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From: Ozgur AKAN <akan@aiqa.com>
Subject: Re: mask for interface
Date: Tue, 30 Mar 2004 11:32:41 +0300
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Finally I understand it !

iptables -A test -i eth+ -j ACCEPT
iptables -A test -i eth0 -j ACCEPT
iptables -A test -i eth0+ -j ACCEPT
iptables -A test -i + -j ACCEPT
iptables -A test -i e+ -j ACCEPT

output of a test program is

iface : eth+, Mask is :FF,FF,FF
iface : eth0, Mask is :FF,FF,FF,FF,FF
iface : eth0+, Mask is :FF,FF,FF,FF
iface : +, Mask is :
iface : e+, Mask is :FF


-------test function to print mask value------
static void printMask(unsigned char *mask)
{
    printf("Mask is :");

    while (*mask != '\0') {
        printf("%X%s", *mask, *(mask+1) != '\0' ? "," : "\n");
        ++mask;
    }
}
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Thanks for your help...

Ozgur AKAN

>Again, it is used for the + wildcard.
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>In theory it could be used for other things as well, but only the + 
>wildcard is implemented in the iptables application.
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>Regards
>Henrik
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