| 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? | |
| 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. | |
| What is libnfnetlink? | |
| 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. | |
| Prerequirements for libnfnetlink | |
| 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. | |
| Where can I find documentation? | |
| 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. | |
| It has bugs. Where do I report them? | |
| Please report all libnfnetlink bugs to https://bugzilla.netfilter.org/, using | |
| the "libnfnetlink" Product. | |
| License | |
| This library is released under GPLv2+. | |
| Where do I get support? | |
| The netfilter@lists.netfilter.org and netfilter-devel@lists.netfilter.org | |
| mailinglists server as support forum. | |