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Re: Using ipchains in 2.4.18



On Tue, 23 Jul 2002 08:40:54 +1000 Sam Varghese <sam@gnubies.com> wrote:

> Why do I still need ipchains? I will probably switch to iptables a
> little later as I don't have the time right now to sit down and write a
> firewall script.

Simple answer, you don't.  With a 2.4.x kernel, ipchains is nothing more
than a minor compatibility layer.  Only a small portion of the original
ipchains functionality is supported by it.  You'd be much better off
moving to native iptables.  You might take a look at
http://asgardsrealm.net/linux/firewall

-- 
Jamin W. Collins


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