Re: Dynamic IP hack (PR#294)

Alan Cox (alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk)
Mon, 19 Oct 1998 14:36:44 +0100 (BST)

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> It's a hack - and an ugly hack IMO. I don't want the code in my
> kernel (although, it's not all that much really).
>
> Anyhow - for 2.2.x is must remain, but I think that for 2.3.x maybe
> we should `solve' the problem by redefining it as a userspace and
> application level problem - not a kernel problem.

Until someone adequately explains why it can't be done using ipchains
reject rules driven from the user side I don't think this hack should go
into 2.2

Right now nobody has answered that one rather important question

Alan

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