libnetfilter_log Documentation

libnetfilter_log is a userspace library providing interface to packets that have been logged by the kernel packet filter. It is is part of a system that deprecates the old syslog/dmesg based packet logging.

libnetfilter_log homepage is: http://netfilter.org/projects/libnetfilter_log/

# Dependencies

libnetfilter_log requires libnfnetlink and a kernel that includes the nfnetlink_log subsystem (i.e. 2.6.14 or later).

# Features

- receiving to-be-logged packets from the kernel nfnetlink_log subsystem

# Tree

The current development version of libnetfilter_log can be accessed at https://git.netfilter.org/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?p=libnetfilter_log.git

# libnetfilter_log

To write your own program using libnetfilter_log, you should start by reading the doxygen documentation (start by LibrarySetup page) and nfulnl_test.c source file.