SBDavid
Sep 25th, 2011
Sep 25th, 2011
iptables/netfilter’s geoip match
iptables/netfilter’s geoip match
Netfilter and iptables are building blocks of a framework inside the Linux 2.4.x and 2.6.x kernel. This framework enables packet filtering, network addresss [and port] translation (NA[P]T) and other packet mangling. It is the re-designed and heavily improved successor of the previous Linux 2.2.x ipchains and Linux 2.0.x ipfwadm systems. To learn more about iptables/netfilter you should visit www.netfilter.org.
This framework is modular and easily let you extend the features. This is exactly what geoip is : an extension to iptables/netfilter that allows you to filter, nat or mangle packets based on the country’s destination or provenance.
