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1#
2# IP netfilter configuration
3#
4
5menu "IP: Netfilter Configuration"
6 depends on INET && NETFILTER
7
9fb9cbb1 8config NF_CONNTRACK_IPV4
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9 tristate "IPv4 connection tracking support (required for NAT)"
10 depends on NF_CONNTRACK
33b8e776 11 default m if NETFILTER_ADVANCED=n
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12 ---help---
13 Connection tracking keeps a record of what packets have passed
14 through your machine, in order to figure out how they are related
15 into connections.
16
17 This is IPv4 support on Layer 3 independent connection tracking.
18 Layer 3 independent connection tracking is experimental scheme
19 which generalize ip_conntrack to support other layer 3 protocols.
20
21 To compile it as a module, choose M here. If unsure, say N.
22
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23config NF_CONNTRACK_PROC_COMPAT
24 bool "proc/sysctl compatibility with old connection tracking"
0c4ca1bd 25 depends on NF_CONNTRACK_IPV4
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26 default y
27 help
28 This option enables /proc and sysctl compatibility with the old
29 layer 3 dependant connection tracking. This is needed to keep
30 old programs that have not been adapted to the new names working.
31
32 If unsure, say Y.
33
1da177e4 34config IP_NF_QUEUE
7af4cc3f 35 tristate "IP Userspace queueing via NETLINK (OBSOLETE)"
33b8e776 36 depends on NETFILTER_ADVANCED
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37 help
38 Netfilter has the ability to queue packets to user space: the
39 netlink device can be used to access them using this driver.
40
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41 This option enables the old IPv4-only "ip_queue" implementation
42 which has been obsoleted by the new "nfnetlink_queue" code (see
43 CONFIG_NETFILTER_NETLINK_QUEUE).
44
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45 To compile it as a module, choose M here. If unsure, say N.
46
47config IP_NF_IPTABLES
48 tristate "IP tables support (required for filtering/masq/NAT)"
33b8e776 49 default m if NETFILTER_ADVANCED=n
a3c941b0 50 select NETFILTER_XTABLES
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51 help
52 iptables is a general, extensible packet identification framework.
53 The packet filtering and full NAT (masquerading, port forwarding,
54 etc) subsystems now use this: say `Y' or `M' here if you want to use
55 either of those.
56
57 To compile it as a module, choose M here. If unsure, say N.
58
59# The matches.
1da177e4 60config IP_NF_MATCH_RECENT
4c37799c 61 tristate '"recent" match support'
1da177e4 62 depends on IP_NF_IPTABLES
33b8e776 63 depends on NETFILTER_ADVANCED
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64 help
65 This match is used for creating one or many lists of recently
66 used addresses and then matching against that/those list(s).
67
68 Short options are available by using 'iptables -m recent -h'
69 Official Website: <http://snowman.net/projects/ipt_recent/>
70
71 To compile it as a module, choose M here. If unsure, say N.
72
73config IP_NF_MATCH_ECN
4c37799c 74 tristate '"ecn" match support'
1da177e4 75 depends on IP_NF_IPTABLES
33b8e776 76 depends on NETFILTER_ADVANCED
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77 help
78 This option adds a `ECN' match, which allows you to match against
79 the IPv4 and TCP header ECN fields.
80
81 To compile it as a module, choose M here. If unsure, say N.
82
dc5ab2fa 83config IP_NF_MATCH_AH
4c37799c 84 tristate '"ah" match support'
1da177e4 85 depends on IP_NF_IPTABLES
33b8e776 86 depends on NETFILTER_ADVANCED
1da177e4 87 help
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88 This match extension allows you to match a range of SPIs
89 inside AH header of IPSec packets.
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90
91 To compile it as a module, choose M here. If unsure, say N.
92
1da177e4 93config IP_NF_MATCH_TTL
4c37799c 94 tristate '"ttl" match support'
1da177e4 95 depends on IP_NF_IPTABLES
33b8e776 96 depends on NETFILTER_ADVANCED
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97 help
98 This adds CONFIG_IP_NF_MATCH_TTL option, which enabled the user
99 to match packets by their TTL value.
