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Package: netscript-2.4 (5.5.3)

Linux 2.4/2.6/3.x router/firewall/VM host network config system.

This is a router and firewall network configuration system. It is specific to the 2.4.x and 2.6.x kernel series. This system is in production use, even though this is an experimental version.

It offers much finer grained control of the network setup than the standard system in netbase, with support for bridge configuration, iptables, ip route and tc traffic control. It is optimised for use on high traffic routers with interfaces being reconfigured individually while the rest of the machine is routing traffic 24x7. Common boiler plate filter creation functions are provided to ease the task of constructing iptables filters in the context of operation within an ISP network.

Since this package is designed for a heavy duty network router, it is designed to work in conjunction with a routing daemon as found in the quagga package.

DON'T use this on a pure server - it is VERY useful for a Virtual Machine server with complex networking needs. This is because of its comprehensive network configuration capabilities. Thus it is a tempting replacement when you have to rip out NetworkManager on a server.

It was originally designed for dedicated routers and firewalls, and hence its lightweight scripting footprint. When it comes to firewall configuration though, have a look at the mason package if you are faint of heart.

Other Packages Related to netscript-2.4

  • depends
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  • dep: bash (>= 2.03)
    GNU Bourne Again SHell
  • dep: bridge-utils (>= 0.9.3)
    Utilities for configuring the Linux Ethernet bridge
  • dep: iproute2
    networking and traffic control tools
  • dep: iptables
    administration tools for packet filtering and NAT
  • dep: isc-dhcp-client
    DHCP client for automatically obtaining an IP address
    or dhcpcd
    Package not available
    or pump
    BOOTP and DHCP client for automatic IP configuration
  • dep: lsb-base
    Linux Standard Base init script functionality
  • dep: netbase
    Basic TCP/IP networking system
  • sug: bird
    Internet Routing Daemon
  • sug: dnsmasq
    Small caching DNS proxy and DHCP/TFTP server
  • sug: quagga
    network routing daemons (metapackage)
  • sug: radvd
    Router Advertisement Daemon
  • sug: resolvconf
    name server information handler
    also a virtual package provided by openresolv
  • sug: whereami
    Automatically reconfigure your (laptop) system for a new location
  • sug: wicd
    wired and wireless network manager - metapackage
  • sug: wpasupplicant
    client support for WPA and WPA2 (IEEE 802.11i)

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