glfs/postlfs/security/iptables/iptables-desc.xml
Larry Lawrence e760c5cf07 update to iptables-1.2.8
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<sect2>
<title>Contents</title>
<para>The iptables-package contains <command>iptables</command>,
<command>ip6tables</command> and some libraries.</para>
</sect2>
<sect2><title>Description</title>
<sect3><title>iptables</title>
<para><command>iptables</command> is used to set up, maintain, and inspect the
tables of <acronym>IP</acronym> packet filter rules in the Linux kernel.</para>
</sect3>
<sect3><title>iptables-save, ~-restore</title>
<para>These are used to save and to restore your elaborated set of chains and
rules. Until <application>iptables</application>-1.2.5 they were declared
experimental.</para>
</sect3>
<sect3 id="ip6tables" xreflabel="ip6tables"><title>ip6tables</title>
<para>This is the same as <command>iptables</command> but for use with
<acronym>IP</acronym>v6. As of v1.2.5, it is not as complete as the standard
<acronym>IP</acronym>v4 version, especially with regard to some of the modules.</para>
</sect3>
<sect3><title>libip*.so</title>
<para>These are various modules (implemented as dynamic libraries) which
extend the core functionality of <command>iptables</command>.</para>
</sect3>
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