| libnfnetlink - userspace library for handling of netfilter netlink messages |
| (C) 2001-2005 Netfilter Core Team <coreteam@netfilter.org> |
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| What is nfnetlink? |
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| nfnetlink is a netlink(7) based kernel/userspace transport layer. It |
| provides a unified kernel/userspace interface for the various netfilter |
| subsystems, such as connection tracking, logging and queueing. |
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| What is libnfnetlink? |
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| libnfnetlink is a userspace library that provides some low-level |
| nfnetlink handling functions. It is used as a foundation for other, netfilter |
| subsystem specific libraries such as libnfnetlink_conntrack, libnfnetlink_log |
| and libnfnetlink_queue. |
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| Prerequirements for libnfnetlink |
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| You will need kernel headers from a kernel that has nfnetlink support. The |
| first official kernel release to include nfnetlink support is 2.6.14. |
| You can specify the location of your kernel sources using the "--with-kernel=" |
| configure option. |
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| Where can I find documentation? |
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| At the moment, you will have to RTFS. Sorry, but we have barely enough |
| manpower to keep development ongoing. If you want to conribute documentation, |
| please contact us. |
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| It has bugs. Where do I report them? |
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| Please report all libnfnetlink bugs to https://bugzilla.netfilter.org/, using |
| the "libnfnetlink" Product. |
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| License |
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| This library is released under GPLv2+. |
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| Where do I get support? |
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| The netfilter@lists.netfilter.org and netfilter-devel@lists.netfilter.org |
| mailinglists server as support forum. |
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