1 menu "Core Netfilter Configuration"
2 depends on NET && INET && NETFILTER
4 config NETFILTER_NETLINK
5 tristate "Netfilter netlink interface"
7 If this option is enabled, the kernel will include support
8 for the new netfilter netlink interface.
10 config NETFILTER_NETLINK_QUEUE
11 tristate "Netfilter NFQUEUE over NFNETLINK interface"
12 depends on NETFILTER_NETLINK
14 If this option is enabled, the kernel will include support
15 for queueing packets via NFNETLINK.
17 config NETFILTER_NETLINK_LOG
18 tristate "Netfilter LOG over NFNETLINK interface"
19 depends on NETFILTER_NETLINK
21 If this option is enabled, the kernel will include support
22 for logging packets via NFNETLINK.
24 This obsoletes the existing ipt_ULOG and ebg_ulog mechanisms,
25 and is also scheduled to replace the old syslog-based ipt_LOG
28 config NF_CONNTRACK_ENABLED
29 tristate "Netfilter connection tracking support"
31 Connection tracking keeps a record of what packets have passed
32 through your machine, in order to figure out how they are related
35 This is required to do Masquerading or other kinds of Network
36 Address Translation (except for Fast NAT). It can also be used to
37 enhance packet filtering (see `Connection state match support'
40 To compile it as a module, choose M here. If unsure, say N.
43 prompt "Netfilter connection tracking support"
44 depends on NF_CONNTRACK_ENABLED
46 config NF_CONNTRACK_SUPPORT
47 bool "Layer 3 Independent Connection tracking"
49 Layer 3 independent connection tracking is experimental scheme
50 which generalize ip_conntrack to support other layer 3 protocols.
52 This is required to do Masquerading or other kinds of Network
53 Address Translation (except for Fast NAT). It can also be used to
54 enhance packet filtering (see `Connection state match support'
57 config IP_NF_CONNTRACK_SUPPORT
58 bool "Layer 3 Dependent Connection tracking (OBSOLETE)"
60 The old, Layer 3 dependent ip_conntrack subsystem of netfilter.
62 This is required to do Masquerading or other kinds of Network
63 Address Translation (except for Fast NAT). It can also be used to
64 enhance packet filtering (see `Connection state match support'
71 default m if NF_CONNTRACK_SUPPORT && NF_CONNTRACK_ENABLED=m
72 default y if NF_CONNTRACK_SUPPORT && NF_CONNTRACK_ENABLED=y
74 config IP_NF_CONNTRACK
76 default m if IP_NF_CONNTRACK_SUPPORT && NF_CONNTRACK_ENABLED=m
77 default y if IP_NF_CONNTRACK_SUPPORT && NF_CONNTRACK_ENABLED=y
80 bool "Connection tracking flow accounting"
81 depends on NF_CONNTRACK
83 If this option is enabled, the connection tracking code will
84 keep per-flow packet and byte counters.
86 Those counters can be used for flow-based accounting or the
91 config NF_CONNTRACK_MARK
92 bool 'Connection mark tracking support'
93 depends on NF_CONNTRACK
95 This option enables support for connection marks, used by the
96 `CONNMARK' target and `connmark' match. Similar to the mark value
97 of packets, but this mark value is kept in the conntrack session
98 instead of the individual packets.
100 config NF_CONNTRACK_SECMARK
101 bool 'Connection tracking security mark support'
102 depends on NF_CONNTRACK && NETWORK_SECMARK
104 This option enables security markings to be applied to
105 connections. Typically they are copied to connections from
106 packets using the CONNSECMARK target and copied back from
107 connections to packets with the same target, with the packets
108 being originally labeled via SECMARK.
112 config NF_CONNTRACK_EVENTS
113 bool "Connection tracking events (EXPERIMENTAL)"
114 depends on EXPERIMENTAL && NF_CONNTRACK
116 If this option is enabled, the connection tracking code will
117 provide a notifier chain that can be used by other kernel code
118 to get notified about changes in the connection tracking state.
