Re: [patch] RFC: matching interface groups

2006-08-07 Thread Balazs Scheidler
On Fri, 2006-08-04 at 12:06 +0200, Patrick McHardy wrote: > Balazs Scheidler wrote: > > The use-case is as follows: > > > > * I have two different subsystems creating interfaces dynamically (for > > example pptpd and serial pppd lines, each creating dynamic pppX > > interfaces), > > * I would like

Re: [patch] RFC: matching interface groups

2006-08-04 Thread Patrick McHardy
Balazs Scheidler wrote: > The use-case is as follows: > > * I have two different subsystems creating interfaces dynamically (for > example pptpd and serial pppd lines, each creating dynamic pppX > interfaces), > * I would like to assign a different set of iptables rules for these > clients, > * I

Re: [patch] RFC: matching interface groups

2006-08-03 Thread Balazs Scheidler
On Wed, 2006-08-02 at 21:08 -0700, Stephen J. Bevan wrote: > Balazs Scheidler writes: > > I would like to easily match a set of dynamically created interfaces > > from my packet filter rules. The attached patch forms the basis of my > > implementation and I would like to know whether something l

Re: [patch] RFC: matching interface groups

2006-08-03 Thread Gerd v. Egidy
Hi, > > > Since in this scenario userspace is able to determine ppp vs pptp, > > > could you not also do something like have an inbound_ppp and > > > inbound_pptp chain, then jump to the appropriate chain depending on > > > type? If you need per-interface rules, then create an inbound_pppX > > >

[patch] RFC: matching interface groups

2006-08-02 Thread Stephen J. Bevan
Balazs Scheidler writes: > I would like to easily match a set of dynamically created interfaces > from my packet filter rules. The attached patch forms the basis of my > implementation and I would like to know whether something like this is > mergeable to mainline. [snip] > The implementation:

Re: [patch] RFC: matching interface groups

2006-08-02 Thread Amin Azez
* Balazs Scheidler wrote, On 02/08/06 08:04: > On Tue, 2006-08-01 at 21:18 +0200, Sven Schuster wrote: >> as this would require the complete chain (say, INPUT or >> OUTPUT) to be "downloaded" to userspace, modified and then again >> "uploaded" to the kernel. At least until iptables redesign to >> a

Re: [patch] RFC: matching interface groups

2006-08-02 Thread Balazs Scheidler
On Tue, 2006-08-01 at 11:29 -0700, Stephen Hemminger wrote: > On Tue, 01 Aug 2006 19:10:09 +0200 > Balazs Scheidler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > I would like to easily match a set of dynamically created interfaces > > from my packet filter rules. The attached patch forms the basis

Re: [patch] RFC: matching interface groups

2006-08-02 Thread Balazs Scheidler
On Tue, 2006-08-01 at 21:18 +0200, Sven Schuster wrote: > Hi Phil, > > On Tue, Aug 01, 2006 at 11:46:55AM -0700, Phil Oester told us: > > Since in this scenario userspace is able to determine ppp vs pptp, > > could you not also do something like have an inbound_ppp and inbound_pptp > > chain, the

Re: [patch] RFC: matching interface groups

2006-08-01 Thread Sven Schuster
Hi Phil, On Tue, Aug 01, 2006 at 11:46:55AM -0700, Phil Oester told us: > Since in this scenario userspace is able to determine ppp vs pptp, > could you not also do something like have an inbound_ppp and inbound_pptp > chain, then jump to the appropriate chain depending on type? If you > need p

Re: [patch] RFC: matching interface groups

2006-08-01 Thread Phil Oester
On Tue, Aug 01, 2006 at 07:10:09PM +0200, Balazs Scheidler wrote: > Each interface can belong to a single "group" at a time, an interface > comes up without being a member in any of the groups. > > Userspace can assign interfaces to groups after being created, this > would typically be performed i

Re: [patch] RFC: matching interface groups

2006-08-01 Thread Stephen Hemminger
On Tue, 01 Aug 2006 19:10:09 +0200 Balazs Scheidler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, > > I would like to easily match a set of dynamically created interfaces > from my packet filter rules. The attached patch forms the basis of my > implementation and I would like to know whether something like th

[patch] RFC: matching interface groups

2006-08-01 Thread Balazs Scheidler
Hi, I would like to easily match a set of dynamically created interfaces from my packet filter rules. The attached patch forms the basis of my implementation and I would like to know whether something like this is mergeable to mainline. The use-case is as follows: * I have two different subsyste