Re: stretch vs iptables auto-start
On Monday 24 August 2020 17:03:13 Andrew Cater wrote:
> Start here perhaps? https://wiki.debian.org/nftables
>
> It should be relatively straightforward to move backward and forwards.
> Working as a systemd service means that it will start automatically if
> you're using systemd.
>
> [When in doubt, check the Debian wiki for a topic - if that's no good,
> have a quick look at the Arch Linux wiki - as folk who build from
> source, they're good at documenting how things work.
>
> All best, as ever,
>
> Andy C.
As always. good advice, thanks Andy.
> On Mon, Aug 24, 2020 at 8:15 PM deloptes <deloptes@gmail.com> wrote:
> > Gene Heskett wrote:
> > > At the present time I have around 80 rules, all designed to deny
> > > the network spiders and bots that think they have to mirror my
> > > several giga-byte site, 2 or 3 times a day. And that was eating
> > > up my bandwidth allocation on a slow net connection.
> > >
> > > Is there a tut someplace to guide one in converting from iptables
> > > to this newer nftables? I'm assumeing its a similar utility.
> >
> > Sure, but I have not looked into ... I only read there will be a
> > couple of years transition period and somehow a compatibility layer
> > is or can be used.
> >
> > Perhaps someone more in this can gives us a detail or a hint to a
> > good tutorial
Cheers, Gene Heskett
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