> Iptables on "lenny" still seems to include the old NAT-HOWTO and > packet-filtering howtos for kernel 2.4 series.
> Since Lenny won't support 2.4 anymore, this docs are not relevant and > even misleading (it *seems* iptables includes proper documentation > when that's not the case). I think this is a mistake and should be reverted. As far as I can see, the docs clearly state that they're for Linux 2.4 *and onwards*. iptables was introduced in Linux 2.4, and unlike Linux 2.2 and Linux 2.4, the Linux 2.6 series didn't introduce a new packet filtering system, so it's the same as in Linux 2.4. I glanced at the offending docs, and -- at a glance at least -- they look to be valid still. The only thing that seems to only mention 2.4 is the doc-base stuff. Here's a patch to fix this (against 1.4.1.1-3): Index: iptables-1.4.1.1/debian/iptables.doc-base.nat =================================================================== --- iptables-1.4.1.1.orig/debian/iptables.doc-base.nat 2008-11-14 17:19:59.926553140 +0100 +++ iptables-1.4.1.1/debian/iptables.doc-base.nat 2008-11-14 17:20:21.648947677 +0100 @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ Document: nat -Title: Linux 2.4 NAT HOWTO +Title: Linux 2.4/2.6 NAT HOWTO Author: Rusty Russell Abstract: This document describes how to do masquerading, transparent proxying, port forwarding, and other forms of Network Address Index: iptables-1.4.1.1/debian/iptables.doc-base.packet-filter =================================================================== --- iptables-1.4.1.1.orig/debian/iptables.doc-base.packet-filter 2008-11-14 17:19:59.990553103 +0100 +++ iptables-1.4.1.1/debian/iptables.doc-base.packet-filter 2008-11-14 17:20:29.717551157 +0100 @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ Document: packet-filter -Title: Linux 2.4 Packet Filtering HOWTO +Title: Linux 2.4/2.6 Packet Filtering HOWTO Author: Rusty Russell Abstract: This document describes how to use iptables to filter IP packets for the 2.4+ Linux kernels. -- Soren Hansen | Virtualisation specialist | Ubuntu Server Team Canonical Ltd. | http://www.ubuntu.com/
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