What to use: route, ipchains, iptables...? [Archive]

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Lekha

10-09-2002, 07:07 AM

Hi, all

I was using route to share internet with my localnet, now I try ipchains, but still I don't understand difference & what is better to use :(

Any help, link or just comment is welcomed :)

Lekha

mrBen

10-09-2002, 07:23 AM

Ipchains replaced Iptables when the 2.4 kernel came out. So the difference between those to is the kernel.

HTH a little.

Lekha

10-09-2002, 08:13 AM

Yes this is more clear - ipchains is new version of iptables, but strange because in my 2.2.16 it is.

What about route? Is it sinonym for ipchains? By it's syntax it is more complicated & less powerful. Is route only for establishing path from local net to internet?

Lekha

gig2k1s

10-09-2002, 08:30 AM

iptables replaced ipchains in 2.4, not the other way around.

mrBen

10-09-2002, 08:45 AM

Originally posted by gig2k1s
iptables replaced ipchains in 2.4, not the other way around.

Ooops. My bad.

Lekha

10-09-2002, 09:00 AM

English is not my native language, so I misunderstood. Thanx for corrections :)

Does anybody using route instead of making rules for ipchains/iptables?

Lekha