depends on NET && INET && NETFILTER
config NETFILTER_NETLINK
- tristate "Netfilter netlink interface"
- help
- If this option is enabled, the kernel will include support
- for the new netfilter netlink interface.
+ tristate
config NETFILTER_NETLINK_QUEUE
tristate "Netfilter NFQUEUE over NFNETLINK interface"
- depends on NETFILTER_NETLINK
+ depends on NETFILTER_ADVANCED
+ select NETFILTER_NETLINK
help
If this option is enabled, the kernel will include support
for queueing packets via NFNETLINK.
config NETFILTER_NETLINK_LOG
tristate "Netfilter LOG over NFNETLINK interface"
- depends on NETFILTER_NETLINK
+ default m if NETFILTER_ADVANCED=n
+ select NETFILTER_NETLINK
help
If this option is enabled, the kernel will include support
for logging packets via NFNETLINK.
and is also scheduled to replace the old syslog-based ipt_LOG
and ip6t_LOG modules.
-# Rename this to NF_CONNTRACK in a 2.6.25
-config NF_CONNTRACK_ENABLED
+config NF_CONNTRACK
tristate "Netfilter connection tracking support"
+ default m if NETFILTER_ADVANCED=n
help
Connection tracking keeps a record of what packets have passed
through your machine, in order to figure out how they are related
To compile it as a module, choose M here. If unsure, say N.
-config NF_CONNTRACK
- tristate
- default NF_CONNTRACK_ENABLED
-
config NF_CT_ACCT
bool "Connection tracking flow accounting"
+ depends on NETFILTER_ADVANCED
depends on NF_CONNTRACK
help
If this option is enabled, the connection tracking code will
config NF_CONNTRACK_MARK
bool 'Connection mark tracking support'
+ depends on NETFILTER_ADVANCED
depends on NF_CONNTRACK
help
This option enables support for connection marks, used by the
config NF_CONNTRACK_SECMARK
bool 'Connection tracking security mark support'
depends on NF_CONNTRACK && NETWORK_SECMARK
+ default m if NETFILTER_ADVANCED=n
help
This option enables security markings to be applied to
connections. Typically they are copied to connections from
If unsure, say 'N'.
config NF_CONNTRACK_EVENTS
- bool "Connection tracking events (EXPERIMENTAL)"
- depends on EXPERIMENTAL && NF_CONNTRACK
+ bool "Connection tracking events"
+ depends on NF_CONNTRACK
+ depends on NETFILTER_ADVANCED
help
If this option is enabled, the connection tracking code will
provide a notifier chain that can be used by other kernel code
config NF_CT_PROTO_SCTP
tristate 'SCTP protocol connection tracking support (EXPERIMENTAL)'
depends on EXPERIMENTAL && NF_CONNTRACK
- default n
+ depends on NETFILTER_ADVANCED
help
With this option enabled, the layer 3 independent connection
tracking code will be able to do state tracking on SCTP connections.
<file:Documentation/kbuild/modules.txt>. If unsure, say `N'.
config NF_CT_PROTO_UDPLITE
- tristate 'UDP-Lite protocol connection tracking support (EXPERIMENTAL)'
- depends on EXPERIMENTAL && NF_CONNTRACK
+ tristate 'UDP-Lite protocol connection tracking support'
+ depends on NF_CONNTRACK
+ depends on NETFILTER_ADVANCED
help
With this option enabled, the layer 3 independent connection
tracking code will be able to do state tracking on UDP-Lite
config NF_CONNTRACK_AMANDA
tristate "Amanda backup protocol support"
depends on NF_CONNTRACK
+ depends on NETFILTER_ADVANCED
select TEXTSEARCH
select TEXTSEARCH_KMP
help
config NF_CONNTRACK_FTP
tristate "FTP protocol support"
depends on NF_CONNTRACK
+ default m if NETFILTER_ADVANCED=n
help
Tracking FTP connections is problematic: special helpers are
required for tracking them, and doing masquerading and other forms
To compile it as a module, choose M here. If unsure, say N.
