Re: [gentoo-user] IPtables - Mangle table - when/why do I need it (or do I need it)?

2013-01-03 Thread Tanstaafl
On 2013-01-02 7:14 PM, Mick michaelkintz...@gmail.com wrote: On Wednesday 02 Jan 2013 19:47:11 Tanstaafl wrote: Oh, ok - so, if I don't have any rules that use the 'mangle' command, then I can safely remove mangle support from my kernel and lose the mangle table altogether? Yes, I would

[gentoo-user] IPtables - Mangle table - when/why do I need it (or do I need it)?

2013-01-02 Thread Tanstaafl
Hi all, This has been bugging me for a while... I've googled, and can't seem to find a definitive answer to this question... Lots of references to the Mangle table, but nothing that really explains what this table is or does, and when or why I would want/need it. Currently, I have this in

Re: [gentoo-user] IPtables - Mangle table - when/why do I need it (or do I need it)?

2013-01-02 Thread Michael Orlitzky
On 01/02/13 08:38, Tanstaafl wrote: Hi all, This has been bugging me for a while... I've googled, and can't seem to find a definitive answer to this question... Lots of references to the Mangle table, but nothing that really explains what this table is or does, and when or why I would

Re: [gentoo-user] IPtables - Mangle table - when/why do I need it (or do I need it)?

2013-01-02 Thread Mick
On Wednesday 02 Jan 2013 13:38:27 Tanstaafl wrote: Hi all, This has been bugging me for a while... I've googled, and can't seem to find a definitive answer to this question... Lots of references to the Mangle table, but nothing that really explains what this table is or does, and when

Re: [gentoo-user] IPtables - Mangle table - when/why do I need it (or do I need it)?

2013-01-02 Thread Tanstaafl
On 2013-01-02 2:01 PM, Mick michaelkintz...@gmail.com wrote: If you have a look at 'man iptables-extensions' it gives some examples of using -t mangle. I haven't looked in Google recently, but there should be some examples there too. Oh, ok - so, if I don't have any rules that use the

Re: [gentoo-user] IPtables - Mangle table - when/why do I need it (or do I need it)?

2013-01-02 Thread Mick
On Wednesday 02 Jan 2013 19:47:11 Tanstaafl wrote: On 2013-01-02 2:01 PM, Mick michaelkintz...@gmail.com wrote: If you have a look at 'man iptables-extensions' it gives some examples of using -t mangle. I haven't looked in Google recently, but there should be some examples there too.

Re: [gentoo-user] IPtables - Mangle table - when/why do I need it (or do I need it)?

2013-01-02 Thread Pandu Poluan
On Jan 3, 2013 1:57 AM, Michael Orlitzky mich...@orlitzky.com wrote: On 01/02/13 08:38, Tanstaafl wrote: Hi all, This has been bugging me for a while... I've googled, and can't seem to find a definitive answer to this question... Lots of references to the Mangle table, but