Arfan Bashid wrote:
>
> ok, i know im gonna sound like an idiot. but the
> problem is that im a fresh grad, just started work.
> and my first assignment is to rewrite the linux
> firewall (dont ask me why, ask the boss). and like an
> idiot i just went into the kernel sources for ipchains
> and started studying them. now the problem is that im
> confused about how ipchains and iptables are related.
> can some1 plz explain (very briefly).
I'm not hacker, but admin.
ipchains and iptables are like firewall exclusive plugins for kernel.
Only one of them (ipch, ipt and ipfw) can be loaded.
> and if there's a
> kernel guru out there could he/she tell me whether to
> rewrite chains or tables?
>
> as long as we're on the subject, could someone tell me
> wht this means:
>
> struct ip_reent reent[0];
>
> and then the kernel goes on and indexes this like a
> regular array.
>
try www.google.com/linux - it has answers for most of questions ;-)
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