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NAME

       interfaces - shorewall6 interfaces file

SYNOPSIS

       /etc/shorewall6/interfaces

DESCRIPTION

       The interfaces file serves to define the firewall's network interfaces
       to shorewall6. The order of entries in this file is not significant in
       determining zone composition.

       The columns in the file are as follows.

       ZONE - zone-name
           Zone for this interface. Must match the name of a zone declared in
           /etc/shorewall6/zones. You may not list the firewall zone in this
           column.

           If the interface serves multiple zones that will be defined in the
           shorewall6-hosts[1](5) file, you should place "-" in this column.

           If there are multiple interfaces to the same zone, you must list
           them in separate entries.

           Example:

               #ZONE   INTERFACE       BROADCAST
               loc     eth1            -
               loc     eth2            -

       INTERFACE - interface[:port]
           Logical name of interface. Each interface may be listed only once
           in this file. You may NOT specify the name of a "virtual" interface
           (e.g., eth0:0) here; see http://www.shorewall.net/FAQ.htm#faq18. If
           the physical option is not specified, then the logical name is also
           the name of the actual interface.

           You may use wildcards here by specifying a prefix followed by the
           plus sign ("+"). For example, if you want to make an entry that
           applies to all PPP interfaces, use 'ppp+'; that would match ppp0,
           ppp1, ppp2, ...

           Care must be exercised when using wildcards where there is another
           zone that uses a matching specific interface. See
           shorewall6-nesting[2](5) for a discussion of this problem.

           Shorewall6 allows '+' as an interface name.

           There is no need to define the loopback interface (lo) in this
           file.

           If a port is given, then the interface must have been defined
           previously with the bridge option. The OPTIONS column must be empty
           when a port is given.

       UNICAST - -
           Enter '-' in this column. It is here for compatibility between
           Shorewall6 and Shorewall.

       OPTIONS (Optional) - [option[,option]...]
           A comma-separated list of options from the following list. The
           order in which you list the options is not significant but the list
           should have no embedded white space.

           blacklist
               Check packets arriving on this interface against the
               shorewall6-blacklist[3](5) file.

           bridge
               Designates the interface as a bridge. Beginning with Shorewall
               4.4.7, setting this option also sets routeback.

           forward[={0|1}]
               Sets the /proc/sys/net/ipv6/conf/interface/forwarding option to
               the specified value. If no value is supplied, then 1 is
               assumed.

           mss=number
               Causes forwarded TCP SYN packets entering or leaving on this
               interface to have their MSS field set to the specified number.

           nets=(net[,...])
               Limit the zone named in the ZONE column to only the listed
               networks. The parentheses may be omitted if only a single net
               is given.

           optional
               When optional is specified for an interface, shorewall6 will be
               silent when:

               ·   a /proc/sys/net/ipv6/conf/ entry for the interface cannot
                   be modified.

               ·   The first global IPv6 address of the interface cannot be
                   obtained.

               This option may not be specified together with required.

           physical=name
               Added in Shorewall 4.4.4. When specified, the interface or port
               name in the INTERFACE column is a logical name that refers to
               the name given in this option. It is useful when you want to
               specify the same wildcard port name on two or more bridges. See
               http://www.shorewall.net/bridge-Shorewall-perl.html#Multiple.

               If the interface name is a wildcard name (ends with '+'), then
               the physical name must also end in '+'.

               If physical is not specified, then it's value defaults to the
               interface name.

           required
               Added in Shorewall 4.4.10. When specified, the firewall will
               fail to start if the interface named in the INTERFACE column is
               not usable. May not be specified together with optional.

           routeback
               If specified, indicates that shorewall6 should include rules
               that allow traffic arriving on this interface to be routed back
               out that same interface. This option is also required when you
               have used a wildcard in the INTERFACE column if you want to
               allow traffic between the interfaces that match the wildcard.

           sourceroute[={0|1}]
               If this option is not specified for an interface, then
               source-routed packets will not be accepted from that interface
               (sets /proc/sys/net/ipv6/conf/interface/accept_source_route to
               1). Only set this option if you know what you are doing. This
               might represent a security risk and is not usually needed.

               Only those interfaces with the sourceroute option will have
               their setting changes; the value assigned to the setting will
               be the value specified (if any) or 1 if no value is given.

                   Note
                   This option does not work with a wild-card interface name
                   (e.g., eth0.+) in the INTERFACE column.

           tcpflags
               Packets arriving on this interface are checked for certain
               illegal combinations of TCP flags. Packets found to have such a
               combination of flags are handled according to the setting of
               TCP_FLAGS_DISPOSITION after having been logged according to the
               setting of TCP_FLAGS_LOG_LEVEL.

           proxyndp[={0|1}]
               Sets /proc/sys/net/ipv6/conf/interface/proxy_ndp.

               Note: This option does not work with a wild-card interface name
               (e.g., eth0.+) in the INTERFACE column.

               Only those interfaces with the proxyndp option will have their
               setting changed; the value assigned to the setting will be the
               value specified (if any) or 1 if no value is given.

           wait=seconds
               Added in Shorewall 4.4.10. Causes the generated script to wait
               up to seconds seconds for the interface to become usable before
               applying the required or optional options.

EXAMPLE

       Example 1:
           Suppose you have eth0 connected to a DSL modem and eth1 connected
           to your local network You have a DMZ using eth2.

           Your entries for this setup would look like:

               #ZONE   INTERFACE UNICAST        OPTIONS
               net     eth0      -
               loc     eth1      -
               dmz     eth2      -

       Example 4 (Shorewall 4.4.9 and later):
           You have a bridge with no IP address and you want to allow traffic
           through the bridge.

               #ZONE   INTERFACE BROADCAST        OPTIONS
               -       br0       -                routeback

FILES

       /etc/shorewall6/interfaces

SEE ALSO

       shorewall6(8), shorewall6-accounting(5), shorewall6-actions(5),
       shorewall6-blacklist(5), shorewall6-hosts(5), shorewall6-maclist(5),
       shorewall6-params(5), shorewall6-policy(5), shorewall6-providers(5),
       shorewall6-route_rules(5), shorewall6-routestopped(5),
       shorewall6-rules(5), shorewall6.conf(5), shorewall6-tcclasses(5),
       shorewall6-tcdevices(5), shorewall6-tcrules(5), shorewall6-tos(5),
       shorewall6-tunnels(5), shorewall6-zones(5)

NOTES

        1. shorewall6-hosts
           http://www.shorewall.net/manpages6/shorewall6-hosts.html

        2. shorewall6-nesting
           http://www.shorewall.net/manpages6/shorewall6-nesting.html

        3. shorewall6-blacklist
           http://www.shorewall.net/manpages6/shorewall6-blacklist.html

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