1 menu "Core Netfilter Configuration"
2 depends on NET && INET && NETFILTER
4 config NETFILTER_NETLINK
7 config NETFILTER_NETLINK_ACCT
8 tristate "Netfilter NFACCT over NFNETLINK interface"
9 depends on NETFILTER_ADVANCED
10 select NETFILTER_NETLINK
12 If this option is enabled, the kernel will include support
13 for extended accounting via NFNETLINK.
15 config NETFILTER_NETLINK_QUEUE
16 tristate "Netfilter NFQUEUE over NFNETLINK interface"
17 depends on NETFILTER_ADVANCED
18 select NETFILTER_NETLINK
20 If this option is enabled, the kernel will include support
21 for queueing packets via NFNETLINK.
23 config NETFILTER_NETLINK_LOG
24 tristate "Netfilter LOG over NFNETLINK interface"
25 default m if NETFILTER_ADVANCED=n
26 select NETFILTER_NETLINK
28 If this option is enabled, the kernel will include support
29 for logging packets via NFNETLINK.
31 This obsoletes the existing ipt_ULOG and ebg_ulog mechanisms,
32 and is also scheduled to replace the old syslog-based ipt_LOG
36 tristate "Netfilter connection tracking support"
37 default m if NETFILTER_ADVANCED=n
39 Connection tracking keeps a record of what packets have passed
40 through your machine, in order to figure out how they are related
43 This is required to do Masquerading or other kinds of Network
44 Address Translation. It can also be used to enhance packet
45 filtering (see `Connection state match support' below).
47 To compile it as a module, choose M here. If unsure, say N.
51 config NF_CONNTRACK_MARK
52 bool 'Connection mark tracking support'
53 depends on NETFILTER_ADVANCED
55 This option enables support for connection marks, used by the
56 `CONNMARK' target and `connmark' match. Similar to the mark value
57 of packets, but this mark value is kept in the conntrack session
58 instead of the individual packets.
60 config NF_CONNTRACK_SECMARK
61 bool 'Connection tracking security mark support'
62 depends on NETWORK_SECMARK
63 default m if NETFILTER_ADVANCED=n
65 This option enables security markings to be applied to
66 connections. Typically they are copied to connections from
67 packets using the CONNSECMARK target and copied back from
68 connections to packets with the same target, with the packets
69 being originally labeled via SECMARK.
73 config NF_CONNTRACK_ZONES
74 bool 'Connection tracking zones'
75 depends on NETFILTER_ADVANCED
76 depends on NETFILTER_XT_TARGET_CT
78 This option enables support for connection tracking zones.
79 Normally, each connection needs to have a unique system wide
80 identity. Connection tracking zones allow to have multiple
81 connections using the same identity, as long as they are
82 contained in different zones.
86 config NF_CONNTRACK_PROCFS
87 bool "Supply CT list in procfs (OBSOLETE)"
91 This option enables for the list of known conntrack entries
92 to be shown in procfs under net/netfilter/nf_conntrack. This
93 is considered obsolete in favor of using the conntrack(8)
94 tool which uses Netlink.
96 config NF_CONNTRACK_EVENTS
97 bool "Connection tracking events"
98 depends on NETFILTER_ADVANCED
100 If this option is enabled, the connection tracking code will
101 provide a notifier chain that can be used by other kernel code
102 to get notified about changes in the connection tracking state.
106 config NF_CONNTRACK_TIMEOUT
107 bool 'Connection tracking timeout'
108 depends on NETFILTER_ADVANCED
110 This option enables support for connection tracking timeout
111 extension. This allows you to attach timeout policies to flow
116 config NF_CONNTRACK_TIMESTAMP
117 bool 'Connection tracking timestamping'
118 depends on NETFILTER_ADVANCED
120 This option enables support for connection tracking timestamping.
121 This allows you to store the flow start-time and to obtain
122 the flow-stop time (once it has been destroyed) via Connection
127 config NF_CT_PROTO_DCCP
128 tristate 'DCCP protocol connection tracking support (EXPERIMENTAL)'
129 depends on EXPERIMENTAL
130 depends on NETFILTER_ADVANCED
133 With this option enabled, the layer 3 independent connection
134 tracking code will be able to do state tracking on DCCP connections.
138 config NF_CT_PROTO_GRE
141 config NF_CT_PROTO_SCTP
142 tristate 'SCTP protocol connection tracking support (EXPERIMENTAL)'
143 depends on EXPERIMENTAL
144 depends on NETFILTER_ADVANCED
147 With this option enabled, the layer 3 independent connection
148 tracking code will be able to do state tracking on SCTP connections.
150 If you want to compile it as a module, say M here and read
151 <file:Documentation/kbuild/modules.txt>. If unsure, say `N'.
153 config NF_CT_PROTO_UDPLITE
154 tristate 'UDP-Lite protocol connection tracking support'
155 depends on NETFILTER_ADVANCED
157 With this option enabled, the layer 3 independent connection
158 tracking code will be able to do state tracking on UDP-Lite
161 To compile it as a module, choose M here. If unsure, say N.
163 config NF_CONNTRACK_AMANDA
164 tristate "Amanda backup protocol support"
165 depends on NETFILTER_ADVANCED
167 select TEXTSEARCH_KMP
169 If you are running the Amanda backup package <http://www.amanda.org/>
170 on this machine or machines that will be MASQUERADED through this
171 machine, then you may want to enable this feature. This allows the
172 connection tracking and natting code to allow the sub-channels that
173 Amanda requires for communication of the backup data, messages and
176 To compile it as a module, choose M here. If unsure, say N.
178 config NF_CONNTRACK_FTP
179 tristate "FTP protocol support"
180 default m if NETFILTER_ADVANCED=n
182 Tracking FTP connections is problematic: special helpers are
183 required for tracking them, and doing masquerading and other forms
184 of Network Address Translation on them.
