Hi! Have you read ebtables.sourceforge.net page? I read it, and I think there is a quite decent explanation. Copy-paste from http://ebtables.sourceforge.net/documentation.html#what: ebtables tries to provide the bridge firewalling that iptables cannot provide, namely the filtering of non-IP traffic. Raido > Hi all > > Im sorry for ask a real dumb to question (tou you guys it may be). > Whats the difference between iptables and ebtables? > Wheres it used? > Why is it used? > When must it be used? > > Once again, my apologies for asking this here, but I know if I had to ask > this on another mailing list, I would not get a > decent answer. > > Kind Regards > Brent Clark