Bug 112000

Summary:	iptables need option for iptables time module
Product:	Gentoo Linux	Reporter:	Eric Brown <eric.brown>
Component:	[OLD] Core system	Assignee:	Gentoo's Team for Core System packages <base-system>
Status:	RESOLVED WONTFIX
Severity:	enhancement
Priority:	High
Version:	unspecified
Hardware:	All
OS:	Linux
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Description Eric Brown 2005-11-09 13:16:13 UTC

I recently tried to use the iptables time module with hardened-sources 2.6.X and
I was unable to use it because itp_time.so did not exists.  I looked through the
kernel config and there isn't even an option for it presented (in fact, even in
the .config file, I could not identify a variable for it).

I found a reference on netfilter.org saying that this module is not built by
default, but that it could be included through their patching system?

Anyway, the time module sounds like a nice idea and I think it would be a nice
option to have in the kernel for iptables users.  Does anyone know how to add
this to our kernels?

Reproducible: Always
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Comment 1 SpanKY gentoo-dev

2005-11-09 14:26:14 UTC

this would require more maintenance than it's worth

you should be able to find the patch here:
http://www.iptables.org/projects/patch-o-matic/pom-base.html#pom-base-time

it'll prob be integrated into iptables eventually

Comment 2 Eric Brown 2005-11-16 11:35:10 UTC

It's in the man page for iptables as if it's a standard feature.