On 30-Jul-2001 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> On Mon 30 Jul at 01:47:30 -0400 [EMAIL PROTECTED] done said:
>>
>> IPtables, as I mentioned in the other group...
>
> That reminds me, I've been meaning to mention how big of a pain in the
> ass it is (well, not really, but I just think it could have been done
> better) that iptables is built in to the RPM-ised kernel by default which
> eliminates having ipchains built as a loadable kernel module. IMHO,
> it'd be much more simple to build them both in as modules and just have
> the user do an insmod on whichever they plan on using if and when they need
> them. Just my $0.02...
AFAIK The iptables is ALWAYS used in 2.4.x kernels (either as modules or
compiles into the kernel). The ipchains module is (as is the ipfwadm module)
is just for compatibility it "translates" calls to ipchains to the matching
iptables rules. This means you will always need iptables (even if you use
ipchains). And ipchains is just needed if you want to use the "old" ipchains
command.
Gregor
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E-Mail: Gregor Maier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: 30-Jul-2001
Time: 10:43:50
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