Provided by: ipset_6.20.1-1_amd64 
NAME
ipset — administration tool for IP sets
SYNOPSIS
ipset [ OPTIONS ] COMMAND [ COMMAND-OPTIONS ]
COMMANDS := { create | add | del | test | destroy | list | save | restore | flush | rename | swap | help
| version | - }
OPTIONS := { -exist | -output { plain | save | xml } | -quiet | -resolve | -sorted | -name | -terse |
-file filename }
ipset create SETNAME TYPENAME [ CREATE-OPTIONS ]
ipset add SETNAME ADD-ENTRY [ ADD-OPTIONS ]
ipset del SETNAME DEL-ENTRY [ DEL-OPTIONS ]
ipset test SETNAME TEST-ENTRY [ TEST-OPTIONS ]
ipset destroy [ SETNAME ]
ipset list [ SETNAME ]
ipset save [ SETNAME ]
ipset restore
ipset flush [ SETNAME ]
ipset rename SETNAME-FROM SETNAME-TO
ipset swap SETNAME-FROM SETNAME-TO
ipset help [ TYPENAME ]
ipset version
ipset -
DESCRIPTION
ipset is used to set up, maintain and inspect so called IP sets in the Linux kernel. Depending on the
type of the set, an IP set may store IP(v4/v6) addresses, (TCP/UDP) port numbers, IP and MAC address
pairs, IP address and port number pairs, etc. See the set type definitions below.
Iptables matches and targets referring to sets create references, which protect the given sets in the
kernel. A set cannot be destroyed while there is a single reference pointing to it.
OPTIONS
The options that are recognized by ipset can be divided into several different groups.
COMMANDS
These options specify the desired action to perform. Only one of them can be specified on the command
line unless otherwise specified below. For all the long versions of the command names, you need to use
only enough letters to ensure that ipset can differentiate it from all other commands. The ipset parser
follows the order here when looking for the shortest match in the long command names.
n, create SETNAME TYPENAME [ CREATE-OPTIONS ]
Create a set identified with setname and specified type. The type may require type specific
options. If the -exist option is specified, ipset ignores the error otherwise raised when the same
set (setname and create parameters are identical) already exists.
add SETNAME ADD-ENTRY [ ADD-OPTIONS ]
Add a given entry to the set. If the -exist option is specified, ipset ignores if the entry
already added to the set.
del SETNAME DEL-ENTRY [ DEL-OPTIONS ]
Delete an entry from a set. If the -exist option is specified, ipset ignores if the entry does not
added to (already expired from) the set.
test SETNAME TEST-ENTRY [ TEST-OPTIONS ]
Test wether an entry is in a set or not. Exit status number is zero if the tested entry is in the
set and nonzero if it is missing from the set.
x, destroy [ SETNAME ]
Destroy the specified set or all the sets if none is given.
If the set has got reference(s), nothing is done and no set destroyed.
list [ SETNAME ] [ OPTIONS ]
List the header data and the entries for the specified set, or for all sets if none is given. The
-resolve option can be used to force name lookups (which may be slow). When the -sorted option is
given, the entries are listed sorted (if the given set type supports the operation). The option
-output can be used to control the format of the listing: plain, save or xml. (The default is
plain.) If the option -name is specified, just the names of the existing sets are listed. If the
option -terse is specified, just the set names and headers are listed. The output is printed to
stdout, the option -file can be used to specify a filename instead of stdout.
save [ SETNAME ]
Save the given set, or all sets if none is given to stdout in a format that restore can read. The
option -file can be used to specify a filename instead of stdout.
restore
Restore a saved session generated by save. The saved session can be fed from stdin or the option
-file can be used to specify a filename instead of stdin.
Please note, existing sets and elements are not erased by restore unless specified so in the
restore file. All commands are allowed in restore mode except list, help, version, interactive
mode and restore itself.
flush [ SETNAME ]
Flush all entries from the specified set or flush all sets if none is given.
e, rename SETNAME-FROM SETNAME-TO
Rename a set. Set identified by SETNAME-TO must not exist.
w, swap SETNAME-FROM SETNAME-TO
Swap the content of two sets, or in another words, exchange the name of two sets. The referred
sets must exist and compatible type of sets can be swapped only.
help [ TYPENAME ]
Print help and set type specific help if TYPENAME is specified.
version
Print program version.
