From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Hadrien HAMEL Subject: Re: Writing new Netfilter Modules Date: Thu, 02 Jun 2005 19:17:31 +0200 Message-ID: <429F3F2B.6090406@enseirb.fr> References: <6B6D4D4E2ED1D6119DB80000D11D813EB4CA6F@blns203e.bln.icn.siemens.de> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Return-path: To: netfilter-devel@lists.netfilter.org In-Reply-To: <6B6D4D4E2ED1D6119DB80000D11D813EB4CA6F@blns203e.bln.icn.siemens.de> List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: netfilter-devel-bounces@lists.netfilter.org Errors-To: netfilter-devel-bounces@lists.netfilter.org List-Id: netfilter-devel.vger.kernel.org Gingold Tomasz wrote: >Hello, > >i want to write my own netfilter module. Can anybody tell me how to star= t? >Are there any tutorials/documents which could help? > >Up to now i have found the "Linux netfilter Hacking HOWTO", especially >chapter 4 "Information for Programmers. >Is this the only help i can obtain? > > >Another question:=20 >I have found on www.netfilter.org the following sta= tement:=20 >"netfilter and iptables are building blocks of a framework inside the Li= nux 2.4.x and 2.6.x kernel" >Does this mean, that netfilter and iptables are part of the kernel and d= on=B4t have to be installed? > >thanks for helping >gingold tomasz >berlin > > > =20 > Hi, There's a step-by-step description about writing a "match" extension here= : http://www.linuxfocus.org/English/February2005/article367.shtml I'm planning on writing another tutorial to help people developping extensions for NetFilter :) If you have any suggestions, send them to me! -- Hadrien Hamel French engineer