config NF_CONNTRACK_H323
- tristate "H.323 protocol support (EXPERIMENTAL)"
- depends on EXPERIMENTAL && NF_CONNTRACK && (IPV6 || IPV6=n)
+ tristate "H.323 protocol support"
+ depends on NF_CONNTRACK && (IPV6 || IPV6=n)
+ depends on NETFILTER_ADVANCED
help
H.323 is a VoIP signalling protocol from ITU-T. As one of the most
important VoIP protocols, it is widely used by voice hardware and
config NF_CONNTRACK_IRC
tristate "IRC protocol support"
depends on NF_CONNTRACK
+ default m if NETFILTER_ADVANCED=n
help
There is a commonly-used extension to IRC called
Direct Client-to-Client Protocol (DCC). This enables users to send
To compile it as a module, choose M here. If unsure, say N.
config NF_CONNTRACK_NETBIOS_NS
- tristate "NetBIOS name service protocol support (EXPERIMENTAL)"
- depends on EXPERIMENTAL && NF_CONNTRACK
+ tristate "NetBIOS name service protocol support"
+ depends on NF_CONNTRACK
+ depends on NETFILTER_ADVANCED
help
NetBIOS name service requests are sent as broadcast messages from an
unprivileged port and responded to with unicast messages to the
config NF_CONNTRACK_PPTP
tristate "PPtP protocol support"
depends on NF_CONNTRACK
+ depends on NETFILTER_ADVANCED
select NF_CT_PROTO_GRE
help
This module adds support for PPTP (Point to Point Tunnelling
config NF_CONNTRACK_SANE
tristate "SANE protocol support (EXPERIMENTAL)"
depends on EXPERIMENTAL && NF_CONNTRACK
+ depends on NETFILTER_ADVANCED
help
SANE is a protocol for remote access to scanners as implemented
by the 'saned' daemon. Like FTP, it uses separate control and
To compile it as a module, choose M here. If unsure, say N.
config NF_CONNTRACK_SIP
- tristate "SIP protocol support (EXPERIMENTAL)"
- depends on EXPERIMENTAL && NF_CONNTRACK
+ tristate "SIP protocol support"
+ depends on NF_CONNTRACK
+ default m if NETFILTER_ADVANCED=n
help
SIP is an application-layer control protocol that can establish,
modify, and terminate multimedia sessions (conferences) such as
config NF_CONNTRACK_TFTP
tristate "TFTP protocol support"
depends on NF_CONNTRACK
+ depends on NETFILTER_ADVANCED
help
TFTP connection tracking helper, this is required depending
on how restrictive your ruleset is.
To compile it as a module, choose M here. If unsure, say N.
config NF_CT_NETLINK
- tristate 'Connection tracking netlink interface (EXPERIMENTAL)'
- depends on EXPERIMENTAL && NF_CONNTRACK && NETFILTER_NETLINK
- depends on NF_CONNTRACK!=y || NETFILTER_NETLINK!=m
+ tristate 'Connection tracking netlink interface'
+ depends on NF_CONNTRACK
+ select NETFILTER_NETLINK
depends on NF_NAT=n || NF_NAT
+ default m if NETFILTER_ADVANCED=n
help
This option enables support for a netlink-based userspace interface
config NETFILTER_XTABLES
tristate "Netfilter Xtables support (required for ip_tables)"
+ default m if NETFILTER_ADVANCED=n
help
This is required if you intend to use any of ip_tables,
ip6_tables or arp_tables.
config NETFILTER_XT_TARGET_CLASSIFY
tristate '"CLASSIFY" target support'
depends on NETFILTER_XTABLES
+ depends on NETFILTER_ADVANCED
help
This option adds a `CLASSIFY' target, which enables the user to set
the priority of a packet. Some qdiscs can use this value for
depends on NETFILTER_XTABLES
depends on IP_NF_MANGLE || IP6_NF_MANGLE
depends on NF_CONNTRACK
+ depends on NETFILTER_ADVANCED
select NF_CONNTRACK_MARK
help
This option adds a `CONNMARK' target, which allows one to manipulate
the connection mark value. Similar to the MARK target, but
affects the connection mark value rather than the packet mark value.
