--- loncom/configuration/Firewall.pm	2011/05/15 00:49:41	1.11
+++ loncom/configuration/Firewall.pm	2013/02/08 14:55:12	1.12
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network with CAPA
 # Firewall configuration to allow internal LON-CAPA communication between servers   
 #
-# $Id: Firewall.pm,v 1.11 2011/05/15 00:49:41 raeburn Exp $
+# $Id: Firewall.pm,v 1.12 2013/02/08 14:55:12 raeburn Exp $
 #
 # The LearningOnline Network with CAPA
 #
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ package LONCAPA::Firewall;
 use strict;
 use lib '/home/httpd/perl/lib';
 use LONCAPA::Configuration;
+use LONCAPA;
 
 sub firewall_open_port {
     my ($iptables,$fw_chains,$lond_port,$iphost,$ports) = @_;
@@ -375,11 +376,7 @@ sub get_lond_port {
 
 sub get_fw_chains {
     my ($iptables) = @_;
-    my $distro;
-    if (open(PIPE,"/home/httpd/perl/distprobe|")) {
-        $distro = <PIPE>;
-        close(PIPE);
-    }
+    my $distro = &LONCAPA::distro();
     my @fw_chains;
     my $suse_config = "/etc/sysconfig/SuSEfirewall2";
     my $ubuntu_config = "/etc/ufw/ufw.conf";