100
101 To compile it as a module, choose M here. If unsure, say N.
102
1da177e4 103config IP_NF_MATCH_ADDRTYPE
4c37799c 104 tristate '"addrtype" address type match support'
1da177e4 105 depends on IP_NF_IPTABLES
33b8e776 106 depends on NETFILTER_ADVANCED
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107 help
108 This option allows you to match what routing thinks of an address,
109 eg. UNICAST, LOCAL, BROADCAST, ...
33b8e776 110
1da177e4 111 If you want to compile it as a module, say M here and read
e403149c 112 <file:Documentation/kbuild/modules.txt>. If unsure, say `N'.
1da177e4 113
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114# `filter', generic and specific targets
115config IP_NF_FILTER
116 tristate "Packet filtering"
117 depends on IP_NF_IPTABLES
33b8e776 118 default m if NETFILTER_ADVANCED=n
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119 help
120 Packet filtering defines a table `filter', which has a series of
121 rules for simple packet filtering at local input, forwarding and
122 local output. See the man page for iptables(8).
123
124 To compile it as a module, choose M here. If unsure, say N.
125
126config IP_NF_TARGET_REJECT
127 tristate "REJECT target support"
128 depends on IP_NF_FILTER
33b8e776 129 default m if NETFILTER_ADVANCED=n
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130 help
131 The REJECT target allows a filtering rule to specify that an ICMP
132 error should be issued in response to an incoming packet, rather
133 than silently being dropped.
134
135 To compile it as a module, choose M here. If unsure, say N.
136
137config IP_NF_TARGET_LOG
138 tristate "LOG target support"
139 depends on IP_NF_IPTABLES
33b8e776 140 default m if NETFILTER_ADVANCED=n
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141 help
142 This option adds a `LOG' target, which allows you to create rules in
143 any iptables table which records the packet header to the syslog.
144
145 To compile it as a module, choose M here. If unsure, say N.
146
147config IP_NF_TARGET_ULOG
44adf28f 148 tristate "ULOG target support"
1da177e4 149 depends on IP_NF_IPTABLES
33b8e776 150 default m if NETFILTER_ADVANCED=n
1da177e4 151 ---help---
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152
153 This option enables the old IPv4-only "ipt_ULOG" implementation
154 which has been obsoleted by the new "nfnetlink_log" code (see
155 CONFIG_NETFILTER_NETLINK_LOG).
156
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157 This option adds a `ULOG' target, which allows you to create rules in
158 any iptables table. The packet is passed to a userspace logging
159 daemon using netlink multicast sockets; unlike the LOG target
160 which can only be viewed through syslog.
161
44c09201 162 The appropriate userspace logging daemon (ulogd) may be obtained from
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163 <http://www.gnumonks.org/projects/ulogd/>
164
165 To compile it as a module, choose M here. If unsure, say N.
166
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167# NAT + specific targets: nf_conntrack
168config NF_NAT
169 tristate "Full NAT"
083e69e9 170 depends on IP_NF_IPTABLES && NF_CONNTRACK_IPV4
33b8e776 171 default m if NETFILTER_ADVANCED=n
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172 help
173 The Full NAT option allows masquerading, port forwarding and other
174 forms of full Network Address Port Translation. It is controlled by
175 the `nat' table in iptables: see the man page for iptables(8).
176
177 To compile it as a module, choose M here. If unsure, say N.
178
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179config NF_NAT_NEEDED
180 bool
181 depends on NF_NAT
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182 default y
183
184config IP_NF_TARGET_MASQUERADE
185 tristate "MASQUERADE target support"
587aa641 186 depends on NF_NAT
33b8e776 187 default m if NETFILTER_ADVANCED=n
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188 help
189 Masquerading is a special case of NAT: all outgoing connections are
190 changed to seem to come from a particular interface's address, and
191 if the interface goes down, those connections are lost. This is
192 only useful for dialup accounts with dynamic IP address (ie. your IP
193 address will be different on next dialup).
