Re: ipt_recent patch

[Amin Azez <azez@ufomechanic.net>]

Stephen Frost wrote:

> I don't really see the use-case for these new options...  Perhaps if it
> was combined with an IP mask of some kind, ie: packets from 5 IPs in the
> same /24 in the last 60 seconds, or some such.  That could also be
> accomplished by providing a way to tell ipt_recent to look for a mask
> instead of individual IPs though.  ie: For this table, consider any IPs
> in the same /24 to be the 'same' IP.
> 
> Anyway, they don't really affect how the module works as they just add
> additional ways to check on the data stored in the tables, so I'm not
> strongly against them just don't entirely see the point.


I agree that a mask ought also to be supplied, as /32 is equivalent to
the same-ip anyway.

Are you content to make that modification or do you wish me to?
I won't be able to do so for  week or two.

Sam