Introduction to L7 – Application Layer Packet Classifier for Linux

L7-filter is a classifier for Linux’s Netfilter that identifies packed based on application layer data. This is very effective tool to classify the packets regardless of ports. Packets can be classified as Kazza, HTTP, Jabber, Citrix, Bittorrent, Gnucleus, eDonkey etc. L7-filter can also be used in conjunction with Linux QoS to do bandwidth arbitration and traffic accounting.

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