- If a dash is specified as command, then ipset enters a simple interactive mode and the commands
are read from the standard input. The interactive mode can be finished by entering the
pseudo-command quit.
OTHER OPTIONS
The following additional options can be specified. The long option names cannot be abbreviated.
-!, -exist
Ignore errors when exactly the same set is to be created or already added entry is added or
missing entry is deleted.
-o, -output { plain | save | xml }
Select the output format to the list command.
-q, -quiet
Suppress any output to stdout and stderr. ipset will still exit with error if it cannot continue.
-r, -resolve
When listing sets, enforce name lookup. The program will try to display the IP entries resolved to
host names which requires slow DNS lookups.
-s, -sorted
Sorted output. When listing sets entries are listed sorted. Not supported yet.
-n, -name
List just the names of the existing sets, i.e. suppress listing of set headers and members.
-t, -terse
List the set names and headers, i.e. suppress listing of set members.
-f, -file filename
Specify a filename to print into instead of stdout (list or save commands) or read from instead of
stdin (restore command).
INTRODUCTION
A set type comprises of the storage method by which the data is stored and the data type(s) which are
stored in the set. Therefore the TYPENAME parameter of the create command follows the syntax
TYPENAME := method:datatype[,datatype[,datatype]]
where the current list of the methods are bitmap, hash, and list and the possible data types are ip, net,
mac, port and iface. The dimension of a set is equal to the number of data types in its type name.
When adding, deleting or testing entries in a set, the same comma separated data syntax must be used for
the entry parameter of the commands, i.e
ipset add foo ipaddr,portnum,ipaddr
If host names or service names with dash in the name are used instead of IP addresses or service numbers,
then the host name or service name must be enclosed in square brackets. Example:
ipset add foo [test-hostname],[ftp-data]
In the case of host names the DNS resolver is called internally by ipset but if it returns multiple IP
addresses, only the first one is used.
The bitmap and list types use a fixed sized storage. The hash types use a hash to store the elements. In
order to avoid clashes in the hash, a limited number of chaining, and if that is exhausted, the doubling
of the hash size is performed when adding entries by the ipset command. When entries added by the SET
target of iptables/ip6tables, then the hash size is fixed and the set won't be duplicated, even if the
new entry cannot be added to the set.
GENERIC CREATE AND ADD OPTIONS
timeout
All set types supports the optional timeout parameter when creating a set and adding entries. The value
of the timeout parameter for the create command means the default timeout value (in seconds) for new
entries. If a set is created with timeout support, then the same timeout option can be used to specify
non-default timeout values when adding entries. Zero timeout value means the entry is added permanent to
the set. The timeout value of already added elements can be changed by readding the element using the
-exist option. Example:
ipset create test hash:ip timeout 300
ipset add test 192.168.0.1 timeout 60
ipset -exist add test 192.168.0.1 timeout 600
nomatch
The hash set types which can store net type of data (i.e. hash:*net*) support the optional nomatch option
when adding entries. When matching elements in the set, entries marked as nomatch are skipped as if those
were not added to the set, which makes possible to build up sets with exceptions. See the example at hash
type hash:net below.
When elements are tested by ipset, the nomatch flags are taken into account. If one wants to test the
existence of an element marked with nomatch in a set, then the flag must be specified too.
counters, packets, bytes
All set types support the optional counters option when creating a set. If the option is specified then
the set is created with packet and byte counters per element support. The packet and byte counters are
initialized to zero when the elements are (re-)added to the set, unless the packet and byte counter
values are explicitly specified by the packets and bytes options. An example when an element is added to
a set with non-zero counter values:
ipset create foo hash:ip counters
ipset add foo 192.168.1.1 packets 42 bytes 1024
comment
All set types support the optional comment extension. Enabling this extension on an ipset enables you to
annotate an ipset entry with an arbitrary string. This string is completely ignored by both the kernel
and ipset itself and is purely for providing a convenient means to document the reason for an entry's
existence. Comments must not contain any quotation marks and the usual escape character (\) has no
meaning. For example, the following shell command is illegal:
ipset add foo 1.1.1.1 comment "this comment is \"bad\""
In the above, your shell will of course escape the quotation marks and ipset will see the quote marks in
the argument for the comment, which will result in a parse error. If you are writing your own system,
you should avoid creating comments containing a quotation mark if you do not want to break "ipset save"
and "ipset restore", nonetheless, the kernel will not stop you from doing so. The following is perfectly
acceptable:
ipset create foo hash:ip comment
ipset add foo 192.168.1.1/24 comment "allow access to SMB share on \\\\fileserv\\"
the above would appear as: "allow access to SMB share on \\fileserv\"
SET TYPES
bitmap:ip
The bitmap:ip set type uses a memory range to store either IPv4 host (default) or IPv4 network addresses.