122 config NF_CT_PROTO_GRE
124 depends on NF_CONNTRACK
126 config NF_CT_PROTO_SCTP
127 tristate 'SCTP protocol connection tracking support (EXPERIMENTAL)'
128 depends on EXPERIMENTAL && NF_CONNTRACK
131 With this option enabled, the layer 3 independent connection
132 tracking code will be able to do state tracking on SCTP connections.
134 If you want to compile it as a module, say M here and read
135 Documentation/modules.txt. If unsure, say `N'.
137 config NF_CONNTRACK_AMANDA
138 tristate "Amanda backup protocol support"
139 depends on NF_CONNTRACK
141 select TEXTSEARCH_KMP
143 If you are running the Amanda backup package <http://www.amanda.org/>
144 on this machine or machines that will be MASQUERADED through this
145 machine, then you may want to enable this feature. This allows the
146 connection tracking and natting code to allow the sub-channels that
147 Amanda requires for communication of the backup data, messages and
150 To compile it as a module, choose M here. If unsure, say N.
152 config NF_CONNTRACK_FTP
153 tristate "FTP protocol support"
154 depends on NF_CONNTRACK
156 Tracking FTP connections is problematic: special helpers are
157 required for tracking them, and doing masquerading and other forms
158 of Network Address Translation on them.
160 This is FTP support on Layer 3 independent connection tracking.
161 Layer 3 independent connection tracking is experimental scheme
162 which generalize ip_conntrack to support other layer 3 protocols.
164 To compile it as a module, choose M here. If unsure, say N.
166 config NF_CONNTRACK_H323
167 tristate "H.323 protocol support (EXPERIMENTAL)"
168 depends on EXPERIMENTAL && NF_CONNTRACK
170 H.323 is a VoIP signalling protocol from ITU-T. As one of the most
171 important VoIP protocols, it is widely used by voice hardware and
172 software including voice gateways, IP phones, Netmeeting, OpenPhone,
175 With this module you can support H.323 on a connection tracking/NAT
178 This module supports RAS, Fast Start, H.245 Tunnelling, Call
179 Forwarding, RTP/RTCP and T.120 based audio, video, fax, chat,
180 whiteboard, file transfer, etc. For more information, please
181 visit http://nath323.sourceforge.net/.
183 To compile it as a module, choose M here. If unsure, say N.
185 config NF_CONNTRACK_IRC
186 tristate "IRC protocol support"
187 depends on NF_CONNTRACK
189 There is a commonly-used extension to IRC called
190 Direct Client-to-Client Protocol (DCC). This enables users to send
191 files to each other, and also chat to each other without the need
192 of a server. DCC Sending is used anywhere you send files over IRC,
193 and DCC Chat is most commonly used by Eggdrop bots. If you are
194 using NAT, this extension will enable you to send files and initiate
195 chats. Note that you do NOT need this extension to get files or
196 have others initiate chats, or everything else in IRC.
198 To compile it as a module, choose M here. If unsure, say N.
200 config NF_CONNTRACK_NETBIOS_NS
201 tristate "NetBIOS name service protocol support (EXPERIMENTAL)"
202 depends on EXPERIMENTAL && NF_CONNTRACK
204 NetBIOS name service requests are sent as broadcast messages from an
205 unprivileged port and responded to with unicast messages to the
206 same port. This make them hard to firewall properly because connection
207 tracking doesn't deal with broadcasts. This helper tracks locally
208 originating NetBIOS name service requests and the corresponding
209 responses. It relies on correct IP address configuration, specifically
210 netmask and broadcast address. When properly configured, the output
211 of "ip address show" should look similar to this:
213 $ ip -4 address show eth0
214 4: eth0: <BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP> mtu 1500 qdisc pfifo_fast qlen 1000
215 inet 172.16.2.252/24 brd 172.16.2.255 scope global eth0
217 To compile it as a module, choose M here. If unsure, say N.
219 config NF_CONNTRACK_PPTP
220 tristate "PPtP protocol support"
221 depends on NF_CONNTRACK
222 select NF_CT_PROTO_GRE
224 This module adds support for PPTP (Point to Point Tunnelling
225 Protocol, RFC2637) connection tracking and NAT.
227 If you are running PPTP sessions over a stateful firewall or NAT
228 box, you may want to enable this feature.
