## Name

routes — Shorewall file

## Synopsis

`/etc/shorewall[6]/routes`

## Description

This file was added in Shorewall 4.4.15 and is used to define routes to be added to provider routing tables.

The columns in the file are as follows.

PROVIDER

  The name or number of a provider defined in shorewall-providers (5). Beginning with Shorewall 4.5.14, you may also enter `main` in this column to add routes to the main routing table.

DEST

  Destination host address or network address.

GATEWAY (Optional)

  If specified, gives the IP address of the gateway to the DEST.

  Beginning with Shorewall 4.5.14, you may specify `blackhole` in this column to create a blackhole route.

  Beginning with Shorewall 4.5.15, you may specify `prohibit` or `unreachable` in this column to create a prohibit or unreachable route respectively.

DEVICE (Optional)

  Specifies the device route. If neither DEVICE nor GATEWAY is given, then the INTERFACE specified for the PROVIDER in shorewall-providers (5). This column must be omitted if `blackhole`, `prohibit` or `unreachable` is specified in the GATEWAY column.

OPTIONS (Optional)

  Added in Shorewall 5.0.2.

  Allowed options are:

  persistent

    If specified, the route remains in the provider's routing table even when the provider is disabled.

## FILES

/etc/shorewall/routes

/etc/shorewall6/routes

## See ALSO

http://www.shorewall.net/configuration_file_basics.htm#Pairs

shorewall(8)