A bitmap:ip type of set can store up to 65536 entries.
CREATE-OPTIONS := range fromip-toip|ip/cidr [ netmask cidr ] [ timeout value ] [ counters ] [ comment ]
ADD-ENTRY := { ip | fromip-toip | ip/cidr }
ADD-OPTIONS := [ timeout value ] [ packets value ] [ bytes value ] [ comment string ]
DEL-ENTRY := { ip | fromip-toip | ip/cidr }
TEST-ENTRY := ip
Mandatory create options:
range fromip-toip|ip/cidr
Create the set from the specified inclusive address range expressed in an IPv4 address range or
network. The size of the range (in entries) cannot exceed the limit of maximum 65536 elements.
Optional create options:
netmask cidr
When the optional netmask parameter specified, network addresses will be stored in the set instead
of IP host addresses. The cidr prefix value must be between 1-32. An IP address will be in the
set if the network address, which is resulted by masking the address with the specified netmask,
can be found in the set.
The bitmap:ip type supports adding or deleting multiple entries in one command.
Examples:
ipset create foo bitmap:ip range 192.168.0.0/16
ipset add foo 192.168.1/24
ipset test foo 192.168.1.1
bitmap:ip,mac
The bitmap:ip,mac set type uses a memory range to store IPv4 and a MAC address pairs. A bitmap:ip,mac
type of set can store up to 65536 entries.
CREATE-OPTIONS := range fromip-toip|ip/cidr [ timeout value ] [ counters ] [ comment ]
ADD-ENTRY := ip[,macaddr]
ADD-OPTIONS := [ timeout value ] [ packets value ] [ bytes value ] [ comment string ]
DEL-ENTRY := ip[,macaddr]
TEST-ENTRY := ip[,macaddr]
Mandatory options to use when creating a bitmap:ip,mac type of set:
range fromip-toip|ip/cidr
Create the set from the specified inclusive address range expressed in an IPv4 address range or
network. The size of the range cannot exceed the limit of maximum 65536 entries.
The bitmap:ip,mac type is exceptional in the sense that the MAC part can be left out when
adding/deleting/testing entries in the set. If we add an entry without the MAC address specified, then
when the first time the entry is matched by the kernel, it will automatically fill out the missing MAC
address with the source MAC address from the packet. If the entry was specified with a timeout value, the
timer starts off when the IP and MAC address pair is complete.
The bitmap:ip,mac type of sets require two src/dst parameters of the set match and SET target netfilter
kernel modules and the second one must be src to match, add or delete entries, because the set match and
SET target have access to the source MAC address only.
Examples:
ipset create foo bitmap:ip,mac range 192.168.0.0/16
ipset add foo 192.168.1.1,12:34:56:78:9A:BC
ipset test foo 192.168.1.1
bitmap:port
The bitmap:port set type uses a memory range to store port numbers and such a set can store up to 65536
ports.
CREATE-OPTIONS := range fromport-toport [ timeout value ] [ counters ] [ comment ]
ADD-ENTRY := { [proto:]port | [proto:]fromport-toport }
ADD-OPTIONS := [ timeout value ] [ packets value ] [ bytes value ] [ comment string ]
DEL-ENTRY := { [proto:]port | [proto:]fromport-toport }
TEST-ENTRY := [proto:]port
Mandatory options to use when creating a bitmap:port type of set:
range [proto:]fromport-toport
Create the set from the specified inclusive port range.
The set match and SET target netfilter kernel modules interpret the stored numbers as TCP or UDP port
numbers.
proto only needs to be specified if a service name is used, and that name does not exist as a TCP
service.
