[NETFILTER]: nf_nat: add helpers for common NAT protocol operations
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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_GRE
245 tristate
246 depends on NF_NAT && NF_CT_PROTO_GRE
247
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248config NF_NAT_FTP
249 tristate
250 depends on IP_NF_IPTABLES && NF_CONNTRACK && NF_NAT
251 default NF_NAT && NF_CONNTRACK_FTP
252
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253config NF_NAT_IRC
254 tristate
255 depends on IP_NF_IPTABLES && NF_CONNTRACK && NF_NAT
256 default NF_NAT && NF_CONNTRACK_IRC
257
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258config NF_NAT_TFTP
259 tristate
260 depends on IP_NF_IPTABLES && NF_CONNTRACK && NF_NAT
261 default NF_NAT && NF_CONNTRACK_TFTP
262
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263config NF_NAT_AMANDA
264 tristate
265 depends on IP_NF_IPTABLES && NF_CONNTRACK && NF_NAT
266 default NF_NAT && NF_CONNTRACK_AMANDA
267
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268config NF_NAT_PPTP
269 tristate
270 depends on IP_NF_IPTABLES && NF_CONNTRACK && NF_NAT
271 default NF_NAT && NF_CONNTRACK_PPTP
272 select NF_NAT_PROTO_GRE
273
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274config NF_NAT_H323
275 tristate
276 depends on IP_NF_IPTABLES && NF_CONNTRACK && NF_NAT
277 default NF_NAT && NF_CONNTRACK_H323
278
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279config NF_NAT_SIP
280 tristate
281 depends on IP_NF_IPTABLES && NF_CONNTRACK && NF_NAT
282 default NF_NAT && NF_CONNTRACK_SIP
283
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284# mangle + specific targets
285config IP_NF_MANGLE
286 tristate "Packet mangling"
287 depends on IP_NF_IPTABLES
33b8e776 288 default m if NETFILTER_ADVANCED=n
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289 help
290 This option adds a `mangle' table to iptables: see the man page for
291 iptables(8). This table is used for various packet alterations
292 which can effect how the packet is routed.
293
294 To compile it as a module, choose M here. If unsure, say N.
295
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296config IP_NF_TARGET_ECN
297 tristate "ECN target support"
298 depends on IP_NF_MANGLE
33b8e776 299 depends on NETFILTER_ADVANCED
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300 ---help---
301 This option adds a `ECN' target, which can be used in the iptables mangle
302 table.
303
304 You can use this target to remove the ECN bits from the IPv4 header of
305 an IP packet. This is particularly useful, if you need to work around
306 existing ECN blackholes on the internet, but don't want to disable
307 ECN support in general.
308
309 To compile it as a module, choose M here. If unsure, say N.
310
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311config IP_NF_TARGET_TTL
312 tristate 'TTL target support'
313 depends on IP_NF_MANGLE
33b8e776 314 depends on NETFILTER_ADVANCED
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315 help
316 This option adds a `TTL' target, which enables the user to modify
317 the TTL value of the IP header.
318
319 While it is safe to decrement/lower the TTL, this target also enables
320 functionality to increment and set the TTL value of the IP header to
321 arbitrary values. This is EXTREMELY DANGEROUS since you can easily
322 create immortal packets that loop forever on the network.
323
324 To compile it as a module, choose M here. If unsure, say N.
325
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326config IP_NF_TARGET_CLUSTERIP
327 tristate "CLUSTERIP target support (EXPERIMENTAL)"
2b8f2ff6 328 depends on IP_NF_MANGLE && EXPERIMENTAL
587aa641 329 depends on NF_CONNTRACK_IPV4
33b8e776 330 depends on NETFILTER_ADVANCED
587aa641 331 select NF_CONNTRACK_MARK
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332 help
333 The CLUSTERIP target allows you to build load-balancing clusters of
334 network servers without having a dedicated load-balancing
335 router/server/switch.
336
337 To compile it as a module, choose M here. If unsure, say N.
338
339# raw + specific targets
340config IP_NF_RAW
341 tristate 'raw table support (required for NOTRACK/TRACE)'
342 depends on IP_NF_IPTABLES
33b8e776 343 depends on NETFILTER_ADVANCED
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344 help
345 This option adds a `raw' table to iptables. This table is the very
346 first in the netfilter framework and hooks in at the PREROUTING
347 and OUTPUT chains.
348
349 If you want to compile it as a module, say M here and read
e403149c 350 <file:Documentation/kbuild/modules.txt>. If unsure, say `N'.
1da177e4 351
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352# ARP tables
353config IP_NF_ARPTABLES
354 tristate "ARP tables support"
a3c941b0 355 select NETFILTER_XTABLES
33b8e776 356 depends on NETFILTER_ADVANCED
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357 help
358 arptables is a general, extensible packet identification framework.
359 The ARP packet filtering and mangling (manipulation)subsystems
360 use this: say Y or M here if you want to use either of those.
361
362 To compile it as a module, choose M here. If unsure, say N.
363
364config IP_NF_ARPFILTER
365 tristate "ARP packet filtering"
366 depends on IP_NF_ARPTABLES
367 help
368 ARP packet filtering defines a table `filter', which has a series of
369 rules for simple ARP packet filtering at local input and
370 local output. On a bridge, you can also specify filtering rules
371 for forwarded ARP packets. See the man page for arptables(8).
372
373 To compile it as a module, choose M here. If unsure, say N.
374
375config IP_NF_ARP_MANGLE
376 tristate "ARP payload mangling"
377 depends on IP_NF_ARPTABLES
378 help
379 Allows altering the ARP packet payload: source and destination
380 hardware and network addresses.
381
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