[libvirt] [PATCH] [DOCS] nwfilter: Add 2nd example to the html docs

Eric Blake eblake at redhat.com
Wed Oct 6 19:14:33 UTC 2010


On 10/06/2010 12:56 PM, Stefan Berger wrote:
>
> + <h3><a name="nwfwriteexample2nd">Second example custom filter</a></h3>
> + <p>
> + In this example we now want to build a similar filter as in the
> + example above, but extend the list of requirements with an
> + ftp server located inside the VM. Further, we will be using features
> + that have been added in <span class="since">version 0.8.5</span>.
> + The requirements for this filter shall be:

s/shall be/are/

> + The 1st solution makes use of the <code>state</code> attribute of
> + the TCP protocol that gives us a hook into the connection tracking
> + framework of the Linux host. For the VM-initiated ftp data connection
> + (ftp active mode) we use the <code>RELATED</code> state that allows
> + us to detect that the VM-initated ftp data connection is a consequence of

s/initated/initiated/

> + ( or 'has a relationship with' ) an existing ftp control connection,
> + thus we want to allow it to let packets
> + pass the firewall. The <code>RELATED</code> state, however, is only
> + valid for the very first packet of the outgoing TCP connection for the
> + ftp data path. Afterwards, the state to compare against is
> + <code>ESTABLISHED</code>, which then applies equally
> + to the incoming and outgoing direction. All this is related to the ftp
> + data traffic origination from TCP port 20 of the VM. This then leads to

s/origination/originating/

> + <p>
> + Before trying out a filter using the <code>RELATED</code> state,
> + you have to make sure that the approriate connection tracking module

s/approriate/appropriate/

Other than those nits, looks good to me.

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