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Ipchains

Linux IP Firewalling Chains, normally called ipchains, is free software to control the packet filter or firewall capabilities in the 2.2 series of Linux kernels. It superseded ipfirewall (managed by ipfwadm command), but was replaced by iptables in the 2.4 series. Unlike iptables, ipchains is stateless.

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Developer
Rusty Russell
Final release
1.3.10 / October 6, 2000; 25 years ago (2000-10-06)
License
GPL
Operating system
Linux
Platform
Linux kernel
Predecessor
ipfirewall

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Ipchains

Nodes15
Edges14
Triples23
Avg. degree1.87
Density0.133333
Components1

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Ipchains

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related to history · 8
Ipchains → Improvements, IPv4, It, Linux, Linux's, Patches, The, This
related to External links · 4
Ipchains → FAQs, Free, IPChains HOWTO, TLDP
Developer · 1
Ipchains → Rusty Russell
Final release · 1
Ipchains → 1.3.10 / October 6, 2000; 25 years ago (2000-10-06)
License · 1
Ipchains → GPL
Operating system · 1
Ipchains → Linux
Platform · 1
Ipchains → Linux kernel
Predecessor · 1
Ipchains → ipfirewall
Release · 1
Ipchains → pre-1998; 28 years ago (1998)
Successor · 1
Ipchains → iptables

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iptables linux packet ipfirewall series filter software kernels firewall free superseded ipfwadm command release system kernel org stateless also ip

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
IpchainsDeveloperRusty Russell1.00infobox
IpchainsFinal release1.3.10 / October 6, 2000; 25 years ago (2000-10-06)1.00infobox
IpchainsLicenseGPL1.00infobox
IpchainsOperating systemLinux1.00infobox
IpchainsPlatformLinux kernel1.00infobox
IpchainsPredecessoripfirewall1.00infobox
IpchainsReleasepre-1998; 28 years ago (1998)1.00infobox
IpchainsSuccessoriptables1.00infobox
IpchainsTypePacket filter management1.00infobox
IpchainsWebsitepeople.netfilter.org/rusty/ipchains/1.00infobox
IpchainsWritten inC1.00infobox
Ipchainsrelated to External linksFree0.60section

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