186 This is FTP support on Layer 3 independent connection tracking.
187 Layer 3 independent connection tracking is experimental scheme
188 which generalize ip_conntrack to support other layer 3 protocols.
190 To compile it as a module, choose M here. If unsure, say N.
192 config NF_CONNTRACK_H323
193 tristate "H.323 protocol support"
194 depends on (IPV6 || IPV6=n)
195 depends on NETFILTER_ADVANCED
197 H.323 is a VoIP signalling protocol from ITU-T. As one of the most
198 important VoIP protocols, it is widely used by voice hardware and
199 software including voice gateways, IP phones, Netmeeting, OpenPhone,
202 With this module you can support H.323 on a connection tracking/NAT
205 This module supports RAS, Fast Start, H.245 Tunnelling, Call
206 Forwarding, RTP/RTCP and T.120 based audio, video, fax, chat,
207 whiteboard, file transfer, etc. For more information, please
208 visit http://nath323.sourceforge.net/.
210 To compile it as a module, choose M here. If unsure, say N.
212 config NF_CONNTRACK_IRC
213 tristate "IRC protocol support"
214 default m if NETFILTER_ADVANCED=n
216 There is a commonly-used extension to IRC called
217 Direct Client-to-Client Protocol (DCC). This enables users to send
218 files to each other, and also chat to each other without the need
219 of a server. DCC Sending is used anywhere you send files over IRC,
220 and DCC Chat is most commonly used by Eggdrop bots. If you are
221 using NAT, this extension will enable you to send files and initiate
222 chats. Note that you do NOT need this extension to get files or
223 have others initiate chats, or everything else in IRC.
225 To compile it as a module, choose M here. If unsure, say N.
227 config NF_CONNTRACK_BROADCAST
230 config NF_CONNTRACK_NETBIOS_NS
231 tristate "NetBIOS name service protocol support"
232 select NF_CONNTRACK_BROADCAST
234 NetBIOS name service requests are sent as broadcast messages from an
235 unprivileged port and responded to with unicast messages to the
236 same port. This make them hard to firewall properly because connection
237 tracking doesn't deal with broadcasts. This helper tracks locally
238 originating NetBIOS name service requests and the corresponding
239 responses. It relies on correct IP address configuration, specifically
240 netmask and broadcast address. When properly configured, the output
241 of "ip address show" should look similar to this:
243 $ ip -4 address show eth0
244 4: eth0: <BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP> mtu 1500 qdisc pfifo_fast qlen 1000
245 inet 172.16.2.252/24 brd 172.16.2.255 scope global eth0
247 To compile it as a module, choose M here. If unsure, say N.
249 config NF_CONNTRACK_SNMP
250 tristate "SNMP service protocol support"
251 depends on NETFILTER_ADVANCED
252 select NF_CONNTRACK_BROADCAST
254 SNMP service requests are sent as broadcast messages from an
255 unprivileged port and responded to with unicast messages to the
256 same port. This make them hard to firewall properly because connection
257 tracking doesn't deal with broadcasts. This helper tracks locally
258 originating SNMP service requests and the corresponding
259 responses. It relies on correct IP address configuration, specifically
260 netmask and broadcast address.
262 To compile it as a module, choose M here. If unsure, say N.
264 config NF_CONNTRACK_PPTP
265 tristate "PPtP protocol support"
266 depends on NETFILTER_ADVANCED
267 select NF_CT_PROTO_GRE
269 This module adds support for PPTP (Point to Point Tunnelling
270 Protocol, RFC2637) connection tracking and NAT.
272 If you are running PPTP sessions over a stateful firewall or NAT
273 box, you may want to enable this feature.
275 Please note that not all PPTP modes of operation are supported yet.
276 Specifically these limitations exist:
277 - Blindly assumes that control connections are always established
278 in PNS->PAC direction. This is a violation of RFC2637.
279 - Only supports a single call within each session
281 To compile it as a module, choose M here. If unsure, say N.
283 config NF_CONNTRACK_SANE
284 tristate "SANE protocol support (EXPERIMENTAL)"
285 depends on EXPERIMENTAL
286 depends on NETFILTER_ADVANCED
288 SANE is a protocol for remote access to scanners as implemented
289 by the 'saned' daemon. Like FTP, it uses separate control and
292 With this module you can support SANE on a connection tracking
295 To compile it as a module, choose M here. If unsure, say N.
297 config NF_CONNTRACK_SIP
298 tristate "SIP protocol support"
299 default m if NETFILTER_ADVANCED=n
301 SIP is an application-layer control protocol that can establish,
302 modify, and terminate multimedia sessions (conferences) such as
303 Internet telephony calls. With the ip_conntrack_sip and
304 the nf_nat_sip modules you can support the protocol on a connection
305 tracking/NATing firewall.
307 To compile it as a module, choose M here. If unsure, say N.
309 config NF_CONNTRACK_TFTP
310 tristate "TFTP protocol support"
311 depends on NETFILTER_ADVANCED
313 TFTP connection tracking helper, this is required depending
314 on how restrictive your ruleset is.