194
195 To compile it as a module, choose M here. If unsure, say N.
196
197config IP_NF_TARGET_REDIRECT
198 tristate "REDIRECT target support"
587aa641 199 depends on NF_NAT
33b8e776 200 depends on NETFILTER_ADVANCED
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201 help
202 REDIRECT is a special case of NAT: all incoming connections are
203 mapped onto the incoming interface's address, causing the packets to
204 come to the local machine instead of passing through. This is
205 useful for transparent proxies.
206
207 To compile it as a module, choose M here. If unsure, say N.
208
209config IP_NF_TARGET_NETMAP
210 tristate "NETMAP target support"
587aa641 211 depends on NF_NAT
33b8e776 212 depends on NETFILTER_ADVANCED
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213 help
214 NETMAP is an implementation of static 1:1 NAT mapping of network
215 addresses. It maps the network address part, while keeping the host
216 address part intact. It is similar to Fast NAT, except that
217 Netfilter's connection tracking doesn't work well with Fast NAT.
218
219 To compile it as a module, choose M here. If unsure, say N.
220
807467c2 221config NF_NAT_SNMP_BASIC
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222 tristate "Basic SNMP-ALG support"
223 depends on NF_NAT
33b8e776 224 depends on NETFILTER_ADVANCED
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225 ---help---
226
227 This module implements an Application Layer Gateway (ALG) for
228 SNMP payloads. In conjunction with NAT, it allows a network
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229 management system to access multiple private networks with
230 conflicting addresses. It works by modifying IP addresses
231 inside SNMP payloads to match IP-layer NAT mapping.
232
233 This is the "basic" form of SNMP-ALG, as described in RFC 2962
234
235 To compile it as a module, choose M here. If unsure, say N.
236
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237# If they want FTP, set to $CONFIG_IP_NF_NAT (m or y),
238# or $CONFIG_IP_NF_FTP (m or y), whichever is weaker.
239# From kconfig-language.txt:
240#
241# <expr> '&&' <expr> (6)
242#
243# (6) Returns the result of min(/expr/, /expr/).
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244config NF_NAT_PROTO_DCCP
245 tristate
246 depends on NF_NAT && NF_CT_PROTO_DCCP
247 default NF_NAT && NF_CT_PROTO_DCCP
248
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249config NF_NAT_PROTO_GRE
250 tristate
251 depends on NF_NAT && NF_CT_PROTO_GRE
252
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253config NF_NAT_PROTO_UDPLITE
254 tristate
255 depends on NF_NAT && NF_CT_PROTO_UDPLITE
256 default NF_NAT && NF_CT_PROTO_UDPLITE
257
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258config NF_NAT_PROTO_SCTP
259 tristate
260 default NF_NAT && NF_CT_PROTO_SCTP
261 depends on NF_NAT && NF_CT_PROTO_SCTP
4e9d8a70 262 select LIBCRC32C
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264config NF_NAT_FTP
265 tristate
266 depends on IP_NF_IPTABLES && NF_CONNTRACK && NF_NAT
267 default NF_NAT && NF_CONNTRACK_FTP
268
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269config NF_NAT_IRC
270 tristate
271 depends on IP_NF_IPTABLES && NF_CONNTRACK && NF_NAT
272 default NF_NAT && NF_CONNTRACK_IRC
273
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274config NF_NAT_TFTP
275 tristate
276 depends on IP_NF_IPTABLES && NF_CONNTRACK && NF_NAT
277 default NF_NAT && NF_CONNTRACK_TFTP
278
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279config NF_NAT_AMANDA
280 tristate
281 depends on IP_NF_IPTABLES && NF_CONNTRACK && NF_NAT
282 default NF_NAT && NF_CONNTRACK_AMANDA
283
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284config NF_NAT_PPTP
285 tristate
286 depends on IP_NF_IPTABLES && NF_CONNTRACK && NF_NAT
287 default NF_NAT && NF_CONNTRACK_PPTP
288 select NF_NAT_PROTO_GRE
289
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290config NF_NAT_H323
291 tristate
292 depends on IP_NF_IPTABLES && NF_CONNTRACK && NF_NAT
293 default NF_NAT && NF_CONNTRACK_H323
294
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295config NF_NAT_SIP
296 tristate
297 depends on IP_NF_IPTABLES && NF_CONNTRACK && NF_NAT
298 default NF_NAT && NF_CONNTRACK_SIP
299
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300# mangle + specific targets
301config IP_NF_MANGLE
302 tristate "Packet mangling"
303 depends on IP_NF_IPTABLES
33b8e776 304 default m if NETFILTER_ADVANCED=n
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305 help
306 This option adds a `mangle' table to iptables: see the man page for
307 iptables(8). This table is used for various packet alterations
308 which can effect how the packet is routed.
