* Re: help entries for CONFIG_IP_NF_ARP{TABLES,FILTER} ?
2004-01-09 2:49 help entries for CONFIG_IP_NF_ARP{TABLES,FILTER} ? Adrian Bunk
@ 2004-01-13 0:06 ` Harald Welte
2004-01-13 0:24 ` Adrian Bunk
2004-01-14 0:23 ` David S. Miller
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From: Harald Welte @ 2004-01-13 0:06 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Adrian Bunk; +Cc: netfilter-devel, David Miller
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On Fri, Jan 09, 2004 at 03:49:17AM +0100, Adrian Bunk wrote:
> Hi Harald,
>
> both kernel 2.4 and 2.6 contain the CONFIG_IP_NF_ARP{TABLES,FILTER}
> options but lack help texts for these options. Could you (or someone
> else) provide help texts?
Sure, please see the attached help texts below.
David, please apply at your convenience.
--- linux-2.6.0-old/net/ipv4/netfilter/Kconfig 2003-10-25 20:44:33.000000000 +0200
+++ linux-2.6.0/net/ipv4/netfilter/Kconfig 2004-01-13 00:58:46.000000000 +0100
@@ -529,10 +529,23 @@
config IP_NF_ARPTABLES
tristate "ARP tables support"
+ help
+ arptables is a general, extensible packet identification framework.
+ The ARP packet filtering and mangling (manipulation)subsystems
+ use this: say Y or M here if you want to use either of those.
+
+ To compile it as a module, choose M here. If unsure, say N.
config IP_NF_ARPFILTER
tristate "ARP packet filtering"
depends on IP_NF_ARPTABLES
+ help
+ ARP packet filtering defines a table `filter', which has a series of
+ rules for simple ARP packet filtering at local input and
+ local output. On a bridge, you can also specify filtering rules
+ for forwarded ARP packets. See the man page for arptables(8).
+
+ To compile it as a module, choose M here. If unsure, say N.
config IP_NF_ARP_MANGLE
tristate "ARP payload mangling"
--- linux-2.4.24/Documentation/Configure.help 2003-11-28 19:26:19.000000000 +0100
+++ linux-2.4.24-help/Documentation/Configure.help 2004-01-13 01:05:32.000000000 +0100
@@ -3235,11 +3235,32 @@
If you want to compile it as a module, say M here and read
<file:Documentation/modules.txt>. If unsure, say `N'.
+ARP tables support
+CONFIG_IP_NF_ARPTABLES
+ arptables is a general, extensible packet identification framework.
+ The ARP packet filtering and mangling (manipulation)subsystems
+ use this: say Y or M here if you want to use either of those.
+
+ If you want to compile it as a module, say M here and read
+ <file:Documentation/modules.txt>. If unsure, say `N'.
+
+ARP packet filtering
+CONFIG_IP_NF_ARPFILTER
+ ARP packet filtering defines a table `filter', which has a series of
+ rules for simple ARP packet filtering at local input and
+ local output. See the man page for arptables(8).
+
+ If you want to compile it as a module, say M here and read
+ <file:Documentation/modules.txt>. If unsure, say `N'.
+
ARP payload mangling
CONFIG_IP_NF_ARP_MANGLE
Allows altering the ARP packet payload: source and destination
hardware and network addresses.
+ If you want to compile it as a module, say M here and read
+ <file:Documentation/modules.txt>. If unsure, say `N'.
+
TCP Explicit Congestion Notification support
CONFIG_INET_ECN
Explicit Congestion Notification (ECN) allows routers to notify
> TIA
> Adrian
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- Harald Welte <laforge@netfilter.org> http://www.netfilter.org/
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