-
+
If you want to compile it as a module, say M here and read
<file:Documentation/kbuild/modules.txt>. The module will be called
ipt_CONNMARK.ko. If unsure, say `N'.
config NETFILTER_XT_TARGET_DSCP
- tristate '"DSCP" target support'
+ tristate '"DSCP" and "TOS" target support'
depends on NETFILTER_XTABLES
depends on IP_NF_MANGLE || IP6_NF_MANGLE
+ depends on NETFILTER_ADVANCED
help
This option adds a `DSCP' target, which allows you to manipulate
the IPv4/IPv6 header DSCP field (differentiated services codepoint).
The DSCP field can have any value between 0x0 and 0x3f inclusive.
+ It also adds the "TOS" target, which allows you to create rules in
+ the "mangle" table which alter the Type Of Service field of an IPv4
+ or the Priority field of an IPv6 packet, prior to routing.
+
To compile it as a module, choose M here. If unsure, say N.
config NETFILTER_XT_TARGET_MARK
tristate '"MARK" target support'
depends on NETFILTER_XTABLES
+ default m if NETFILTER_ADVANCED=n
help
This option adds a `MARK' target, which allows you to create rules
in the `mangle' table which alter the netfilter mark (nfmark) field
config NETFILTER_XT_TARGET_NFQUEUE
tristate '"NFQUEUE" target Support'
depends on NETFILTER_XTABLES
+ depends on NETFILTER_ADVANCED
help
This target replaced the old obsolete QUEUE target.
config NETFILTER_XT_TARGET_NFLOG
tristate '"NFLOG" target support'
depends on NETFILTER_XTABLES
+ default m if NETFILTER_ADVANCED=n
help
This option enables the NFLOG target, which allows to LOG
messages through the netfilter logging API, which can use
depends on NETFILTER_XTABLES
depends on IP_NF_RAW || IP6_NF_RAW
depends on NF_CONNTRACK
+ depends on NETFILTER_ADVANCED
help
The NOTRACK target allows a select rule to specify
which packets *not* to enter the conntrack/NAT
subsystem with all the consequences (no ICMP error tracking,
no protocol helpers for the selected packets).
-
+
If you want to compile it as a module, say M here and read
<file:Documentation/kbuild/modules.txt>. If unsure, say `N'.
+config NETFILTER_XT_TARGET_RATEEST
+ tristate '"RATEEST" target support'
+ depends on NETFILTER_XTABLES
+ depends on NETFILTER_ADVANCED
+ help
+ This option adds a `RATEEST' target, which allows to measure
+ rates similar to TC estimators. The `rateest' match can be
+ used to match on the measured rates.
+
+ To compile it as a module, choose M here. If unsure, say N.
+
config NETFILTER_XT_TARGET_TRACE
tristate '"TRACE" target support'
depends on NETFILTER_XTABLES
depends on IP_NF_RAW || IP6_NF_RAW
+ depends on NETFILTER_ADVANCED
help
The TRACE target allows you to mark packets so that the kernel
will log every rule which match the packets as those traverse
the tables, chains, rules.
If you want to compile it as a module, say M here and read
- <file:Documentation/modules.txt>. If unsure, say `N'.