230 Please note that not all PPTP modes of operation are supported yet.
231 Specifically these limitations exist:
232 - Blindy assumes that control connections are always established
233 in PNS->PAC direction. This is a violation of RFC2637.
234 - Only supports a single call within each session
236 To compile it as a module, choose M here. If unsure, say N.
238 config NF_CONNTRACK_SIP
239 tristate "SIP protocol support (EXPERIMENTAL)"
240 depends on EXPERIMENTAL && NF_CONNTRACK
242 SIP is an application-layer control protocol that can establish,
243 modify, and terminate multimedia sessions (conferences) such as
244 Internet telephony calls. With the ip_conntrack_sip and
245 the nf_nat_sip modules you can support the protocol on a connection
246 tracking/NATing firewall.
248 To compile it as a module, choose M here. If unsure, say N.
250 config NF_CONNTRACK_TFTP
251 tristate "TFTP protocol support"
252 depends on NF_CONNTRACK
254 TFTP connection tracking helper, this is required depending
255 on how restrictive your ruleset is.
256 If you are using a tftp client behind -j SNAT or -j MASQUERADING
259 To compile it as a module, choose M here. If unsure, say N.
262 tristate 'Connection tracking netlink interface (EXPERIMENTAL)'
263 depends on EXPERIMENTAL && NF_CONNTRACK && NETFILTER_NETLINK
264 depends on NF_CONNTRACK!=y || NETFILTER_NETLINK!=m
266 This option enables support for a netlink-based userspace interface
268 config NETFILTER_XTABLES
269 tristate "Netfilter Xtables support (required for ip_tables)"
271 This is required if you intend to use any of ip_tables,
272 ip6_tables or arp_tables.
274 # alphabetically ordered list of targets
276 config NETFILTER_XT_TARGET_CLASSIFY
277 tristate '"CLASSIFY" target support'
278 depends on NETFILTER_XTABLES
280 This option adds a `CLASSIFY' target, which enables the user to set
281 the priority of a packet. Some qdiscs can use this value for
282 classification, among these are:
284 atm, cbq, dsmark, pfifo_fast, htb, prio
286 To compile it as a module, choose M here. If unsure, say N.
288 config NETFILTER_XT_TARGET_CONNMARK
289 tristate '"CONNMARK" target support'
290 depends on NETFILTER_XTABLES
291 depends on IP_NF_MANGLE || IP6_NF_MANGLE
292 depends on (IP_NF_CONNTRACK && IP_NF_CONNTRACK_MARK) || (NF_CONNTRACK_MARK && NF_CONNTRACK)
294 This option adds a `CONNMARK' target, which allows one to manipulate
295 the connection mark value. Similar to the MARK target, but
296 affects the connection mark value rather than the packet mark value.
298 If you want to compile it as a module, say M here and read
299 <file:Documentation/modules.txt>. The module will be called
300 ipt_CONNMARK.o. If unsure, say `N'.
302 config NETFILTER_XT_TARGET_DSCP
303 tristate '"DSCP" target support'
304 depends on NETFILTER_XTABLES
305 depends on IP_NF_MANGLE || IP6_NF_MANGLE
307 This option adds a `DSCP' target, which allows you to manipulate
308 the IPv4/IPv6 header DSCP field (differentiated services codepoint).
