Now that I try to upgrade from RH8 to FC4 I notice that the MIRROR target has been removed from kernel 2.6. A web search shows that I'm only about 2 years late in noticing this: https://lists.netfilter.org/pipermail/netfilter-devel/2003-August/012193.html So now I file my complaint 2 years late. I argue that the message I sent a few months ago: https://lists.netfilter.org/pipermail/netfilter-devel/2005-June/019999.html illustrates a perfectly legitimate use of this target. Furthermore, I actually want to do it. I suppose I could get almost the same result by doing snat+dnat, but this is more expensive and, worse, opens up an avenue for attacking me by filling my connection tables. I suppose I could install the target in my own kernel. Is this actually straight forward? Where are instructions? Of course, it becomes a maintenance problem when you try to track new kernels distributed with Fedora, which is what I imagined trying to do. Or is there some solution to that problem? Naturally, my first choice would be for MIRROR to be restored to future kernels so eventually I'd get it back as part of a regular upgrade. Any chance?