309
310 To compile it as a module, choose M here. If unsure, say N.
311
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312config IP_NF_TARGET_ECN
313 tristate "ECN target support"
314 depends on IP_NF_MANGLE
33b8e776 315 depends on NETFILTER_ADVANCED
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316 ---help---
317 This option adds a `ECN' target, which can be used in the iptables mangle
318 table.
319
320 You can use this target to remove the ECN bits from the IPv4 header of
321 an IP packet. This is particularly useful, if you need to work around
322 existing ECN blackholes on the internet, but don't want to disable
323 ECN support in general.
324
325 To compile it as a module, choose M here. If unsure, say N.
326
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327config IP_NF_TARGET_TTL
328 tristate 'TTL target support'
329 depends on IP_NF_MANGLE
33b8e776 330 depends on NETFILTER_ADVANCED
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331 help
332 This option adds a `TTL' target, which enables the user to modify
333 the TTL value of the IP header.
334
335 While it is safe to decrement/lower the TTL, this target also enables
336 functionality to increment and set the TTL value of the IP header to
337 arbitrary values. This is EXTREMELY DANGEROUS since you can easily
338 create immortal packets that loop forever on the network.
339
340 To compile it as a module, choose M here. If unsure, say N.
341
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342config IP_NF_TARGET_CLUSTERIP
343 tristate "CLUSTERIP target support (EXPERIMENTAL)"
2b8f2ff6 344 depends on IP_NF_MANGLE && EXPERIMENTAL
587aa641 345 depends on NF_CONNTRACK_IPV4
33b8e776 346 depends on NETFILTER_ADVANCED
587aa641 347 select NF_CONNTRACK_MARK
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348 help
349 The CLUSTERIP target allows you to build load-balancing clusters of
350 network servers without having a dedicated load-balancing
351 router/server/switch.
352
353 To compile it as a module, choose M here. If unsure, say N.
354
355# raw + specific targets
356config IP_NF_RAW
357 tristate 'raw table support (required for NOTRACK/TRACE)'
358 depends on IP_NF_IPTABLES
33b8e776 359 depends on NETFILTER_ADVANCED
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360 help
361 This option adds a `raw' table to iptables. This table is the very
362 first in the netfilter framework and hooks in at the PREROUTING
363 and OUTPUT chains.
364
365 If you want to compile it as a module, say M here and read
e403149c 366 <file:Documentation/kbuild/modules.txt>. If unsure, say `N'.
1da177e4 367
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368# ARP tables
369config IP_NF_ARPTABLES
370 tristate "ARP tables support"
a3c941b0 371 select NETFILTER_XTABLES
33b8e776 372 depends on NETFILTER_ADVANCED
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373 help
374 arptables is a general, extensible packet identification framework.
375 The ARP packet filtering and mangling (manipulation)subsystems
376 use this: say Y or M here if you want to use either of those.
377
378 To compile it as a module, choose M here. If unsure, say N.
379
380config IP_NF_ARPFILTER
381 tristate "ARP packet filtering"
382 depends on IP_NF_ARPTABLES
383 help
384 ARP packet filtering defines a table `filter', which has a series of
385 rules for simple ARP packet filtering at local input and
386 local output. On a bridge, you can also specify filtering rules
387 for forwarded ARP packets. See the man page for arptables(8).
388
389 To compile it as a module, choose M here. If unsure, say N.
390
391config IP_NF_ARP_MANGLE
392 tristate "ARP payload mangling"
393 depends on IP_NF_ARPTABLES
394 help
395 Allows altering the ARP packet payload: source and destination
396 hardware and network addresses.
397
398endmenu
399
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