From: Pablo Neira Ayuso <pablo@netfilter.org>
To: switcher <switcher@linuxwall.info>
Cc: netfilter@lists.netfilter.org
Subject: Re: Check connection state in libipq hook
Date: Mon, 18 Jun 2007 21:20:13 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <4676DAED.1050003@netfilter.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20070618202242.wa8gjjs892ysg0w8@webmail.microgate.fr>
switcher wrote:
> Pablo Neira Ayuso <pablo@netfilter.org> a écrit :
>> Misconception: The connection tracking is a kernel module. libipq is
>> a userspace library. You can't invoke such functions from userspace.
>
> Errr...
> So, do you know another technique that I can use to do so in userspace ?
> I could maintain a connection state table in userspace but I think it's
> a waste of time to redo netfilter's job...
Well, it depends on what you want to do. Anyway, you may also use
libnetfilter_conntrack to listen to conntrack events. BTW, libipq has
been superseded by libnetfilter_queue and the NFQUEUE target.
--
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great struggle and heroic deeds -- J.Kadlecsik got inspired by J.Morris
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2007-06-18 19:20 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 6+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2007-06-18 14:15 Check connection state in libipq hook switcher
2007-06-18 18:15 ` Pablo Neira Ayuso
2007-06-18 18:22 ` switcher
2007-06-18 19:20 ` Pablo Neira Ayuso [this message]
2007-06-20 16:29 ` switcher
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2007-06-15 3:59 switcher
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