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diff --git a/network/shorewall6/README b/network/shorewall6/README index b09c9ccaf7..bcee42bb9c 100644 --- a/network/shorewall6/README +++ b/network/shorewall6/README @@ -1,14 +1,16 @@ -Shorewall6 (IPv6 support package for shorewall) +Shorewall (IPv6 support package for shorewall) -The Shoreline Firewall, more commonly known as "Shorewall", is a -Netfilter (iptables) based firewall that can be used on a dedicated -firewall system, a multi-function gateway/router/server or on a -standalone GNU/Linux system. +The Shoreline Firewall, more commonly known as "Shorewall", is a Netfilter +(iptables) based firewall that can be used on a dedicated firewall system, a +multi-function gateway/router/server or on a standalone GNU/Linux system. -This is the IPv6 part of Shorewall. It only provides IPv6 support. -The IPv6 part is started by /etc/rc.d/rc.shorewall6 from rc.firewall -(provided by shorewall-common) if both are executable. -rc.shorewall provided by shorewall-common will only start the IPv4 -part of the firewall. Both can run simultaneously. +As of version 4.5, shorewall consists of 3 packages: +* shorewall-core, containing the common elements to both IPv4 and IPv6 components +* shorewall, the IPv4 component +* shorewall6, the IPv6 component -You will also need the shorewall package. +The shorewall-core package is needed for both but now you can install the IPv6 +packages without needing the IPv4 one if you are on aIV6 network only. + +This requires shorewall-core (and xtables-addons to use the new per-IP +accounting feature). |