December 2010

Xen Bridge Networking

Xen provides couple of different networking options like bridge networking, nat networking and route networking. Bridging is a technique used for connecting different network segments. It is the default option for Xen networking as it simply connects all the virtual machines to the outside world through virtual network interfaces connected to the bridges created by […]

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Basics of iptables

Iptables is the default firewall used in many present Linux distros. It is a project under netfilter. Previously it was known as ipchains (For 2.2 Kernels) , ipfwadm(for 2.0 kernels) and nftables are their future project..Iptables are designed for ipv4 and ipv6table for ipv6. From ipfwadm to iptables , we can see marginal modifications done

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