--- ipt_time.c.orig	2005-11-03 19:20:25.000000000 +0100
+++ ipt_time.c	2006-01-03 10:14:35.000000000 +0100
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
   2001-30-11 Fabrice : added the possibility to use the match in FORWARD/OUTPUT with a little hack,
      added Nguyen Dang Phuoc Dong <dongnd@tlnet.com.vn> patch to support timezones.
   2004-05-02 Fabrice : added support for date matching, from an idea of Fabien COELHO.
+  2006-01-03 Heiko Schlittermann <hs@schlittermann.de> : added support for timestart > timestop
 */
 
 #include <linux/module.h>
@@ -72,11 +73,14 @@
 
 	/* ... check the time now */
 	packet_time = (currenttime.tm_hour * 60) + currenttime.tm_min;
-	if ((packet_time < info->time_start) || (packet_time > info->time_stop))
-		return 0;
 
-	/* here we match ! */
-	return 1;
+	/* .hs now start > stop is possible */
+
+	if (info->time_start > info->time_stop)
+		return (packet_time >= info->time_start) || (packet_time < info->time_stop);
+
+	return (packet_time >= info->time_start) && (packet_time < info->time_stop);
+
 }
 
 static int