Examples:
ipset create foo bitmap:port range 0-1024
ipset add foo 80
ipset test foo 80
ipset del foo udp:[macon-udp]-[tn-tl-w2]
hash:ip
The hash:ip set type uses a hash to store IP host addresses (default) or network addresses. Zero valued
IP address cannot be stored in a hash:ip type of set.
CREATE-OPTIONS := [ family { inet | inet6 } ] | [ hashsize value ] [ maxelem value ] [ netmask cidr ] [
timeout value ] [ counters ] [ comment ]
ADD-ENTRY := ipaddr
ADD-OPTIONS := [ timeout value ] [ packets value ] [ bytes value ] [ comment string ]
DEL-ENTRY := ipaddr
TEST-ENTRY := ipaddr
Optional create options:
family { inet | inet6 }
The protocol family of the IP addresses to be stored in the set. The default is inet, i.e IPv4.
hashsize value
The initial hash size for the set, default is 1024. The hash size must be a power of two, the
kernel automatically rounds up non power of two hash sizes to the first correct value.
maxelem value
The maximal number of elements which can be stored in the set, default 65536.
netmask cidr
When the optional netmask parameter specified, network addresses will be stored in the set instead
of IP host addresses. The cidr prefix value must be between 1-32 for IPv4 and between 1-128 for
IPv6. An IP address will be in the set if the network address, which is resulted by masking the
address with the netmask, can be found in the set.
For the inet family one can add or delete multiple entries by specifying a range or a network:
ipaddr := { ip | fromaddr-toaddr | ip/cidr }
Examples:
ipset create foo hash:ip netmask 30
ipset add foo 192.168.1.0/24
ipset test foo 192.168.1.2
hash:net
The hash:net set type uses a hash to store different sized IP network addresses. Network address with
zero prefix size cannot be stored in this type of sets.
CREATE-OPTIONS := [ family { inet | inet6 } ] | [ hashsize value ] [ maxelem value ] [ timeout value ] [
counters ] [ comment ]
ADD-ENTRY := netaddr
ADD-OPTIONS := [ timeout value ] [ nomatch ] [ packets value ] [ bytes value ] [ comment string ]
DEL-ENTRY := netaddr
TEST-ENTRY := netaddr
where netaddr := ip[/cidr]
Optional create options:
family { inet | inet6 }
The protocol family of the IP addresses to be stored in the set. The default is inet, i.e IPv4.
hashsize value
The initial hash size for the set, default is 1024. The hash size must be a power of two, the
kernel automatically rounds up non power of two hash sizes to the first correct value.
maxelem value
The maximal number of elements which can be stored in the set, default 65536.
For the inet family one can add or delete multiple entries by specifying a range, which is converted
internally to network(s) equal to the range:
netaddr := { ip[/cidr] | fromaddr-toaddr }
When adding/deleting/testing entries, if the cidr prefix parameter is not specified, then the host prefix
value is assumed. When adding/deleting entries, the exact element is added/deleted and overlapping
elements are not checked by the kernel. When testing entries, if a host address is tested, then the
kernel tries to match the host address in the networks added to the set and reports the result
accordingly.
From the set netfilter match point of view the searching for a match always starts from the smallest
size of netblock (most specific prefix) to the largest one (least specific prefix) added to the set.
When adding/deleting IP addresses to the set by the SET netfilter target, it will be added/deleted by
the most specific prefix which can be found in the set, or by the host prefix value if the set is empty.
The lookup time grows linearly with the number of the different prefix values added to the set.
Example:
ipset create foo hash:net
ipset add foo 192.168.0.0/24
ipset add foo 10.1.0.0/16
ipset add foo 192.168.0/24
ipset add foo 192.168.0/30 nomatch
When matching the elements in the set above, all IP addresses will match from the networks
192.168.0.0/24, 10.1.0.0/16 and 192.168.0/24 except the ones from 192.168.0/30.
hash:net,net
The hash:net,net set type uses a hash to store pairs of different sized IP network addresses. Bear in
mind that the first parameter has precedence over the second, so a nomatch entry could be potentially
be ineffective if a more specific first parameter existed with a suitable second parameter. Network
address with zero prefix size cannot be stored in this type of set.