310 The DSCP field can have any value between 0x0 and 0x3f inclusive.
312 To compile it as a module, choose M here. If unsure, say N.
314 config NETFILTER_XT_TARGET_MARK
315 tristate '"MARK" target support'
316 depends on NETFILTER_XTABLES
318 This option adds a `MARK' target, which allows you to create rules
319 in the `mangle' table which alter the netfilter mark (nfmark) field
320 associated with the packet prior to routing. This can change
321 the routing method (see `Use netfilter MARK value as routing
322 key') and can also be used by other subsystems to change their
325 To compile it as a module, choose M here. If unsure, say N.
327 config NETFILTER_XT_TARGET_NFQUEUE
328 tristate '"NFQUEUE" target Support'
329 depends on NETFILTER_XTABLES
331 This target replaced the old obsolete QUEUE target.
333 As opposed to QUEUE, it supports 65535 different queues,
336 To compile it as a module, choose M here. If unsure, say N.
338 config NETFILTER_XT_TARGET_NFLOG
339 tristate '"NFLOG" target support'
340 depends on NETFILTER_XTABLES
342 This option enables the NFLOG target, which allows to LOG
343 messages through the netfilter logging API, which can use
344 either the old LOG target, the old ULOG target or nfnetlink_log
347 To compile it as a module, choose M here. If unsure, say N.
349 config NETFILTER_XT_TARGET_NOTRACK
350 tristate '"NOTRACK" target support'
351 depends on NETFILTER_XTABLES
352 depends on IP_NF_RAW || IP6_NF_RAW
353 depends on IP_NF_CONNTRACK || NF_CONNTRACK
355 The NOTRACK target allows a select rule to specify
356 which packets *not* to enter the conntrack/NAT
357 subsystem with all the consequences (no ICMP error tracking,
358 no protocol helpers for the selected packets).
360 If you want to compile it as a module, say M here and read
361 <file:Documentation/modules.txt>. If unsure, say `N'.
363 config NETFILTER_XT_TARGET_SECMARK
364 tristate '"SECMARK" target support'
365 depends on NETFILTER_XTABLES && NETWORK_SECMARK
367 The SECMARK target allows security marking of network
368 packets, for use with security subsystems.
370 To compile it as a module, choose M here. If unsure, say N.
372 config NETFILTER_XT_TARGET_CONNSECMARK
373 tristate '"CONNSECMARK" target support'
374 depends on NETFILTER_XTABLES && \
375 ((NF_CONNTRACK && NF_CONNTRACK_SECMARK) || \
376 (IP_NF_CONNTRACK && IP_NF_CONNTRACK_SECMARK))
378 The CONNSECMARK target copies security markings from packets
379 to connections, and restores security markings from connections
380 to packets (if the packets are not already marked). This would
381 normally be used in conjunction with the SECMARK target.
383 To compile it as a module, choose M here. If unsure, say N.
385 config NETFILTER_XT_MATCH_COMMENT
386 tristate '"comment" match support'
387 depends on NETFILTER_XTABLES
389 This option adds a `comment' dummy-match, which allows you to put
390 comments in your iptables ruleset.
392 If you want to compile it as a module, say M here and read
393 <file:Documentation/modules.txt>. If unsure, say `N'.
395 config NETFILTER_XT_MATCH_CONNBYTES
396 tristate '"connbytes" per-connection counter match support'
397 depends on NETFILTER_XTABLES
398 depends on (IP_NF_CONNTRACK && IP_NF_CT_ACCT) || (NF_CT_ACCT && NF_CONNTRACK)
400 This option adds a `connbytes' match, which allows you to match the
401 number of bytes and/or packets for each direction within a connection.
403 If you want to compile it as a module, say M here and read
404 <file:Documentation/modules.txt>. If unsure, say `N'.
406 config NETFILTER_XT_MATCH_CONNMARK
407 tristate '"connmark" connection mark match support'
408 depends on NETFILTER_XTABLES
409 depends on (IP_NF_CONNTRACK && IP_NF_CONNTRACK_MARK) || (NF_CONNTRACK_MARK && NF_CONNTRACK)
411 This option adds a `connmark' match, which allows you to match the
412 connection mark value previously set for the session by `CONNMARK'.
