pptp-conntrack-nat for 2.6.11 and 2.6.12.x ready

I've finished the port of pptp-conntrack-nat to the new 'rustynat' infrastructure of the 2.6.11 (and 2.6.12.x) kernels.

The frequent reader of this blog will have noticed my prior post. Despite being just a minor kernel release, the conntrack/nat core got some recent re-work which made porting of non-trivial helpers quite complex.

I've tested plain conntrack and SNAT/MASQUERADE so far. DNAT remains untested for now, but should work. It's not as common so I deferred testing and potential debugging - esp. since I'm going to be travelling again by tomorrow.

Thanks again to the cool guys from NetBoxBlue for funding this work. That made it a lot easier to put this in the top section of my TODO list.

Heading off to LSM/RMLL

I'm heading off towards LSM/RMLL (Libre Software Meeting) in Dijon (France) tomorrow.

I'm looking forward to this event, especially since I'm going to meet David Turner, the new head of the FSF's GPL compliance lab. We've got a lot to talk about with regard to cooperation/coordination between the gpl enforcement efforts of the FSF and gpl-violations.org.

Travelling will take me enroute to Paris, so I'll spend a couple of hours stopover in the city to visit some of its famous cemeteries. With some luck the weather will be ok for photography...

For those who are curious: I'll be back to Berlin by Friday evening.