+ <file:Documentation/kbuild/modules.txt>. If unsure, say `N'.
config NETFILTER_XT_TARGET_SECMARK
tristate '"SECMARK" target support'
depends on NETFILTER_XTABLES && NETWORK_SECMARK
+ default m if NETFILTER_ADVANCED=n
help
The SECMARK target allows security marking of network
packets, for use with security subsystems.
config NETFILTER_XT_TARGET_CONNSECMARK
tristate '"CONNSECMARK" target support'
depends on NETFILTER_XTABLES && NF_CONNTRACK && NF_CONNTRACK_SECMARK
+ default m if NETFILTER_ADVANCED=n
help
The CONNSECMARK target copies security markings from packets
to connections, and restores security markings from connections
config NETFILTER_XT_TARGET_TCPMSS
tristate '"TCPMSS" target support'
depends on NETFILTER_XTABLES && (IPV6 || IPV6=n)
+ default m if NETFILTER_ADVANCED=n
---help---
This option adds a `TCPMSS' target, which allows you to alter the
MSS value of TCP SYN packets, to control the maximum size for that
To compile it as a module, choose M here. If unsure, say N.
+config NETFILTER_XT_TARGET_TCPOPTSTRIP
+ tristate '"TCPOPTSTRIP" target support (EXPERIMENTAL)'
+ depends on EXPERIMENTAL && NETFILTER_XTABLES
+ depends on IP_NF_MANGLE || IP6_NF_MANGLE
+ depends on NETFILTER_ADVANCED
+ help
+ This option adds a "TCPOPTSTRIP" target, which allows you to strip
+ TCP options from TCP packets.
+
config NETFILTER_XT_MATCH_COMMENT
tristate '"comment" match support'
depends on NETFILTER_XTABLES
+ depends on NETFILTER_ADVANCED
help
This option adds a `comment' dummy-match, which allows you to put
comments in your iptables ruleset.
tristate '"connbytes" per-connection counter match support'
depends on NETFILTER_XTABLES
depends on NF_CONNTRACK
+ depends on NETFILTER_ADVANCED
select NF_CT_ACCT
help
This option adds a `connbytes' match, which allows you to match the
tristate '"connlimit" match support"'
depends on NETFILTER_XTABLES
depends on NF_CONNTRACK
+ depends on NETFILTER_ADVANCED
---help---
This match allows you to match against the number of parallel
connections to a server per client IP address (or address block).
tristate '"connmark" connection mark match support'
depends on NETFILTER_XTABLES
depends on NF_CONNTRACK
+ depends on NETFILTER_ADVANCED
select NF_CONNTRACK_MARK
help
This option adds a `connmark' match, which allows you to match the
connection mark value previously set for the session by `CONNMARK'.
-
+
If you want to compile it as a module, say M here and read
<file:Documentation/kbuild/modules.txt>. The module will be called
ipt_connmark.ko. If unsure, say `N'.
tristate '"conntrack" connection tracking match support'
depends on NETFILTER_XTABLES
depends on NF_CONNTRACK
+ default m if NETFILTER_ADVANCED=n
help
This is a general conntrack match module, a superset of the state match.
To compile it as a module, choose M here. If unsure, say N.
config NETFILTER_XT_MATCH_DCCP
- tristate '"DCCP" protocol match support'
+ tristate '"dccp" protocol match support'
depends on NETFILTER_XTABLES
+ depends on NETFILTER_ADVANCED
help
With this option enabled, you will be able to use the iptables
`dccp' match in order to match on DCCP source/destination ports
<file:Documentation/kbuild/modules.txt>. If unsure, say `N'.
config NETFILTER_XT_MATCH_DSCP
- tristate '"DSCP" match support'
+ tristate '"dscp" and "tos" match support'
depends on NETFILTER_XTABLES
+ depends on NETFILTER_ADVANCED
help
This option adds a `DSCP' match, which allows you to match against
the IPv4/IPv6 header DSCP field (differentiated services codepoint).
The DSCP field can have any value between 0x0 and 0x3f inclusive.
+ It will also add a "tos" match, which allows you to match packets
+ based on the Type Of Service fields of the IPv4 packet (which share
+ the same bits as DSCP).