315 If you are using a tftp client behind -j SNAT or -j MASQUERADING
318 To compile it as a module, choose M here. If unsure, say N.
321 tristate 'Connection tracking netlink interface'
322 select NETFILTER_NETLINK
323 default m if NETFILTER_ADVANCED=n
325 This option enables support for a netlink-based userspace interface
327 config NF_CT_NETLINK_TIMEOUT
328 tristate 'Connection tracking timeout tuning via Netlink'
329 select NETFILTER_NETLINK
330 depends on NETFILTER_ADVANCED
332 This option enables support for connection tracking timeout
333 fine-grain tuning. This allows you to attach specific timeout
334 policies to flows, instead of using the global timeout policy.
338 config NF_CT_NETLINK_HELPER
339 tristate 'Connection tracking helpers in user-space via Netlink'
340 select NETFILTER_NETLINK
341 depends on NF_CT_NETLINK
342 depends on NETFILTER_NETLINK_QUEUE
343 depends on NETFILTER_NETLINK_QUEUE_CT
344 depends on NETFILTER_ADVANCED
346 This option enables the user-space connection tracking helpers
351 config NETFILTER_NETLINK_QUEUE_CT
352 bool "NFQUEUE integration with Connection Tracking"
354 depends on NETFILTER_NETLINK_QUEUE
356 If this option is enabled, NFQUEUE can include Connection Tracking
357 information together with the packet is the enqueued via NFNETLINK.
367 config NF_NAT_PROTO_DCCP
369 depends on NF_NAT && NF_CT_PROTO_DCCP
370 default NF_NAT && NF_CT_PROTO_DCCP
372 config NF_NAT_PROTO_UDPLITE
374 depends on NF_NAT && NF_CT_PROTO_UDPLITE
375 default NF_NAT && NF_CT_PROTO_UDPLITE
377 config NF_NAT_PROTO_SCTP
379 default NF_NAT && NF_CT_PROTO_SCTP
380 depends on NF_NAT && NF_CT_PROTO_SCTP
385 depends on NF_CONNTRACK && NF_NAT
386 default NF_NAT && NF_CONNTRACK_AMANDA
390 depends on NF_CONNTRACK && NF_NAT
391 default NF_NAT && NF_CONNTRACK_FTP
395 depends on NF_CONNTRACK && NF_NAT
396 default NF_NAT && NF_CONNTRACK_IRC
400 depends on NF_CONNTRACK && NF_NAT
401 default NF_NAT && NF_CONNTRACK_SIP
405 depends on NF_CONNTRACK && NF_NAT
406 default NF_NAT && NF_CONNTRACK_TFTP
410 # transparent proxy support
411 config NETFILTER_TPROXY
412 tristate "Transparent proxying support (EXPERIMENTAL)"
413 depends on EXPERIMENTAL
414 depends on IP_NF_MANGLE
415 depends on NETFILTER_ADVANCED
417 This option enables transparent proxying support, that is,
418 support for handling non-locally bound IPv4 TCP and UDP sockets.
419 For it to work you will have to configure certain iptables rules
420 and use policy routing. For more information on how to set it up
421 see Documentation/networking/tproxy.txt.
423 To compile it as a module, choose M here. If unsure, say N.
425 config NETFILTER_XTABLES
426 tristate "Netfilter Xtables support (required for ip_tables)"
427 default m if NETFILTER_ADVANCED=n
429 This is required if you intend to use any of ip_tables,
430 ip6_tables or arp_tables.
434 comment "Xtables combined modules"
436 config NETFILTER_XT_MARK
437 tristate 'nfmark target and match support'
438 default m if NETFILTER_ADVANCED=n
440 This option adds the "MARK" target and "mark" match.
442 Netfilter mark matching allows you to match packets based on the
443 "nfmark" value in the packet.
444 The target allows you to create rules in the "mangle" table which alter
445 the netfilter mark (nfmark) field associated with the packet.
447 Prior to routing, the nfmark can influence the routing method (see
448 "Use netfilter MARK value as routing key") and can also be used by
449 other subsystems to change their behavior.
451 config NETFILTER_XT_CONNMARK
452 tristate 'ctmark target and match support'
453 depends on NF_CONNTRACK
454 depends on NETFILTER_ADVANCED
455 select NF_CONNTRACK_MARK
457 This option adds the "CONNMARK" target and "connmark" match.
459 Netfilter allows you to store a mark value per connection (a.k.a.
460 ctmark), similarly to the packet mark (nfmark). Using this
461 target and match, you can set and match on this mark.
463 config NETFILTER_XT_SET
464 tristate 'set target and match support'
466 depends on NETFILTER_ADVANCED
468 This option adds the "SET" target and "set" match.
470 Using this target and match, you can add/delete and match
471 elements in the sets created by ipset(8).
473 To compile it as a module, choose M here. If unsure, say N.
475 # alphabetically ordered list of targets
477 comment "Xtables targets"
479 config NETFILTER_XT_TARGET_AUDIT
480 tristate "AUDIT target support"
482 depends on NETFILTER_ADVANCED
484 This option adds a 'AUDIT' target, which can be used to create
485 audit records for packets dropped/accepted.
487 To compileit as a module, choose M here. If unsure, say N.
489 config NETFILTER_XT_TARGET_CHECKSUM
490 tristate "CHECKSUM target support"
491 depends on IP_NF_MANGLE || IP6_NF_MANGLE
492 depends on NETFILTER_ADVANCED
494 This option adds a `CHECKSUM' target, which can be used in the iptables mangle
497 You can use this target to compute and fill in the checksum in
498 a packet that lacks a checksum. This is particularly useful,
499 if you need to work around old applications such as dhcp clients,
500 that do not work well with checksum offloads, but don't want to disable
501 checksum offload in your device.
