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diff --git a/network/ebtables/README b/network/ebtables/README new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..6dba3d209802 --- /dev/null +++ b/network/ebtables/README @@ -0,0 +1,10 @@ +The ebtables program is a filtering tool for a Linux-based bridging firewall. It +enables transparent filtering of network traffic passing through a Linux bridge. +The filtering possibilities are limited to link layer filtering and some basic +filtering on higher network layers. Advanced logging, MAC DNAT/SNAT and brouter +facilities are also included. + +The ebtables tool can be combined with the other Linux filtering tools (iptables, +ip6tables and arptables) to make a bridging firewall that is also capable of +filtering these higher network layers. This is enabled through the +bridge-netfilter architecture which is a part of the standard Linux kernel. |