+
To compile it as a module, choose M here. If unsure, say N.
config NETFILTER_XT_MATCH_ESP
- tristate '"ESP" match support'
+ tristate '"esp" match support'
depends on NETFILTER_XTABLES
+ depends on NETFILTER_ADVANCED
help
This match extension allows you to match a range of SPIs
inside ESP header of IPSec packets.
tristate '"helper" match support'
depends on NETFILTER_XTABLES
depends on NF_CONNTRACK
+ depends on NETFILTER_ADVANCED
help
Helper matching allows you to match packets in dynamic connections
tracked by a conntrack-helper, ie. ip_conntrack_ftp
To compile it as a module, choose M here. If unsure, say Y.
+config NETFILTER_XT_MATCH_IPRANGE
+ tristate '"iprange" address range match support'
+ depends on NETFILTER_XTABLES
+ depends on NETFILTER_ADVANCED
+ ---help---
+ This option adds a "iprange" match, which allows you to match based on
+ an IP address range. (Normal iptables only matches on single addresses
+ with an optional mask.)
+
+ If unsure, say M.
+
config NETFILTER_XT_MATCH_LENGTH
tristate '"length" match support'
depends on NETFILTER_XTABLES
+ depends on NETFILTER_ADVANCED
help
This option allows you to match the length of a packet against a
specific value or range of values.
config NETFILTER_XT_MATCH_LIMIT
tristate '"limit" match support'
depends on NETFILTER_XTABLES
+ depends on NETFILTER_ADVANCED
help
limit matching allows you to control the rate at which a rule can be
matched: mainly useful in combination with the LOG target ("LOG
config NETFILTER_XT_MATCH_MAC
tristate '"mac" address match support'
depends on NETFILTER_XTABLES
+ depends on NETFILTER_ADVANCED
help
MAC matching allows you to match packets based on the source
Ethernet address of the packet.
config NETFILTER_XT_MATCH_MARK
tristate '"mark" match support'
depends on NETFILTER_XTABLES
+ default m if NETFILTER_ADVANCED=n
help
Netfilter mark matching allows you to match packets based on the
`nfmark' value in the packet. This can be set by the MARK target
To compile it as a module, choose M here. If unsure, say N.
+config NETFILTER_XT_MATCH_OWNER
+ tristate '"owner" match support'
+ depends on NETFILTER_XTABLES
+ depends on NETFILTER_ADVANCED
+ ---help---
+ Socket owner matching allows you to match locally-generated packets
+ based on who created the socket: the user or group. It is also
+ possible to check whether a socket actually exists.
+
config NETFILTER_XT_MATCH_POLICY
tristate 'IPsec "policy" match support'
depends on NETFILTER_XTABLES && XFRM
+ default m if NETFILTER_ADVANCED=n
help
Policy matching allows you to match packets based on the
IPsec policy that was used during decapsulation/will
To compile it as a module, choose M here. If unsure, say N.
config NETFILTER_XT_MATCH_MULTIPORT
- tristate "Multiple port match support"
+ tristate '"multiport" Multiple port match support'
depends on NETFILTER_XTABLES
+ depends on NETFILTER_ADVANCED
help
Multiport matching allows you to match TCP or UDP packets based on
a series of source or destination ports: normally a rule can only
config NETFILTER_XT_MATCH_PHYSDEV
tristate '"physdev" match support'
depends on NETFILTER_XTABLES && BRIDGE && BRIDGE_NETFILTER
+ depends on NETFILTER_ADVANCED
help
Physdev packet matching matches against the physical bridge ports
the IP packet arrived on or will leave by.
config NETFILTER_XT_MATCH_PKTTYPE
tristate '"pkttype" packet type match support'
depends on NETFILTER_XTABLES
+ depends on NETFILTER_ADVANCED
help
Packet type matching allows you to match a packet by
its "class", eg. BROADCAST, MULTICAST, ...
config NETFILTER_XT_MATCH_QUOTA
tristate '"quota" match support'
depends on NETFILTER_XTABLES
+ depends on NETFILTER_ADVANCED
help
This option adds a `quota' match, which allows to match on a
byte counter.
