Linux-kernel mailing list archive 1999-23,: Re: Q: ipchains and limitations in (accounting) rules

# Re: Q: ipchains and limitations in (accounting) rules

Gabor Lenart (lgb@oxygene.terra.vein.hu)
Thu, 10 Jun 1999 14:25:44 +0200

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On Wed, Jun 09, 1999 at 11:05:54PM +0200, Friedrich Lobenstock wrote:
> Frank Bernard wrote:
> >
> > I've set up a complex firewall with ipchains with more then 800 rules.
> > No performance tradeoff yet.
> >
>
> I already have 1024 accounting rules in action but in the worst case I might
> end up with about 260000. In reality I think I'll need about 2048. But
> in the worst case...

BTW, is there any plan to implement uid based ipchain rules in the kernel ?
(and maybe better integrated traffic shaper function : adjustable shaper
for every rule or so)

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