CREATE-OPTIONS := [ family { inet | inet6 } ] | [ hashsize value ] [ maxelem value ] [ timeout value ] [
counters ] [ comment ]
ADD-ENTRY := netaddr,netaddr
ADD-OPTIONS := [ timeout value ] [ nomatch ] [ packets value ] [ bytes value ] [ comment string ]
DEL-ENTRY := netaddr,netaddr
TEST-ENTRY := netaddr,netaddr,
where netaddr := ip[/cidr]
Optional create options:
family { inet | inet6 }
The protocol family of the IP addresses to be stored in the set. The default is inet, i.e IPv4.
hashsize value
The initial hash size for the set, default is 1024. The hash size must be a power of two, the
kernel automatically rounds up non power of two hash sizes to the first correct value.
maxelem value
The maximal number of elements which can be stored in the set, default 65536.
For the inet family one can add or delete multiple entries by specifying a range, which is converted
internally to network(s) equal to the range:
netaddr := { ip[/cidr] | fromaddr-toaddr }
When adding/deleting/testing entries, if the cidr prefix parameter is not specified, then the host prefix
value is assumed. When adding/deleting entries, the exact element is added/deleted and overlapping
elements are not checked by the kernel. When testing entries, if a host address is tested, then the
kernel tries to match the host address in the networks added to the set and reports the result
accordingly.
From the set netfilter match point of view the searching for a match always starts from the smallest
size of netblock (most specific prefix) to the largest one (least specific prefix) with the first param
having precedence. When adding/deleting IP addresses to the set by the SET netfilter target, it will
be added/deleted by the most specific prefix which can be found in the set, or by the host prefix
value if the set is empty.
The lookup time grows linearly with the number of the different prefix values added to the first
parameter of the set. The number of secondary prefixes further increases this as the list of secondary
prefixes is traversed per primary prefix.
Example:
ipset create foo hash:net,net
ipset add foo 192.168.0.0/24,10.0.1.0/24
ipset add foo 10.1.0.0/16,10.255.0.0/24
ipset add foo 192.168.0/24,192.168.54.0-192.168.54.255
ipset add foo 192.168.0/30,192.168.64/30 nomatch
When matching the elements in the set above, all IP addresses will match from the networks
192.168.0.0/24<->10.0.1.0/24, 10.1.0.0/16<->10.255.0.0/24 and 192.168.0/24<->192.168.54.0/24 except the
ones from 192.168.0/30<->192.168.64/30.
hash:ip,port
The hash:ip,port set type uses a hash to store IP address and port number pairs. The port number is
interpreted together with a protocol (default TCP) and zero protocol number cannot be used.
CREATE-OPTIONS := [ family { inet | inet6 } ] | [ hashsize value ] [ maxelem value ] [ timeout value ] [
counters ] [ comment ]
ADD-ENTRY := ipaddr,[proto:]port
ADD-OPTIONS := [ timeout value ] [ packets value ] [ bytes value ] [ comment string ]
DEL-ENTRY := ipaddr,[proto:]port
TEST-ENTRY := ipaddr,[proto:]port
Optional create options:
family { inet | inet6 }
The protocol family of the IP addresses to be stored in the set. The default is inet, i.e IPv4.
hashsize value
The initial hash size for the set, default is 1024. The hash size must be a power of two, the
kernel automatically rounds up non power of two hash sizes to the first correct value
maxelem value
The maximal number of elements which can be stored in the set, default 65536.
For the inet family one can add or delete multiple entries by specifying a range or a network of IPv4
addresses in the IP address part of the entry:
ipaddr := { ip | fromaddr-toaddr | ip/cidr }
The [proto:]port part of the elements may be expressed in the following forms, where the range variations
are valid when adding or deleting entries:
portname[-portname]
TCP port or range of ports expressed in TCP portname identifiers from /etc/services
portnumber[-portnumber]
TCP port or range of ports expressed in TCP port numbers
tcp|sctp|udp|udplite:portname|portnumber[-portname|portnumber]
TCP, SCTP, UDP or UDPLITE port or port range expressed in port name(s) or port number(s)
icmp:codename|type/code
ICMP codename or type/code. The supported ICMP codename identifiers can always be listed by the
help command.
icmpv6:codename|type/code
ICMPv6 codename or type/code. The supported ICMPv6 codename identifiers can always be listed by
the help command.
proto:0
All other protocols, as an identifier from /etc/protocols or number. The pseudo port number must
be zero.
