[Question] conntrack RELATED PACKET..and filter..

2002-05-20 Thread
when packet comes into PREROUTING HOOK , at the first conntrack module handle it. At this point, ip_conntrack_in() function handle it , finding protocol , finding former relative connection in conntrack hash table using resolve_normal_ct() function. What I ask like this

RE: Packet verdicts

2002-05-20 Thread Glover George
2002-05-17 16:18:38-0500, Glover George [EMAIL PROTECTED] - I've asked this question before, but never received any response, so forgive me for asking again. I was just looking through some things, and what I want to do has an option to do it in iptables 1.2.4, And that option is

problem when using linux2.4 as firewall

2002-05-20 Thread zheng chuanbo
sorry to ask this question again.this is a problem when we use linux2.4 as our firewall. our network is as the graph blow,we have about 500 users. hostA--switchA---Central Switch---firewall--router || ||

Re: problem when using linux2.4 as firewall

2002-05-20 Thread Joakim Axelsson
2002-05-20 22:13:24+0800, zheng chuanbo [EMAIL PROTECTED] - sorry to ask this question again.this is a problem when we use linux2.4 as our firewall. our network is as the graph blow,we have about 500 users. hostA--switchA---Central Switch---firewall--router |

Re: problem when using linux2.4 as firewall

2002-05-20 Thread Henrik Nordstrom
Quite likely a duplex negotiation problem. Check the duplex setting of the port where the firewall is connected, and the settings to the NIC driver on your Linux box. Having the switch configured for 100 Mbps full duplex rather than auto is recommended. Not all switches and drivers agree on

Re: Packet verdicts

2002-05-20 Thread Henrik Nordstrom
On Monday 20 May 2002 16:02, Glover George wrote: True, but I'm talking about only the INPUT, FORWARD, and OUTPUT chains. Why would you need test data? There should be a way to actually insert a packet into the real chains and see if it comes out (some sort of hook to see if it's a test

Re: Packet verdicts

2002-05-20 Thread Henrik Nordstrom
How I do it is that I have a piece of software that generates my entire ruleset according to set criteria. Everytime there is a change the entire ruleset is regenerated and then installed by iptables-restore in one atomic operation (well, one atomic operation per table.. would be nice if