503 To compile it as a module, choose M here. If unsure, say N.
505 config NETFILTER_XT_TARGET_CLASSIFY
506 tristate '"CLASSIFY" target support'
507 depends on NETFILTER_ADVANCED
509 This option adds a `CLASSIFY' target, which enables the user to set
510 the priority of a packet. Some qdiscs can use this value for
511 classification, among these are:
513 atm, cbq, dsmark, pfifo_fast, htb, prio
515 To compile it as a module, choose M here. If unsure, say N.
517 config NETFILTER_XT_TARGET_CONNMARK
518 tristate '"CONNMARK" target support'
519 depends on NF_CONNTRACK
520 depends on NETFILTER_ADVANCED
521 select NETFILTER_XT_CONNMARK
523 This is a backwards-compat option for the user's convenience
524 (e.g. when running oldconfig). It selects
525 CONFIG_NETFILTER_XT_CONNMARK (combined connmark/CONNMARK module).
527 config NETFILTER_XT_TARGET_CONNSECMARK
528 tristate '"CONNSECMARK" target support'
529 depends on NF_CONNTRACK && NF_CONNTRACK_SECMARK
530 default m if NETFILTER_ADVANCED=n
532 The CONNSECMARK target copies security markings from packets
533 to connections, and restores security markings from connections
534 to packets (if the packets are not already marked). This would
535 normally be used in conjunction with the SECMARK target.
537 To compile it as a module, choose M here. If unsure, say N.
539 config NETFILTER_XT_TARGET_CT
540 tristate '"CT" target support'
541 depends on NF_CONNTRACK
542 depends on IP_NF_RAW || IP6_NF_RAW
543 depends on NETFILTER_ADVANCED
545 This options adds a `CT' target, which allows to specify initial
546 connection tracking parameters like events to be delivered and
547 the helper to be used.
549 To compile it as a module, choose M here. If unsure, say N.
551 config NETFILTER_XT_TARGET_DSCP
552 tristate '"DSCP" and "TOS" target support'
553 depends on IP_NF_MANGLE || IP6_NF_MANGLE
554 depends on NETFILTER_ADVANCED
556 This option adds a `DSCP' target, which allows you to manipulate
557 the IPv4/IPv6 header DSCP field (differentiated services codepoint).
559 The DSCP field can have any value between 0x0 and 0x3f inclusive.
561 It also adds the "TOS" target, which allows you to create rules in
562 the "mangle" table which alter the Type Of Service field of an IPv4
563 or the Priority field of an IPv6 packet, prior to routing.
565 To compile it as a module, choose M here. If unsure, say N.
567 config NETFILTER_XT_TARGET_HL
568 tristate '"HL" hoplimit target support'
569 depends on IP_NF_MANGLE || IP6_NF_MANGLE
570 depends on NETFILTER_ADVANCED
572 This option adds the "HL" (for IPv6) and "TTL" (for IPv4)
573 targets, which enable the user to change the
574 hoplimit/time-to-live value of the IP header.
576 While it is safe to decrement the hoplimit/TTL value, the
577 modules also allow to increment and set the hoplimit value of
578 the header to arbitrary values. This is EXTREMELY DANGEROUS
579 since you can easily create immortal packets that loop
580 forever on the network.
582 config NETFILTER_XT_TARGET_HMARK
583 tristate '"HMARK" target support'
584 depends on (IP6_NF_IPTABLES || IP6_NF_IPTABLES=n)
585 depends on NETFILTER_ADVANCED
587 This option adds the "HMARK" target.
589 The target allows you to create rules in the "raw" and "mangle" tables
590 which set the skbuff mark by means of hash calculation within a given
591 range. The nfmark can influence the routing method (see "Use netfilter
592 MARK value as routing key") and can also be used by other subsystems to
593 change their behaviour.
595 To compile it as a module, choose M here. If unsure, say N.
597 config NETFILTER_XT_TARGET_IDLETIMER
598 tristate "IDLETIMER target support"
599 depends on NETFILTER_ADVANCED
602 This option adds the `IDLETIMER' target. Each matching packet
603 resets the timer associated with label specified when the rule is
604 added. When the timer expires, it triggers a sysfs notification.
605 The remaining time for expiration can be read via sysfs.
607 To compile it as a module, choose M here. If unsure, say N.
609 config NETFILTER_XT_TARGET_LED
610 tristate '"LED" target support'
611 depends on LEDS_CLASS && LEDS_TRIGGERS
612 depends on NETFILTER_ADVANCED
614 This option adds a `LED' target, which allows you to blink LEDs in
615 response to particular packets passing through your machine.
617 This can be used to turn a spare LED into a network activity LED,
618 which only flashes in response to FTP transfers, for example. Or
619 you could have an LED which lights up for a minute or two every time
620 somebody connects to your machine via SSH.
622 You will need support for the "led" class to make this work.
624 To create an LED trigger for incoming SSH traffic:
625 iptables -A INPUT -p tcp --dport 22 -j LED --led-trigger-id ssh --led-delay 1000
627 Then attach the new trigger to an LED on your system:
628 echo netfilter-ssh > /sys/class/leds/<ledname>/trigger
630 For more information on the LEDs available on your system, see
631 Documentation/leds/leds-class.txt
633 config NETFILTER_XT_TARGET_LOG
634 tristate "LOG target support"
635 default m if NETFILTER_ADVANCED=n
637 This option adds a `LOG' target, which allows you to create rules in
638 any iptables table which records the packet header to the syslog.
