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List:       ipfilter
Subject:    Re: ipfilter/nat for RedHat Linux 7.0?
From:       "Victor R. Cardona" <vcardona () home ! com>
Date:       2000-12-21 23:23:37
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Actually Linux uses ipchains with 2.2 kernels, and iptables/netfilter
with 2.4 kernels. Ipfwadm was used in the 2.0 kernels, and is not under
development anymore.

Victor Cardona

On Thu, Dec 21, 2000 at 03:53:39PM -0500, Victor wrote:
> well, netfilter is the one that comes with Linux 2.4 (replacement for
> iptables or ipchains, I think). The rule-set syntax is different but the
> idea is the same. Obviously it's not as good as IPFilter :) but I guess
> it would be the best thing for linux since it's native. This is ofcourse
> with the 2.4 kernel. 2.2 uses iptables or ipchains or ipfwadm (which is
> actually a frontend to ipchains in 2.2 series).
> 
> Rick Mean wrote:
> > 
> > Hi all,
> >    I'm using ipfilter/nat from TLS709 download and on an SCO OpenServer
> > 5.0.6 box with no complain. Now I want to do the same thing on a RedHat
> > Linux 7.0 box; will it work with IPFILTER 3.4.15? If not, any suggestion on
> > an alternative ip masquerading program?
> > 
> > Thanks in advance,
> > Rick Mean
> > Software Engineer
> > ElectroCom Systems, Inc.

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