Writing new Netfilter Modules

[Hadrien HAMEL]

Gingold Tomasz wrote:

>Hello,
>
>i want to write my own netfilter module. Can anybody tell me how to start?
>Are there any tutorials/documents which could help?
>
>Up to now i have found the "Linux netfilter Hacking HOWTO", especially
>chapter 4 "Information for Programmers.
>Is this the only help i can obtain?
>
>
>Another question: 
>I have found on www.netfilter.org <www.netfilter.org>  the following statement: 
>"netfilter and iptables are building blocks of a framework inside the Linux <http://www.kernel.org/>  2.4.x and 2.6.x kernel"
>Does this mean, that netfilter and iptables are part of the kernel and don´t have to be installed?
>
>thanks for helping
>gingold tomasz
>berlin
>
>
>  
>

Hi,

There's a step-by-step description about writing a "match" extension here:

http://www.linuxfocus.org/English/February2005/article367.shtml


I'm planning on writing another tutorial to help people developping
extensions for NetFilter :)
If you have any suggestions, send them to me!

--
Hadrien Hamel
French engineer