---
name: "shorewall6-route_rules"
section: "5"
platform: "linux"
package: "shorewall6"
version: "4.4.11.6-1+squeeze1"
release: "Debian 6.0 (Squeeze)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/shorewall6-route_rules"
---

# shorewall6-route\_rules(5)

Shorewall6 Routing Rules file

## NAME

route\_rules - Shorewall6 Routing Rules file

## SYNOPSIS

**/etc/shorewall6/route\_rules**

## DESCRIPTION

Entries in this file cause traffic to be routed to one of the providers listed in **shorewall6-providers**\[1\](5).

The columns in the file are as follows.

**SOURCE** (Optional) - {**-**\|*interface*\|*address*\|*interface*:*\<address*\>}

An ip *address* (network or host) that matches the source IP address in a packet. May also be specified as an *interface* name optionally followed by ":" and an address. If the device **lo** is specified, the packet must originate from the firewall itself.

**DEST** (Optional) - {**-**\|*address*}

An ip address (network or host) that matches the destination IP address in a packet.

If you choose to omit either **SOURCE** or **DEST**, place "-" in that column. Note that you may not omit both **SOURCE** and **DEST**.

**PROVIDER** - {*provider-name*\|*provider-number*\|**main**}

The provider to route the traffic through. May be expressed either as the provider name or the provider number. May also be **main** or 254 for the main routing table. This can be used in combination with VPN tunnels, see example 2 below.

**PRIORITY** - *priority*

The rule's numeric *priority* which determines the order in which the rules are processed. Rules with equal priority are applied in the order in which they appear in the file.

1000-1999

Before Shorewall6-generated 'MARK' rules

11000-11999

After 'MARK' rules but before Shorewall6-generated rules for ISP interfaces.

26000-26999

After ISP interface rules but before 'default' rule.

## EXAMPLES

Example 1:

You want all traffic coming in on eth1 to be routed to the ISP1 provider.

```
        #SOURCE                 DEST            PROVIDER        PRIORITY
        eth1                    -               ISP1            1000
```

## FILES

/etc/shorewall6/route\_rules

## SEE ALSO

**http://shorewall.net/MultiISP.html**

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

## NOTES

- 1\.

  shorewall6-providers

  http://www.shorewall.net/manpages6/shorewall6-providers.html