shorewall_code/Shorewall/manpages/shorewall-routes.xml
Tom Eastep 42a46d42b6
Centralize the complete list of manpages in shorewall(8)
Signed-off-by: Tom Eastep <teastep@shorewall.net>
2017-06-16 17:11:43 -07:00

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<refentry>
<refmeta>
<refentrytitle>shorewall-routes</refentrytitle>
<manvolnum>5</manvolnum>
<refmiscinfo>Configuration Files</refmiscinfo>
</refmeta>
<refnamediv>
<refname>routes</refname>
<refpurpose>Shorewall file</refpurpose>
</refnamediv>
<refsynopsisdiv>
<cmdsynopsis>
<command>/etc/shorewall[6]/routes</command>
</cmdsynopsis>
</refsynopsisdiv>
<refsect1>
<title>Description</title>
<para>This file was added in Shorewall 4.4.15 and is used to define routes
to be added to provider routing tables.</para>
<para>The columns in the file are as follows.</para>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term><emphasis role="bold">PROVIDER</emphasis></term>
<listitem>
<para>The name or number of a provider defined in <ulink
url="/manpages/shorewall-providers.html">shorewall-providers</ulink>
(5). Beginning with Shorewall 4.5.14, you may also enter
<option>main</option> in this column to add routes to the main
routing table.</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><emphasis role="bold">DEST</emphasis></term>
<listitem>
<para>Destination host address or network address.</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><emphasis role="bold">GATEWAY</emphasis> (Optional)</term>
<listitem>
<para>If specified, gives the IP address of the gateway to the
DEST.</para>
<para>Beginning with Shorewall 4.5.14, you may specify
<option>blackhole</option> in this column to create a
<firstterm>blackhole</firstterm> route.</para>
<para>Beginning with Shorewall 4.5.15, you may specify
<option>prohibit</option> or <option>unreachable</option> in this
column to create a <firstterm>prohibit</firstterm> or
<firstterm>unreachable</firstterm> route respectively.</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><emphasis role="bold">DEVICE</emphasis> (Optional)</term>
<listitem>
<para>Specifies the device route. If neither DEVICE nor GATEWAY is
given, then the INTERFACE specified for the PROVIDER in <ulink
url="/manpages/shorewall-providers.html">shorewall-providers</ulink>
(5). This column must be omitted if <option>blackhole</option>,
<option>prohibit</option> or <option>unreachable</option> is
specified in the GATEWAY column.</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><emphasis role="bold">OPTIONS</emphasis> (Optional)</term>
<listitem>
<para>Added in Shorewall 5.0.2.</para>
<para>Allowed options are:</para>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term><emphasis role="bold">persistent</emphasis></term>
<listitem>
<para>If specified, the route remains in the provider's
routing table even when the provider is disabled.</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</refsect1>
<refsect1>
<title>FILES</title>
<para>/etc/shorewall/routes</para>
<para>/etc/shorewall6/routes</para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1>
<title>See ALSO</title>
<para><ulink
url="/configuration_file_basics.htm#Pairs">http://www.shorewall.net/configuration_file_basics.htm#Pairs</ulink></para>
<para>shorewall(8)</para>
</refsect1>
</refentry>