netfilter

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Netfilter software comprises iptables, ipset, conntrack-tools, libnetfilter and more. It is the core of Linux firewalls and NAT. It consists of a set of hooks inside the Linux kernel and a number of utilities to manage callback functions.

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Free
Open Source

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Firewall

Platforms

Linux

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netfilter was added to AlternativeTo by alevesely on Sep 24, 2013 and this page was last updated Sep 9, 2022.

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What is netfilter?

Netfilter software comprises iptables, ipset, conntrack-tools, libnetfilter and more. It is the core of Linux firewalls and NAT. It consists of a set of hooks inside the Linux kernel and a number of utilities to manage callback functions.