640 To compile it as a module, choose M here. If unsure, say N.
642 config NETFILTER_XT_TARGET_MARK
643 tristate '"MARK" target support'
644 depends on NETFILTER_ADVANCED
645 select NETFILTER_XT_MARK
647 This is a backwards-compat option for the user's convenience
648 (e.g. when running oldconfig). It selects
649 CONFIG_NETFILTER_XT_MARK (combined mark/MARK module).
651 config NETFILTER_XT_TARGET_NETMAP
652 tristate '"NETMAP" target support'
655 NETMAP is an implementation of static 1:1 NAT mapping of network
656 addresses. It maps the network address part, while keeping the host
659 To compile it as a module, choose M here. If unsure, say N.
661 config NETFILTER_XT_TARGET_NFLOG
662 tristate '"NFLOG" target support'
663 default m if NETFILTER_ADVANCED=n
664 select NETFILTER_NETLINK_LOG
666 This option enables the NFLOG target, which allows to LOG
667 messages through nfnetlink_log.
669 To compile it as a module, choose M here. If unsure, say N.
671 config NETFILTER_XT_TARGET_NFQUEUE
672 tristate '"NFQUEUE" target Support'
673 depends on NETFILTER_ADVANCED
674 select NETFILTER_NETLINK_QUEUE
676 This target replaced the old obsolete QUEUE target.
678 As opposed to QUEUE, it supports 65535 different queues,
681 To compile it as a module, choose M here. If unsure, say N.
683 config NETFILTER_XT_TARGET_NOTRACK
684 tristate '"NOTRACK" target support (DEPRECATED)'
685 depends on NF_CONNTRACK
686 depends on IP_NF_RAW || IP6_NF_RAW
687 depends on NETFILTER_ADVANCED
688 select NETFILTER_XT_TARGET_CT
690 config NETFILTER_XT_TARGET_RATEEST
691 tristate '"RATEEST" target support'
692 depends on NETFILTER_ADVANCED
694 This option adds a `RATEEST' target, which allows to measure
695 rates similar to TC estimators. The `rateest' match can be
696 used to match on the measured rates.
698 To compile it as a module, choose M here. If unsure, say N.
700 config NETFILTER_XT_TARGET_REDIRECT
701 tristate "REDIRECT target support"
704 REDIRECT is a special case of NAT: all incoming connections are
705 mapped onto the incoming interface's address, causing the packets to
706 come to the local machine instead of passing through. This is
707 useful for transparent proxies.
709 To compile it as a module, choose M here. If unsure, say N.
711 config NETFILTER_XT_TARGET_TEE
712 tristate '"TEE" - packet cloning to alternate destination'
713 depends on NETFILTER_ADVANCED
714 depends on (IPV6 || IPV6=n)
715 depends on !NF_CONNTRACK || NF_CONNTRACK
717 This option adds a "TEE" target with which a packet can be cloned and
718 this clone be rerouted to another nexthop.
720 config NETFILTER_XT_TARGET_TPROXY
721 tristate '"TPROXY" target support (EXPERIMENTAL)'
722 depends on EXPERIMENTAL
723 depends on NETFILTER_TPROXY
724 depends on NETFILTER_XTABLES
725 depends on NETFILTER_ADVANCED
726 select NF_DEFRAG_IPV4
727 select NF_DEFRAG_IPV6 if IP6_NF_IPTABLES
729 This option adds a `TPROXY' target, which is somewhat similar to
730 REDIRECT. It can only be used in the mangle table and is useful
731 to redirect traffic to a transparent proxy. It does _not_ depend
732 on Netfilter connection tracking and NAT, unlike REDIRECT.
734 To compile it as a module, choose M here. If unsure, say N.
736 config NETFILTER_XT_TARGET_TRACE
737 tristate '"TRACE" target support'
738 depends on IP_NF_RAW || IP6_NF_RAW
739 depends on NETFILTER_ADVANCED
741 The TRACE target allows you to mark packets so that the kernel
742 will log every rule which match the packets as those traverse
743 the tables, chains, rules.
745 If you want to compile it as a module, say M here and read
746 <file:Documentation/kbuild/modules.txt>. If unsure, say `N'.
748 config NETFILTER_XT_TARGET_SECMARK
749 tristate '"SECMARK" target support'
750 depends on NETWORK_SECMARK
751 default m if NETFILTER_ADVANCED=n
753 The SECMARK target allows security marking of network
754 packets, for use with security subsystems.
756 To compile it as a module, choose M here. If unsure, say N.
758 config NETFILTER_XT_TARGET_TCPMSS
759 tristate '"TCPMSS" target support'
760 depends on (IPV6 || IPV6=n)
761 default m if NETFILTER_ADVANCED=n
763 This option adds a `TCPMSS' target, which allows you to alter the
764 MSS value of TCP SYN packets, to control the maximum size for that
765 connection (usually limiting it to your outgoing interface's MTU
768 This is used to overcome criminally braindead ISPs or servers which
769 block ICMP Fragmentation Needed packets. The symptoms of this
770 problem are that everything works fine from your Linux
771 firewall/router, but machines behind it can never exchange large
773 1) Web browsers connect, then hang with no data received.
774 2) Small mail works fine, but large emails hang.
775 3) ssh works fine, but scp hangs after initial handshaking.
