Re: Query

[David Vogt <beunlovable@gmail.com>]

2006/2/10, Rob Sterenborg <rob@sterenborg.info>:
> On Fri, February 10, 2006 14:46, David Vogt wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > iptables provides facilites to queue packets that traverse the kernel
> > to a user space application. You can specify rules that define which
> > packets are sent to user space. Furthermore, you can modify packet
> > data to be reinjected into the kernel.
> >
> > I would suggest reading the manpage of libipq, providing a simple API
> > to receive the packets. A very simple example application can be found
> > there as well.
> > As to reinjection, read the ipq_set_verdict man page.
> > Hope that helps a little bit.
>
> Yes, but still : can you give me a reason why I would use
> iptables/netfilter/libipq to sniff and log packets when I can do it with
> tcpdump or something ?
> The OP says <quote>I want to capture IP packets so that I can compress it and
> then send it to the receiver</quote>. If he just wants to capture packets, it
> seems to me that using iptables for this is a bit more difficult.
>

As far as I understood he wants to modify the packets and reinject
them. Is this possible with pcdump and ethereal as well? I thought
they were ... read-only?
On the other hand ... if he takes care of the communication of the
packets in any other way (socket or whatever), libipq would not by my
first choice either.

David

David