Enabling Firewall on Redhat 9 (should be 2.4.18) ? (fwd)

Sorry, the kernel is 2.4.18.

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Date: Thu, 13 May 2004 13:16:41 -0400 (EDT)
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Subject: Enabling Firewall on Redhat 9 (with 2.2.18) ?


Hi,folks,

I am thinking to use dummy net on Linux (I guess it's "ipfwadm").

I tried to "make xconfig" to enable "ipfwadm". But that item is dark
(doesn't allow me to set it). What other items should I enable to enable
that ?

Thanks!

Frank

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> Sorry, the kernel is 2.4.18.
>
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>
>
> Hi,folks,
>
> I am thinking to use dummy net on Linux (I guess it's "ipfwadm").
>
> I tried to "make xconfig" to enable "ipfwadm". But that item is dark
> (doesn't allow me to set it). What other items should I enable to enable
> that ?
>
> Thanks!
>
> Frank
Hi,

I was quite confused when I read your first posting. No need for ipfwadm in
2.4.x.
Try iptables ;-). Wait, don't recompile your kernel, it is propably on your
system.

Alex

I need to emulate a different bandwidth link, say 7Mbps instead of 10Mbps.

On Thu, 13 May 2004, Alex Harsch wrote:

> (E-Mail Removed) wrote:
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> >
> > Sorry, the kernel is 2.4.18.
> >
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> > Date: Thu, 13 May 2004 13:16:41 -0400 (EDT)
> > From: (E-Mail Removed)
> > Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.networking
> > Subject: Enabling Firewall on Redhat 9 (with 2.2.18) ?
> >
> >
> > Hi,folks,
> >
> > I am thinking to use dummy net on Linux (I guess it's "ipfwadm").
> >
> > I tried to "make xconfig" to enable "ipfwadm". But that item is dark
> > (doesn't allow me to set it). What other items should I enable to enable
> > that ?
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
> > Frank
> Hi,
>
> I was quite confused when I read your first posting. No need for ipfwadm in
> 2.4.x.
> Try iptables ;-). Wait, don't recompile your kernel, it is propably on your
> system.
>
> Alex
>

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> I need to emulate a different bandwidth link, say 7Mbps instead of 10Mbps.
>
> On Thu, 13 May 2004, Alex Harsch wrote:
>
>> (E-Mail Removed) wrote:
>>
>> >
>> > Sorry, the kernel is 2.4.18.
>> >
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>> > Date: Thu, 13 May 2004 13:16:41 -0400 (EDT)
>> > From: (E-Mail Removed)
>> > Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.networking
>> > Subject: Enabling Firewall on Redhat 9 (with 2.2.18) ?
>> >
>> >
>> > Hi,folks,
>> >
>> > I am thinking to use dummy net on Linux (I guess it's "ipfwadm").
>> >
>> > I tried to "make xconfig" to enable "ipfwadm". But that item is dark
>> > (doesn't allow me to set it). What other items should I enable to
>> > enable that ?
>> >
>> > Thanks!
>> >
>> > Frank
>> Hi,
>>
>> I was quite confused when I read your first posting. No need for ipfwadm
>> in 2.4.x.
>> Try iptables ;-). Wait, don't recompile your kernel, it is propably on
>> your system.
>>
>> Alex
>>
You cannot do this with a packet filter, because the filter is not
statefull. Alex