414 If you want to compile it as a module, say M here and read
415 <file:Documentation/modules.txt>. The module will be called
416 ipt_connmark.o. If unsure, say `N'.
418 config NETFILTER_XT_MATCH_CONNTRACK
419 tristate '"conntrack" connection tracking match support'
420 depends on NETFILTER_XTABLES
421 depends on IP_NF_CONNTRACK || NF_CONNTRACK
423 This is a general conntrack match module, a superset of the state match.
425 It allows matching on additional conntrack information, which is
426 useful in complex configurations, such as NAT gateways with multiple
427 internet links or tunnels.
429 To compile it as a module, choose M here. If unsure, say N.
431 config NETFILTER_XT_MATCH_DCCP
432 tristate '"DCCP" protocol match support'
433 depends on NETFILTER_XTABLES
435 With this option enabled, you will be able to use the iptables
436 `dccp' match in order to match on DCCP source/destination ports
439 If you want to compile it as a module, say M here and read
440 <file:Documentation/modules.txt>. If unsure, say `N'.
442 config NETFILTER_XT_MATCH_DSCP
443 tristate '"DSCP" match support'
444 depends on NETFILTER_XTABLES
446 This option adds a `DSCP' match, which allows you to match against
447 the IPv4/IPv6 header DSCP field (differentiated services codepoint).
449 The DSCP field can have any value between 0x0 and 0x3f inclusive.
451 To compile it as a module, choose M here. If unsure, say N.
453 config NETFILTER_XT_MATCH_ESP
454 tristate '"ESP" match support'
455 depends on NETFILTER_XTABLES
457 This match extension allows you to match a range of SPIs
458 inside ESP header of IPSec packets.
460 To compile it as a module, choose M here. If unsure, say N.
462 config NETFILTER_XT_MATCH_HELPER
463 tristate '"helper" match support'
464 depends on NETFILTER_XTABLES
465 depends on IP_NF_CONNTRACK || NF_CONNTRACK
467 Helper matching allows you to match packets in dynamic connections
468 tracked by a conntrack-helper, ie. ip_conntrack_ftp
470 To compile it as a module, choose M here. If unsure, say Y.
472 config NETFILTER_XT_MATCH_LENGTH
473 tristate '"length" match support'
474 depends on NETFILTER_XTABLES
476 This option allows you to match the length of a packet against a
477 specific value or range of values.
479 To compile it as a module, choose M here. If unsure, say N.
481 config NETFILTER_XT_MATCH_LIMIT
482 tristate '"limit" match support'
483 depends on NETFILTER_XTABLES
485 limit matching allows you to control the rate at which a rule can be
486 matched: mainly useful in combination with the LOG target ("LOG
487 target support", below) and to avoid some Denial of Service attacks.
489 To compile it as a module, choose M here. If unsure, say N.
491 config NETFILTER_XT_MATCH_MAC
492 tristate '"mac" address match support'
493 depends on NETFILTER_XTABLES
495 MAC matching allows you to match packets based on the source
496 Ethernet address of the packet.
498 To compile it as a module, choose M here. If unsure, say N.
500 config NETFILTER_XT_MATCH_MARK
501 tristate '"mark" match support'
502 depends on NETFILTER_XTABLES
504 Netfilter mark matching allows you to match packets based on the
505 `nfmark' value in the packet. This can be set by the MARK target
508 To compile it as a module, choose M here. If unsure, say N.
510 config NETFILTER_XT_MATCH_POLICY
511 tristate 'IPsec "policy" match support'
512 depends on NETFILTER_XTABLES && XFRM
514 Policy matching allows you to match packets based on the
515 IPsec policy that was used during decapsulation/will
516 be used during encapsulation.
518 To compile it as a module, choose M here. If unsure, say N.
520 config NETFILTER_XT_MATCH_MULTIPORT
521 tristate "Multiple port match support"
522 depends on NETFILTER_XTABLES
524 Multiport matching allows you to match TCP or UDP packets based on
525 a series of source or destination ports: normally a rule can only
526 match a single range of ports.
