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libnfnetlink - userspace library for handling of netfilter netlink messages
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(C) 2001-2005 Netfilter Core Team <coreteam@netfilter.org>
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===========================================================================
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What is nfnetlink?
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nfnetlink is a netlink(7) based kernel/userspace transport layer. It
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provides a unified kernel/userspace interface for the various netfilter
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subsystems, such as connection tracking, logging and queueing.
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What is libnfnetlink?
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libnfnetlink is a userspace library that provides some low-level
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nfnetlink handling functions. It is used as a foundation for other, netfilter
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subsystem specific libraries such as libnfnetlink_conntrack, libnfnetlink_log
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and libnfnetlink_queue.
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Prerequirements for libnfnetlink
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You will need kernel headers from a kernel that has nfnetlink support. The
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first official kernel release to include nfnetlink support is 2.6.14.
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You can specify the location of your kernel sources using the "--with-kernel="
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configure option.
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Where can I find documentation?
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At the moment, you will have to RTFS. Sorry, but we have barely enough
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manpower to keep development ongoing. If you want to conribute documentation,
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please contact us.
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It has bugs. Where do I report them?
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Please report all libnfnetlink bugs to https://bugzilla.netfilter.org/, using
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the "libnfnetlink" Product.
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License
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This library is released under GPLv2+.
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Where do I get support?
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The netfilter@lists.netfilter.org and netfilter-devel@lists.netfilter.org
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mailinglists server as support forum.
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