I was thinking maybe we could use the /proc filesystem for this: implement
something like /proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_forward. Shouldn't be too hard.

cheers,
Bart
----- Original Message -----
From: "Henrik Nordstr�m" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Lennert Buytenhek" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, November 15, 2001 9:25 PM
Subject: Re: [Bridge] [ANN] bridge-nf-0.0.3 available


> On Wednesday 14 November 2001 21.32, Lennert Buytenhek wrote:
>
> > Difference from 0.0.2 is that this release gets rid of the
br_passthrough
> > module, and merges the netfilter code into the bridge module itself
instead
> > (it still has to be selected with a config option). This to prevent user
> > confusion. Red Hat 7.2 RPMs for i686 will be uploaded as soon as the
> > compile completes.
>
> The merging has the perhaps negative sideefect that the user no longer can
> choose at runtime if the bridge should be netfilter integrated or not,
only
> at build time.
>
> I cannot make up my mind on what is worst, not giving that choice at
runtime,
> or the confusion from having to load the module, but I think I agree that
it
> is a good move forward.
>
> Regards
> Henrik Nordstr�m
> MARA Systems AB
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