Posts Tagged with 'vinay'

With Linux 2.4 right around the corner, now would be a very good time to discuss the new packet observation and filtering mechanism that were introduced during the 2.3 kernel development, which iscalled netfilter. I discussed the netfilter architecture briefly back in my Best Defense column in October 1999 (http://www.linux-mag.com/1999-10/bestdefense_01.html), and more thoroughly in the January 2000 issue of Linux Magazine.