If you want to compile it as a module, say M here and read
<file:Documentation/kbuild/modules.txt>. If unsure, say `N'.
+config NETFILTER_XT_MATCH_RATEEST
+ tristate '"rateest" match support'
+ depends on NETFILTER_XTABLES
+ depends on NETFILTER_ADVANCED
+ select NETFILTER_XT_TARGET_RATEEST
+ help
+ This option adds a `rateest' match, which allows to match on the
+ rate estimated by the RATEEST target.
+
+ To compile it as a module, choose M here. If unsure, say N.
+
config NETFILTER_XT_MATCH_REALM
tristate '"realm" match support'
depends on NETFILTER_XTABLES
+ depends on NETFILTER_ADVANCED
select NET_CLS_ROUTE
help
This option adds a `realm' match, which allows you to use the realm
key from the routing subsystem inside iptables.
-
+
This match pretty much resembles the CONFIG_NET_CLS_ROUTE4 option
in tc world.
-
+
If you want to compile it as a module, say M here and read
<file:Documentation/kbuild/modules.txt>. If unsure, say `N'.
config NETFILTER_XT_MATCH_SCTP
tristate '"sctp" protocol match support (EXPERIMENTAL)'
depends on NETFILTER_XTABLES && EXPERIMENTAL
+ depends on NETFILTER_ADVANCED
help
With this option enabled, you will be able to use the
`sctp' match in order to match on SCTP source/destination ports
tristate '"state" match support'
depends on NETFILTER_XTABLES
depends on NF_CONNTRACK
+ default m if NETFILTER_ADVANCED=n
help
Connection state matching allows you to match packets based on their
relationship to a tracked connection (ie. previous packets). This
config NETFILTER_XT_MATCH_STATISTIC
tristate '"statistic" match support'
depends on NETFILTER_XTABLES
+ depends on NETFILTER_ADVANCED
help
This option adds a `statistic' match, which allows you to match
on packets periodically or randomly with a given percentage.
config NETFILTER_XT_MATCH_STRING
tristate '"string" match support'
depends on NETFILTER_XTABLES
+ depends on NETFILTER_ADVANCED
select TEXTSEARCH
select TEXTSEARCH_KMP
select TEXTSEARCH_BM
config NETFILTER_XT_MATCH_TCPMSS
tristate '"tcpmss" match support'
depends on NETFILTER_XTABLES
+ depends on NETFILTER_ADVANCED
help
This option adds a `tcpmss' match, which allows you to examine the
MSS value of TCP SYN packets, which control the maximum packet size
To compile it as a module, choose M here. If unsure, say N.
+config NETFILTER_XT_MATCH_TIME
+ tristate '"time" match support'
+ depends on NETFILTER_XTABLES
+ depends on NETFILTER_ADVANCED
+ ---help---
+ This option adds a "time" match, which allows you to match based on
+ the packet arrival time (at the machine which netfilter is running)
+ on) or departure time/date (for locally generated packets).
+
+ If you say Y here, try `iptables -m time --help` for
+ more information.
+
+ If you want to compile it as a module, say M here.
+ If unsure, say N.
+
config NETFILTER_XT_MATCH_U32
tristate '"u32" match support'
depends on NETFILTER_XTABLES
+ depends on NETFILTER_ADVANCED
---help---
u32 allows you to extract quantities of up to 4 bytes from a packet,
AND them with specified masks, shift them by specified amounts and
config NETFILTER_XT_MATCH_HASHLIMIT
tristate '"hashlimit" match support'
depends on NETFILTER_XTABLES && (IP6_NF_IPTABLES || IP6_NF_IPTABLES=n)
+ depends on NETFILTER_ADVANCED
help
This option adds a `hashlimit' match.