Re: 2.4 and ipmasq modules

[Daniel Stone]

On 20 Jan 2001 15:34:03 -0800, Aaron Lehmann wrote:
> On Sun, Jan 21, 2001 at 10:32:15AM +1100, Daniel Stone wrote:
> > FTP is under Connection Tracking support, FTP connection tracking. Does
> > the same stuff as ip_masq_ftp. IRC is located in patch-o-matic -
> > download iptables 1.2 and do a make patch-o-matic, there is also RPC and
> > eggdrop support in there. I'm half in the middle of porting ip_masq_icq,
> > but it's one hideously ugly kludge after another. Such is life.
> 
> That option seems to conflict with "ipfwadm (2.0-style) support".
> Preferably, I'd like to stay with friendly old ipfwadm rather than
> switching firewalling tools _again_.

Your choice, but if you choose not to switch, you lose the power of:
* stateful inspection
* modules
* a sane command line
* a metric shitload of extensions

"I'd rather stay with my friendly old pushbike than my car!"
So don't complain when you can't use cruise control.

d

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Daniel Stone
Linux Kernel Developer
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