777 Workaround: activate this option and add a rule to your firewall
780 iptables -A FORWARD -p tcp --tcp-flags SYN,RST SYN \
781 -j TCPMSS --clamp-mss-to-pmtu
783 To compile it as a module, choose M here. If unsure, say N.
785 config NETFILTER_XT_TARGET_TCPOPTSTRIP
786 tristate '"TCPOPTSTRIP" target support (EXPERIMENTAL)'
787 depends on EXPERIMENTAL
788 depends on IP_NF_MANGLE || IP6_NF_MANGLE
789 depends on NETFILTER_ADVANCED
791 This option adds a "TCPOPTSTRIP" target, which allows you to strip
792 TCP options from TCP packets.
794 # alphabetically ordered list of matches
796 comment "Xtables matches"
798 config NETFILTER_XT_MATCH_ADDRTYPE
799 tristate '"addrtype" address type match support'
800 depends on NETFILTER_ADVANCED
802 This option allows you to match what routing thinks of an address,
803 eg. UNICAST, LOCAL, BROADCAST, ...
805 If you want to compile it as a module, say M here and read
806 <file:Documentation/kbuild/modules.txt>. If unsure, say `N'.
808 config NETFILTER_XT_MATCH_CLUSTER
809 tristate '"cluster" match support'
810 depends on NF_CONNTRACK
811 depends on NETFILTER_ADVANCED
813 This option allows you to build work-load-sharing clusters of
814 network servers/stateful firewalls without having a dedicated
815 load-balancing router/server/switch. Basically, this match returns
816 true when the packet must be handled by this cluster node. Thus,
817 all nodes see all packets and this match decides which node handles
818 what packets. The work-load sharing algorithm is based on source
821 If you say Y or M here, try `iptables -m cluster --help` for
824 config NETFILTER_XT_MATCH_COMMENT
825 tristate '"comment" match support'
826 depends on NETFILTER_ADVANCED
828 This option adds a `comment' dummy-match, which allows you to put
829 comments in your iptables ruleset.
831 If you want to compile it as a module, say M here and read
832 <file:Documentation/kbuild/modules.txt>. If unsure, say `N'.
834 config NETFILTER_XT_MATCH_CONNBYTES
835 tristate '"connbytes" per-connection counter match support'
836 depends on NF_CONNTRACK
837 depends on NETFILTER_ADVANCED
839 This option adds a `connbytes' match, which allows you to match the
840 number of bytes and/or packets for each direction within a connection.
842 If you want to compile it as a module, say M here and read
843 <file:Documentation/kbuild/modules.txt>. If unsure, say `N'.
845 config NETFILTER_XT_MATCH_CONNLIMIT
846 tristate '"connlimit" match support"'
847 depends on NF_CONNTRACK
848 depends on NETFILTER_ADVANCED
850 This match allows you to match against the number of parallel
851 connections to a server per client IP address (or address block).
853 config NETFILTER_XT_MATCH_CONNMARK
854 tristate '"connmark" connection mark match support'
855 depends on NF_CONNTRACK
856 depends on NETFILTER_ADVANCED
857 select NETFILTER_XT_CONNMARK
859 This is a backwards-compat option for the user's convenience
860 (e.g. when running oldconfig). It selects
861 CONFIG_NETFILTER_XT_CONNMARK (combined connmark/CONNMARK module).
863 config NETFILTER_XT_MATCH_CONNTRACK
864 tristate '"conntrack" connection tracking match support'
865 depends on NF_CONNTRACK
866 default m if NETFILTER_ADVANCED=n
868 This is a general conntrack match module, a superset of the state match.
870 It allows matching on additional conntrack information, which is
871 useful in complex configurations, such as NAT gateways with multiple
872 internet links or tunnels.
874 To compile it as a module, choose M here. If unsure, say N.
876 config NETFILTER_XT_MATCH_CPU
877 tristate '"cpu" match support'
878 depends on NETFILTER_ADVANCED
880 CPU matching allows you to match packets based on the CPU
881 currently handling the packet.
883 To compile it as a module, choose M here. If unsure, say N.
885 config NETFILTER_XT_MATCH_DCCP
886 tristate '"dccp" protocol match support'
887 depends on NETFILTER_ADVANCED
890 With this option enabled, you will be able to use the iptables
891 `dccp' match in order to match on DCCP source/destination ports
894 If you want to compile it as a module, say M here and read
895 <file:Documentation/kbuild/modules.txt>. If unsure, say `N'.
897 config NETFILTER_XT_MATCH_DEVGROUP
898 tristate '"devgroup" match support'
899 depends on NETFILTER_ADVANCED
901 This options adds a `devgroup' match, which allows to match on the
902 device group a network device is assigned to.
904 To compile it as a module, choose M here. If unsure, say N.
906 config NETFILTER_XT_MATCH_DSCP
907 tristate '"dscp" and "tos" match support'
908 depends on NETFILTER_ADVANCED
910 This option adds a `DSCP' match, which allows you to match against
911 the IPv4/IPv6 header DSCP field (differentiated services codepoint).
913 The DSCP field can have any value between 0x0 and 0x3f inclusive.
915 It will also add a "tos" match, which allows you to match packets
916 based on the Type Of Service fields of the IPv4 packet (which share
917 the same bits as DSCP).
919 To compile it as a module, choose M here. If unsure, say N.
921 config NETFILTER_XT_MATCH_ECN
922 tristate '"ecn" match support'
923 depends on NETFILTER_ADVANCED
925 This option adds an "ECN" match, which allows you to match against
926 the IPv4 and TCP header ECN fields.
928 To compile it as a module, choose M here. If unsure, say N.
930 config NETFILTER_XT_MATCH_ESP
931 tristate '"esp" match support'
932 depends on NETFILTER_ADVANCED
934 This match extension allows you to match a range of SPIs
935 inside ESP header of IPSec packets.