528 To compile it as a module, choose M here. If unsure, say N.
530 config NETFILTER_XT_MATCH_PHYSDEV
531 tristate '"physdev" match support'
532 depends on NETFILTER_XTABLES && BRIDGE && BRIDGE_NETFILTER
534 Physdev packet matching matches against the physical bridge ports
535 the IP packet arrived on or will leave by.
537 To compile it as a module, choose M here. If unsure, say N.
539 config NETFILTER_XT_MATCH_PKTTYPE
540 tristate '"pkttype" packet type match support'
541 depends on NETFILTER_XTABLES
543 Packet type matching allows you to match a packet by
544 its "class", eg. BROADCAST, MULTICAST, ...
547 iptables -A INPUT -m pkttype --pkt-type broadcast -j LOG
549 To compile it as a module, choose M here. If unsure, say N.
551 config NETFILTER_XT_MATCH_QUOTA
552 tristate '"quota" match support'
553 depends on NETFILTER_XTABLES
555 This option adds a `quota' match, which allows to match on a
558 If you want to compile it as a module, say M here and read
559 <file:Documentation/modules.txt>. If unsure, say `N'.
561 config NETFILTER_XT_MATCH_REALM
562 tristate '"realm" match support'
563 depends on NETFILTER_XTABLES
566 This option adds a `realm' match, which allows you to use the realm
567 key from the routing subsystem inside iptables.
569 This match pretty much resembles the CONFIG_NET_CLS_ROUTE4 option
572 If you want to compile it as a module, say M here and read
573 <file:Documentation/modules.txt>. If unsure, say `N'.
575 config NETFILTER_XT_MATCH_SCTP
576 tristate '"sctp" protocol match support (EXPERIMENTAL)'
577 depends on NETFILTER_XTABLES && EXPERIMENTAL
579 With this option enabled, you will be able to use the
580 `sctp' match in order to match on SCTP source/destination ports
581 and SCTP chunk types.
583 If you want to compile it as a module, say M here and read
584 <file:Documentation/modules.txt>. If unsure, say `N'.
586 config NETFILTER_XT_MATCH_STATE
587 tristate '"state" match support'
588 depends on NETFILTER_XTABLES
589 depends on IP_NF_CONNTRACK || NF_CONNTRACK
591 Connection state matching allows you to match packets based on their
592 relationship to a tracked connection (ie. previous packets). This
593 is a powerful tool for packet classification.
595 To compile it as a module, choose M here. If unsure, say N.
597 config NETFILTER_XT_MATCH_STATISTIC
598 tristate '"statistic" match support'
599 depends on NETFILTER_XTABLES
601 This option adds a `statistic' match, which allows you to match
602 on packets periodically or randomly with a given percentage.
604 To compile it as a module, choose M here. If unsure, say N.
606 config NETFILTER_XT_MATCH_STRING
607 tristate '"string" match support'
608 depends on NETFILTER_XTABLES
610 select TEXTSEARCH_KMP
612 select TEXTSEARCH_FSM
614 This option adds a `string' match, which allows you to look for
615 pattern matchings in packets.
617 To compile it as a module, choose M here. If unsure, say N.
619 config NETFILTER_XT_MATCH_TCPMSS
620 tristate '"tcpmss" match support'
621 depends on NETFILTER_XTABLES
623 This option adds a `tcpmss' match, which allows you to examine the
624 MSS value of TCP SYN packets, which control the maximum packet size
627 To compile it as a module, choose M here. If unsure, say N.
629 config NETFILTER_XT_MATCH_HASHLIMIT
630 tristate '"hashlimit" match support'
631 depends on NETFILTER_XTABLES
633 This option adds a `hashlimit' match.
635 As opposed to `limit', this match dynamically creates a hash table
636 of limit buckets, based on your selection of source/destination
637 addresses and/or ports.
639 It enables you to express policies like `10kpps for any given
640 destination address' or `500pps from any given source address'