Specifying more than one IP address per rule

[Mike Wright]

Dan Purcell wrote:
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> Do you have to use a userspace tool to set the sets of ip addresses?
> What is it called?  Where can I get it?
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The ipset package provides both a kernel patch and a utility 
conveniently named ipset.

http://ipset.netfilter.org

:m)

> - -Dan
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> Mike Wright wrote:
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>>Dan Purcell wrote:
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>>>Is there a way (such as an iptables match) that allows one to specify
>>>more than one IP address for one rule?  I have in mind something like
>>>the multiport patch -- allowing the user to specify multiple tcp / udp
>>>ports per rule.  For example, I have the following ruleset that I would
>>>like to convert into one rule:
>>>
>>>iptables -N BADGUYS
>>>iptables -A BADGUYS -s 192.168.10.1    -j RETURN # 192.168.10.1 not bad
>>>iptables -A BADGUYS -s 192.168.10.0/24 -j DROP
>>>iptables -A BADGUYS -s 192.168.11.2    -j DROP
>>>iptables -A BADGUYS -s 192.168.11.3    -j DROP
>>>iptables -A BADGUYS -s 192.168.11.6    -j DROP
>>>
>>>I would like something like
>>>
>>>iptables -A BADGUYS -m multiip --srclist
>>>[!192.168.10.1,192.168.10.0/24,192.168.11.2,192.168.11.3,192.168.11.6]
>>>- -j DROP
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>>I've had very good success using the ipset patch to iptables.  It allows
>>you to use a single iptables rule to refer a named set of ips or nets,
>>etc.  The set can then be updated on the fly without having to mess with
>>your iptables rules.
>>
>>hth, :m)
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