937 To compile it as a module, choose M here. If unsure, say N.
939 config NETFILTER_XT_MATCH_HASHLIMIT
940 tristate '"hashlimit" match support'
941 depends on (IP6_NF_IPTABLES || IP6_NF_IPTABLES=n)
942 depends on NETFILTER_ADVANCED
944 This option adds a `hashlimit' match.
946 As opposed to `limit', this match dynamically creates a hash table
947 of limit buckets, based on your selection of source/destination
948 addresses and/or ports.
950 It enables you to express policies like `10kpps for any given
951 destination address' or `500pps from any given source address'
954 config NETFILTER_XT_MATCH_HELPER
955 tristate '"helper" match support'
956 depends on NF_CONNTRACK
957 depends on NETFILTER_ADVANCED
959 Helper matching allows you to match packets in dynamic connections
960 tracked by a conntrack-helper, ie. ip_conntrack_ftp
962 To compile it as a module, choose M here. If unsure, say Y.
964 config NETFILTER_XT_MATCH_HL
965 tristate '"hl" hoplimit/TTL match support'
966 depends on NETFILTER_ADVANCED
968 HL matching allows you to match packets based on the hoplimit
969 in the IPv6 header, or the time-to-live field in the IPv4
970 header of the packet.
972 config NETFILTER_XT_MATCH_IPRANGE
973 tristate '"iprange" address range match support'
974 depends on NETFILTER_ADVANCED
976 This option adds a "iprange" match, which allows you to match based on
977 an IP address range. (Normal iptables only matches on single addresses
978 with an optional mask.)
982 config NETFILTER_XT_MATCH_IPVS
983 tristate '"ipvs" match support'
985 depends on NETFILTER_ADVANCED
986 depends on NF_CONNTRACK
988 This option allows you to match against IPVS properties of a packet.
992 config NETFILTER_XT_MATCH_LENGTH
993 tristate '"length" match support'
994 depends on NETFILTER_ADVANCED
996 This option allows you to match the length of a packet against a
997 specific value or range of values.
999 To compile it as a module, choose M here. If unsure, say N.
1001 config NETFILTER_XT_MATCH_LIMIT
1002 tristate '"limit" match support'
1003 depends on NETFILTER_ADVANCED
1005 limit matching allows you to control the rate at which a rule can be
1006 matched: mainly useful in combination with the LOG target ("LOG
1007 target support", below) and to avoid some Denial of Service attacks.
1009 To compile it as a module, choose M here. If unsure, say N.
1011 config NETFILTER_XT_MATCH_MAC
1012 tristate '"mac" address match support'
1013 depends on NETFILTER_ADVANCED
1015 MAC matching allows you to match packets based on the source
1016 Ethernet address of the packet.
1018 To compile it as a module, choose M here. If unsure, say N.
1020 config NETFILTER_XT_MATCH_MARK
1021 tristate '"mark" match support'
1022 depends on NETFILTER_ADVANCED
1023 select NETFILTER_XT_MARK
1025 This is a backwards-compat option for the user's convenience
1026 (e.g. when running oldconfig). It selects
1027 CONFIG_NETFILTER_XT_MARK (combined mark/MARK module).
1029 config NETFILTER_XT_MATCH_MULTIPORT
1030 tristate '"multiport" Multiple port match support'
1031 depends on NETFILTER_ADVANCED
1033 Multiport matching allows you to match TCP or UDP packets based on
1034 a series of source or destination ports: normally a rule can only
1035 match a single range of ports.
1037 To compile it as a module, choose M here. If unsure, say N.
1039 config NETFILTER_XT_MATCH_NFACCT
1040 tristate '"nfacct" match support'
1041 depends on NETFILTER_ADVANCED
1042 select NETFILTER_NETLINK_ACCT
1044 This option allows you to use the extended accounting through
1047 To compile it as a module, choose M here. If unsure, say N.
1049 config NETFILTER_XT_MATCH_OSF
1050 tristate '"osf" Passive OS fingerprint match'
1051 depends on NETFILTER_ADVANCED && NETFILTER_NETLINK
1053 This option selects the Passive OS Fingerprinting match module
1054 that allows to passively match the remote operating system by
1055 analyzing incoming TCP SYN packets.
1057 Rules and loading software can be downloaded from
1058 http://www.ioremap.net/projects/osf
1060 To compile it as a module, choose M here. If unsure, say N.
1062 config NETFILTER_XT_MATCH_OWNER
1063 tristate '"owner" match support'
1064 depends on NETFILTER_ADVANCED
1066 Socket owner matching allows you to match locally-generated packets
1067 based on who created the socket: the user or group. It is also
1068 possible to check whether a socket actually exists.
1070 config NETFILTER_XT_MATCH_POLICY
1071 tristate 'IPsec "policy" match support'
1073 default m if NETFILTER_ADVANCED=n
1075 Policy matching allows you to match packets based on the
1076 IPsec policy that was used during decapsulation/will
1077 be used during encapsulation.
1079 To compile it as a module, choose M here. If unsure, say N.
1081 config NETFILTER_XT_MATCH_PHYSDEV
1082 tristate '"physdev" match support'
1083 depends on BRIDGE && BRIDGE_NETFILTER
1084 depends on NETFILTER_ADVANCED
1086 Physdev packet matching matches against the physical bridge ports
1087 the IP packet arrived on or will leave by.
1089 To compile it as a module, choose M here. If unsure, say N.
1091 config NETFILTER_XT_MATCH_PKTTYPE
1092 tristate '"pkttype" packet type match support'
1093 depends on NETFILTER_ADVANCED
1095 Packet type matching allows you to match a packet by
1096 its "class", eg. BROADCAST, MULTICAST, ...
