall.conf
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ LOAD_HELPERS_ONLY=Yes
REQUIRE_INTERFACE=No
-FORWARD_CLEAR_MARK=Yes
+FORWARD_CLEAR_MARK=
COMPLETE=No
diff --git a/Samples6/Universal/shorewall6.conf b/Samples6/Universal/shorewall6.conf
index bc426d178..00918626f 100644
--- a/Samples6/Universal/shorewall6.conf
+++ b/Samples6/Universal/shorewall6.conf
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ LOAD_HELPERS_ONLY=Yes
REQUIRE_INTERFACE=Yes
-FORWARD_CLEAR_MARK=Yes
+FORWARD_CLEAR_MARK=
COMPLETE=Yes
diff --git a/Samples6/one-interface/shorewall6.conf b/Samples6/one-interface/shorewall6.conf
index 462f02533..8723366fc 100644
--- a/Samples6/one-interface/shorewall6.conf
+++ b/Samples6/one-interface/shorewall6.conf
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ LOAD_HELPERS_ONLY=Yes
REQUIRE_INTERFACE=No
-FORWARD_CLEAR_MARK=Yes
+FORWARD_CLEAR_MARK=
COMPLETE=No
diff --git a/Samples6/three-interfaces/shorewall6.conf b/Samples6/three-interfaces/shorewall6.conf
index 4b763d7d1..bd64d6007 100644
--- a/Samples6/three-interfaces/shorewall6.conf
+++ b/Samples6/three-interfaces/shorewall6.conf
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ LOAD_HELPERS_ONLY=Yes
REQUIRE_INTERFACE=No
-FORWARD_CLEAR_MARK=Yes
+FORWARD_CLEAR_MARK=
COMPLETE=No
diff --git a/Samples6/two-interfaces/shorewall6.conf b/Samples6/two-interfaces/shorewall6.conf
index 25f807bb0..04a862281 100644
--- a/Samples6/two-interfaces/shorewall6.conf
+++ b/Samples6/two-interfaces/shorewall6.conf
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ LOAD_HELPERS_ONLY=Yes
REQUIRE_INTERFACE=No
-FORWARD_CLEAR_MARK=Yes
+FORWARD_CLEAR_MARK=
COMPLETE=No
diff --git a/Shorewall/configfiles/shorewall.conf b/Shorewall/configfiles/shorewall.conf
index 83ffaf765..aad11f48c 100644
--- a/Shorewall/configfiles/shorewall.conf
+++ b/Shorewall/configfiles/shorewall.conf
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ LOAD_HELPERS_ONLY=No
REQUIRE_INTERFACE=No
-FORWARD_CLEAR_MARK=Yes
+FORWARD_CLEAR_MARK=
COMPLETE=No
diff --git a/docs/ProxyARP.xml b/docs/ProxyARP.xml
index c84e1b88c..798c056d6 100644
--- a/docs/ProxyARP.xml
+++ b/docs/ProxyARP.xml
@@ -34,46 +34,50 @@
- Proxy ARP (RFC 1027) is a way to make a machine physically located on
- one network appear to be logically part of a different physical network
- connected to the same router/firewall. Typically it allows us to hide a
- machine with a public IP address on a private network behind a router, and
- still have the machine appear to be on the public network "in front of" the
- router. The router "proxys" ARP requests and all network traffic to and from
- the hidden machine to make this fiction possible.
+
+ Overview
- Consider a router with two interface cards, one connected to a public
- network PUBNET and one connected to a private network PRIVNET. We want to
- hide a server machine on the PRIVNET network but have it accessible from the
- PUBNET network. The IP address of the server machine lies in the PUBNET
- network, even though we are placing the machine on the PRIVNET network
- behind the router.
+ Proxy ARP (RFC 1027) is a way to make a machine physically located
+ on one network appear to be logically part of a different physical network
+ connected to the same router/firewall. Typically it allows us to hide a
+ machine with a public IP address on a private network behind a router, and
+ still have the machine appear to be on the public network "in front of"
+ the router. The router "proxys" ARP requests and all network traffic to
+ and from the hidden machine to make this fiction possible.
- By enabling proxy ARP on the router, any machine on the PUBNET network
- that issues an ARP "who has" request for the server's MAC address will get a
- proxy ARP reply from the router containing the router's MAC address. This
- tells machines on the PUBNET network that they should be sending packets
- destined for the server via the router. The router forwards the packets from
- the machines on the PUBNET network to the server on the PRIVNET
- network.
+ Consider a router with two interface cards, one connected to a
+ public network PUBNET and one connected to a private network PRIVNET. We
+ want to hide a server machine on the PRIVNET network but have it
+ accessible from the PUBNET network. The IP address of the server machine
+ lies in the PUBNET network, even though we are placing the machine on the
+ PRIVNET network behind the router.
- Similarly, when the server on the PRIVNET network issues a "who has"
- request for any machines on the PUBNET network, the router provides its own
- MAC address via proxy ARP. This tells the server to send packets for
- machines on the PUBNET network via the router. The router forwards the
- packets from the server on the PRIVNET network to the machines on the PUBNET
- network.
+ By enabling proxy ARP on the router, any machine on the PUBNET
+ network that issues an ARP "who has" request for the server's MAC address
+ will get a proxy ARP reply from the router containing the router's MAC
+ address. This tells machines on the PUBNET network that they should be
+ sending packets destined for the server via the router. The router
+ forwards the packets from the machines on the PUBNET network to the server
+ on the PRIVNET network.
- The proxy ARP provided by the router allows the server on the
- PRIVNETnetwork to appear to be on the PUBNET network. It lets the router
- pass ARP requests and other network packets in both directions between the
- server machine and the PUBNET network, making the server machine appear to
- be connected to the PUBNET network even though it is on the PRIVNET network
- hidden behind the router.
+ Similarly, when the server on the PRIVNET network issues a "who has"
+ request for any machines on the PUBNET network, the router provides its
+ own MAC address via proxy ARP. This tells the server to send packets for
+ machines on the PUBNET network via the router. The router forwards the
+ packets from the server on the PRIVNET network to the machines on the
+ PUBNET network.
- Before you try to use this technique, I strongly recommend that you
- read the Shorewall Setup
- Guide.
+ The proxy ARP provided by the router allows the server on the
+ PRIVNETnetwork to appear to be on the PUBNET network. It lets the router
+ pass ARP requests and other network packets in both directions between the
+ server machine and the PUBNET network, making the server machine appear to
+ be connected to the PUBNET network even though it is on the PRIVNET
+ network hidden behind the router.
+
+ Before you try to use this technique, I strongly recommend that you
+ read the Shorewall Setup
+ Guide.
+