The hash:ip,port type of sets require two src/dst parameters of the set match and SET target kernel
modules.
Examples:
ipset create foo hash:ip,port
ipset add foo 192.168.1.0/24,80-82
ipset add foo 192.168.1.1,udp:53
ipset add foo 192.168.1.1,vrrp:0
ipset test foo 192.168.1.1,80
hash:net,port
The hash:net,port set type uses a hash to store different sized IP network address and port pairs. The
port number is interpreted together with a protocol (default TCP) and zero protocol number cannot be
used. Network address with zero prefix size is not accepted either.
CREATE-OPTIONS := [ family { inet | inet6 } ] | [ hashsize value ] [ maxelem value ] [ timeout value ] [
counters ] [ comment ]
ADD-ENTRY := netaddr,[proto:]port
ADD-OPTIONS := [ timeout value ] [ nomatch ] [ packets value ] [ bytes value ] [ comment string ]
DEL-ENTRY := netaddr,[proto:]port
TEST-ENTRY := netaddr,[proto:]port
where netaddr := ip[/cidr]
Optional create options:
family { inet | inet6 }
The protocol family of the IP addresses to be stored in the set. The default is inet, i.e IPv4.
hashsize value
The initial hash size for the set, default is 1024. The hash size must be a power of two, the
kernel automatically rounds up non power of two hash sizes to the first correct value.
maxelem value
The maximal number of elements which can be stored in the set, default 65536.
For the netaddr part of the elements see the description at the hash:net set type. For the [proto:]port
part of the elements see the description at the hash:ip,port set type.
When adding/deleting/testing entries, if the cidr prefix parameter is not specified, then the host prefix
value is assumed. When adding/deleting entries, the exact element is added/deleted and overlapping
elements are not checked by the kernel. When testing entries, if a host address is tested, then the
kernel tries to match the host address in the networks added to the set and reports the result
accordingly.
From the set netfilter match point of view the searching for a match always starts from the smallest
size of netblock (most specific prefix) to the largest one (least specific prefix) added to the set.
When adding/deleting IP addresses to the set by the SET netfilter target, it will be added/deleted by
the most specific prefix which can be found in the set, or by the host prefix value if the set is empty.
The lookup time grows linearly with the number of the different prefix values added to the set.
Examples:
ipset create foo hash:net,port
ipset add foo 192.168.0/24,25
ipset add foo 10.1.0.0/16,80
ipset test foo 192.168.0/24,25
hash:ip,port,ip
The hash:ip,port,ip set type uses a hash to store IP address, port number and a second IP address
triples. The port number is interpreted together with a protocol (default TCP) and zero protocol number
cannot be used.
CREATE-OPTIONS := [ family { inet | inet6 } ] | [ hashsize value ] [ maxelem value ] [ timeout value ] [
counters ] [ comment ]
ADD-ENTRY := ipaddr,[proto:]port,ip
ADD-OPTIONS := [ timeout value ] [ packets value ] [ bytes value ] [ comment string ]
DEL-ENTRY := ipaddr,[proto:]port,ip
TEST-ENTRY := ipaddr,[proto:]port,ip
For the first ipaddr and [proto:]port parts of the elements see the descriptions at the hash:ip,port set
type.
Optional create options:
family { inet | inet6 }
The protocol family of the IP addresses to be stored in the set. The default is inet, i.e IPv4.
hashsize value
The initial hash size for the set, default is 1024. The hash size must be a power of two, the
kernel automatically rounds up non power of two hash sizes to the first correct value.
maxelem value
The maximal number of elements which can be stored in the set, default 65536.
The hash:ip,port,ip type of sets require three src/dst parameters of the set match and SET target kernel
modules.
Examples:
ipset create foo hash:ip,port,ip
ipset add foo 192.168.1.1,80,10.0.0.1
ipset test foo 192.168.1.1,udp:53,10.0.0.1
hash:ip,port,net
The hash:ip,port,net set type uses a hash to store IP address, port number and IP network address
triples. The port number is interpreted together with a protocol (default TCP) and zero protocol number
cannot be used. Network address with zero prefix size cannot be stored either.