1099 iptables -A INPUT -m pkttype --pkt-type broadcast -j LOG
1101 To compile it as a module, choose M here. If unsure, say N.
1103 config NETFILTER_XT_MATCH_QUOTA
1104 tristate '"quota" match support'
1105 depends on NETFILTER_ADVANCED
1107 This option adds a `quota' match, which allows to match on a
1110 If you want to compile it as a module, say M here and read
1111 <file:Documentation/kbuild/modules.txt>. If unsure, say `N'.
1113 config NETFILTER_XT_MATCH_RATEEST
1114 tristate '"rateest" match support'
1115 depends on NETFILTER_ADVANCED
1116 select NETFILTER_XT_TARGET_RATEEST
1118 This option adds a `rateest' match, which allows to match on the
1119 rate estimated by the RATEEST target.
1121 To compile it as a module, choose M here. If unsure, say N.
1123 config NETFILTER_XT_MATCH_REALM
1124 tristate '"realm" match support'
1125 depends on NETFILTER_ADVANCED
1126 select IP_ROUTE_CLASSID
1128 This option adds a `realm' match, which allows you to use the realm
1129 key from the routing subsystem inside iptables.
1131 This match pretty much resembles the CONFIG_NET_CLS_ROUTE4 option
1134 If you want to compile it as a module, say M here and read
1135 <file:Documentation/kbuild/modules.txt>. If unsure, say `N'.
1137 config NETFILTER_XT_MATCH_RECENT
1138 tristate '"recent" match support'
1139 depends on NETFILTER_ADVANCED
1141 This match is used for creating one or many lists of recently
1142 used addresses and then matching against that/those list(s).
1144 Short options are available by using 'iptables -m recent -h'
1145 Official Website: <http://snowman.net/projects/ipt_recent/>
1147 config NETFILTER_XT_MATCH_SCTP
1148 tristate '"sctp" protocol match support (EXPERIMENTAL)'
1149 depends on EXPERIMENTAL
1150 depends on NETFILTER_ADVANCED
1153 With this option enabled, you will be able to use the
1154 `sctp' match in order to match on SCTP source/destination ports
1155 and SCTP chunk types.
1157 If you want to compile it as a module, say M here and read
1158 <file:Documentation/kbuild/modules.txt>. If unsure, say `N'.
1160 config NETFILTER_XT_MATCH_SOCKET
1161 tristate '"socket" match support (EXPERIMENTAL)'
1162 depends on EXPERIMENTAL
1163 depends on NETFILTER_TPROXY
1164 depends on NETFILTER_XTABLES
1165 depends on NETFILTER_ADVANCED
1166 depends on !NF_CONNTRACK || NF_CONNTRACK
1167 select NF_DEFRAG_IPV4
1168 select NF_DEFRAG_IPV6 if IP6_NF_IPTABLES
1170 This option adds a `socket' match, which can be used to match
1171 packets for which a TCP or UDP socket lookup finds a valid socket.
1172 It can be used in combination with the MARK target and policy
1173 routing to implement full featured non-locally bound sockets.
1175 To compile it as a module, choose M here. If unsure, say N.
1177 config NETFILTER_XT_MATCH_STATE
1178 tristate '"state" match support'
1179 depends on NF_CONNTRACK
1180 default m if NETFILTER_ADVANCED=n
1182 Connection state matching allows you to match packets based on their
1183 relationship to a tracked connection (ie. previous packets). This
1184 is a powerful tool for packet classification.
1186 To compile it as a module, choose M here. If unsure, say N.
1188 config NETFILTER_XT_MATCH_STATISTIC
1189 tristate '"statistic" match support'
1190 depends on NETFILTER_ADVANCED
1192 This option adds a `statistic' match, which allows you to match
1193 on packets periodically or randomly with a given percentage.
1195 To compile it as a module, choose M here. If unsure, say N.
1197 config NETFILTER_XT_MATCH_STRING
1198 tristate '"string" match support'
1199 depends on NETFILTER_ADVANCED
1201 select TEXTSEARCH_KMP
1202 select TEXTSEARCH_BM
1203 select TEXTSEARCH_FSM
1205 This option adds a `string' match, which allows you to look for
1206 pattern matchings in packets.
1208 To compile it as a module, choose M here. If unsure, say N.
1210 config NETFILTER_XT_MATCH_TCPMSS
1211 tristate '"tcpmss" match support'
1212 depends on NETFILTER_ADVANCED
1214 This option adds a `tcpmss' match, which allows you to examine the
1215 MSS value of TCP SYN packets, which control the maximum packet size
1216 for that connection.
1218 To compile it as a module, choose M here. If unsure, say N.
1220 config NETFILTER_XT_MATCH_TIME
1221 tristate '"time" match support'
1222 depends on NETFILTER_ADVANCED
1224 This option adds a "time" match, which allows you to match based on
1225 the packet arrival time (at the machine which netfilter is running)
1226 on) or departure time/date (for locally generated packets).
1228 If you say Y here, try `iptables -m time --help` for
1231 If you want to compile it as a module, say M here.
1234 config NETFILTER_XT_MATCH_U32
1235 tristate '"u32" match support'
1236 depends on NETFILTER_ADVANCED
1238 u32 allows you to extract quantities of up to 4 bytes from a packet,
1239 AND them with specified masks, shift them by specified amounts and
1240 test whether the results are in any of a set of specified ranges.
1241 The specification of what to extract is general enough to skip over
1242 headers with lengths stored in the packet, as in IP or TCP header
1245 Details and examples are in the kernel module source.
1247 endif # NETFILTER_XTABLES
1251 source "net/netfilter/ipset/Kconfig"
1253 source "net/netfilter/ipvs/Kconfig"