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From: /dev/rob0 <rob0@gmx.co.uk>
To: netfilter@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: turning off iptables processing for bridged packets
Date: Sun, 27 Feb 2011 09:30:08 -0600	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20110227153008.GN4855@cardinal> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <DD1D3360D73274A4C51A9FAB@Ximines.local>

On Sun, Feb 27, 2011 at 03:04:32PM +0000, Alex Bligh wrote:
> By default netfilter appears to apply iptables rules (specifically 
> the FORWARD chain) to bridged packets. Is there a way to turn this 
> off (i.e. only apply the FORWARD chain to routed packets, not 
> bridged ones)? I seem to remember there is, but I can't for the 
> life of me find the configuration setting.

I'm not sure if there is a runtime sysctl, but at compile time your 
option is CONFIG_BRIDGE_NETFILTER.

If you don't want to compile a new kernel, you could put rules 
passing bridge-only traffic at the top of FORWARD:
    -A FORWARD -i br0 -o br0 -j ACCEPT
for example.
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      parent reply	other threads:[~2011-02-27 15:30 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 3+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2011-02-27 15:04 turning off iptables processing for bridged packets Alex Bligh
2011-02-27 15:21 ` "Oleg A. Arkhangelsky"
2011-02-27 15:30 ` /dev/rob0 [this message]

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