CREATE-OPTIONS := [ family { inet | inet6 } ] | [ hashsize value ] [ maxelem value ] [ timeout value ] [
counters ] [ comment ]
ADD-ENTRY := ipaddr,[proto:]port,netaddr
ADD-OPTIONS := [ timeout value ] [ nomatch ] [ packets value ] [ bytes value ] [ comment string ]
DEL-ENTRY := ipaddr,[proto:]port,netaddr
TEST-ENTRY := ipaddr,[proto:]port,netaddr
where netaddr := ip[/cidr]
For the ipaddr and [proto:]port parts of the elements see the descriptions at the hash:ip,port set type.
For the netaddr part of the elements see the description at the hash:net set type.
Optional create options:
family { inet | inet6 }
The protocol family of the IP addresses to be stored in the set. The default is inet, i.e IPv4.
hashsize value
The initial hash size for the set, default is 1024. The hash size must be a power of two, the
kernel automatically rounds up non power of two hash sizes to the first correct value.
maxelem value
The maximal number of elements which can be stored in the set, default 65536.
From the set netfilter match point of view the searching for a match always starts from the smallest
size of netblock (most specific cidr) to the largest one (least specific cidr) added to the set. When
adding/deleting triples to the set by the SET netfilter target, it will be added/deleted by the most
specific cidr which can be found in the set, or by the host cidr value if the set is empty.
The lookup time grows linearly with the number of the different cidr values added to the set.
The hash:ip,port,net type of sets require three src/dst parameters of the set match and SET target kernel
modules.
Examples:
ipset create foo hash:ip,port,net
ipset add foo 192.168.1,80,10.0.0/24
ipset add foo 192.168.2,25,10.1.0.0/16
ipset test foo 192.168.1,80.10.0.0/24
hash:net,port,net
The hash:net,port,net set type behaves similarly to hash:ip,port,net but accepts a cidr value for both
the first and last parameter. Either subnet is permitted to be a /0 should you wish to match port between
all destinations.
CREATE-OPTIONS := [ family { inet | inet6 } ] | [ hashsize value ] [ maxelem value ] [ timeout value ] [
counters ] [ comment ]
ADD-ENTRY := ipaddr,[proto:]port,netaddr
ADD-OPTIONS := [ timeout value ] [ nomatch ] [ packets value ] [ bytes value ] [ comment string ]
DEL-ENTRY := netaddr,[proto:]port,netaddr
TEST-ENTRY := netaddr,[proto:]port,netaddr
where netaddr := ip[/cidr]
For the [proto:]port part of the elements see the description at the hash:ip,port set type. For the
netaddr part of the elements see the description at the hash:net set type.
Optional create options:
family { inet | inet6 }
The protocol family of the IP addresses to be stored in the set. The default is inet, i.e IPv4.
hashsize value
The initial hash size for the set, default is 1024. The hash size must be a power of two, the
kernel automatically rounds up non power of two hash sizes to the first correct value.
maxelem value
The maximal number of elements which can be stored in the set, default 65536.
From the set netfilter match point of view the searching for a match always starts from the smallest
size of netblock (most specific cidr) to the largest one (least specific cidr) added to the set. When
adding/deleting triples to the set by the SET netfilter target, it will be added/deleted by the most
specific cidr which can be found in the set, or by the host cidr value if the set is empty. The first
subnet has precedence when performing the most-specific lookup, just as for hash:net,net
The lookup time grows linearly with the number of the different cidr values added to the set and by the
number of secondary cidr values per primary.
The hash:net,port,net type of sets require three src/dst parameters of the set match and SET target
kernel modules.
Examples:
ipset create foo hash:net,port,net
ipset add foo 192.168.1.0/24,0,10.0.0/24
ipset add foo 192.168.2.0/24,25,10.1.0.0/16
ipset test foo 192.168.1.1,80,10.0.0.1
hash:net,iface
The hash:net,iface set type uses a hash to store different sized IP network address and interface name
pairs.
CREATE-OPTIONS := [ family { inet | inet6 } ] | [ hashsize value ] [ maxelem value ] [ timeout value ] [
counters ] [ comment ]
ADD-ENTRY := netaddr,[physdev:]iface
ADD-OPTIONS := [ timeout value ] [ nomatch ] [ packets value ] [ bytes value ] [ comment string ]
DEL-ENTRY := netaddr,[physdev:]iface
TEST-ENTRY := netaddr,[physdev:]iface
where netaddr := ip[/cidr]
Optional create options:
family { inet | inet6 }
The protocol family of the IP addresses to be stored in the set. The default is inet, i.e IPv4.
hashsize value
The initial hash size for the set, default is 1024. The hash size must be a power of two, the
kernel automatically rounds up non power of two hash sizes to the first correct value.
maxelem value
The maximal number of elements which can be stored in the set, default 65536.
