On 2008-10-17 Nick Y Kuzminyh wrote: > Friday, October 17, 2008, 3:02:58 PM, you wrote: >> connlimit is part of the Linux kernel, i.e. whether you have it or not >> depends on your kernel version and which options are compiled into it, >> not on the distribution. > > Yes, surely, and the next question is the following: > When kernel with CONNLIMIT option compiled into it will be available > in Debian distribution?
No idea. I'm a proponent of "always compile your own kernel" anyway. > I found similar questions in Debian support forums since 2005 year. > Is is a difficult thing for Debian developers team to add support of > connlimit? Not AFAICS. But that's a question you should ask to the maintainer of the respective kernel package. >> zgrep CONNLIMIT /proc/config.gz > > This command returned nothing. Obviously, kernel 2.6.18-6-amd64 > doesn't support connlimit. Then you have to compile your own kernel if you want connlimit. >> Did you actually load the module? >> modprobe libipt-connlimit > > This command returns to me: > FATAL: Module libipt_connlimit not found. My bad. This certainly cannot work, see my other mail. > Is there any way to get "connlimit" support with no trouble of > compiling my own version of Debian kernel? No. If the option isn't part of the distribution kernel, you have to compile your own kernel to enable it. Regards Ansgar Wiechers -- "The Mac OS X kernel should never panic because, when it does, it seriously inconveniences the user." --http://developer.apple.com/technotes/tn2004/tn2118.html -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
