iproute2 is the way for kernel 2.4.x to handle IP source routing. (See docs
at http://www.linuxgrill.com/iproute2-toc.html for information)

ipchains and iptables are roughly equivalent to one another in that they
both have the same end result -- configuring a firewall.  ipchains is the
firewalling utility from the 2.2.x kernels (although still supported  under
2.4.x), while iptables is the kernel 2.4.x replacement for ipchains.

Michael

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Michael Viron
Registered Linux User #81978
Senior Systems & Administration Consultant
Web Spinners, University of West Florida

At 08:55 PM 09/25/2001 -0400, you wrote:
>I setup sharing my internet connection under Mandrake Control Center on 
>MDK 8.  It installed ipchains, iptables, and iproute2?  Are all these 
>programs used for the internet sharing or does it install some of these 
>for a just in case senerio?  What are they all supposed to do?
>
>Thanks,
>Kevin
>
>
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