For the netaddr part of the elements see the description at the hash:net set type.
When adding/deleting/testing entries, if the cidr prefix parameter is not specified, then the host prefix
value is assumed. When adding/deleting entries, the exact element is added/deleted and overlapping
elements are not checked by the kernel. When testing entries, if a host address is tested, then the
kernel tries to match the host address in the networks added to the set and reports the result
accordingly.
From the set netfilter match point of view the searching for a match always starts from the smallest
size of netblock (most specific prefix) to the largest one (least specific prefix) added to the set.
When adding/deleting IP addresses to the set by the SET netfilter target, it will be added/deleted by
the most specific prefix which can be found in the set, or by the host prefix value if the set is empty.
The second direction parameter of the set match and SET target modules corresponds to the
incoming/outgoing interface: src to the incoming one (similar to the -i flag of iptables), while dst to
the outgoing one (similar to the -o flag of iptables). When the interface is flagged with physdev:, the
interface is interpreted as the incoming/outgoing bridge port.
The lookup time grows linearly with the number of the different prefix values added to the set.
The internal restriction of the hash:net,iface set type is that the same network prefix cannot be stored
with more than 64 different interfaces in a single set.
Examples:
ipset create foo hash:net,iface
ipset add foo 192.168.0/24,eth0
ipset add foo 10.1.0.0/16,eth1
ipset test foo 192.168.0/24,eth0
list:set
The list:set type uses a simple list in which you can store set names.
CREATE-OPTIONS := [ size value ] [ timeout value ] [ counters ] [ comment ]
ADD-ENTRY := setname [ { before | after } setname ]
ADD-OPTIONS := [ timeout value ] [ packets value ] [ bytes value ] [ comment string ]
DEL-ENTRY := setname [ { before | after } setname ]
TEST-ENTRY := setname [ { before | after } setname ]
Optional create options:
size value
The size of the list, the default is 8.
By the ipset command you can add, delete and test set names in a list:set type of set.
By the set match or SET target of netfilter you can test, add or delete entries in the sets added to the
list:set type of set. The match will try to find a matching entry in the sets and the target will try to
add an entry to the first set to which it can be added. The number of direction options of the match and
target are important: sets which require more parameters than specified are skipped, while sets with
equal or less parameters are checked, elements added/deleted. For example if a and b are list:set type of
sets then in the command
iptables -m set --match-set a src,dst -j SET --add-set b src,dst
the match and target will skip any set in a and b which stores data triples, but will match all sets with
single or double data storage in a set and stop matching at the first successful set, and add src to the
first single or src,dst to the first double data storage set in b to which the entry can be added. You
can imagine a list:set type of set as an ordered union of the set elements.
Please note: by the ipset command you can add, delete and test the setnames in a list:set type of set,
and not the presence of a set's member (such as an IP address).
GENERAL RESTRICTIONS
Zero valued set entries cannot be used with hash methods. Zero protocol value with ports cannot be used.
COMMENTS
If you want to store same size subnets from a given network (say /24 blocks from a /8 network), use the
bitmap:ip set type. If you want to store random same size networks (say random /24 blocks), use the
hash:ip set type. If you have got random size of netblocks, use hash:net.
Backward compatibility is maintained and old ipset syntax is still supported.
The iptree and iptreemap set types are removed: if you refer to them, they are automatically replaced by
hash:ip type of sets.
DIAGNOSTICS
Various error messages are printed to standard error. The exit code is 0 for correct functioning.
BUGS
Bugs? No, just funny features. :-) OK, just kidding...
SEE ALSO
iptables(8), ip6tables(8)
AUTHORS
Jozsef Kadlecsik wrote ipset, which is based on ippool by Joakim Axelsson, Patrick Schaaf and Martin
Josefsson.
Sven Wegener wrote the iptreemap type.
LAST REMARK
I stand on the shoulders of giants.