James Miller wrote: > > I'm sure > there are good reasons why the netfilter folks can't come up with conntrack > state-sharing mechanism. It's been in the works for about 2 yrs. The first problem was a design that would survive for several yearz. When that was handled the next problem was getting the money to pay the people while they wrote it. Harald Welte who was going to do it, thought he was getting funding last year but at the last moment, the money fell through. What's needed now is money for 4 months salary for Marald (or someone to do it for free). Joe -- Joseph Mack PhD, High Performance Computing & Scientific Visualization SAIC, Supporting the EPA Research Triangle Park, NC 919-541-0007 Federal Contact - John B. Smith 919-541-1087 - smith.johnb@xxxxxxx