https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-linux/iptables-under-cygwin/m-p/3763570#M68035 No.<BR /><BR />Cygwin isn't a kernel, and IP stack. It's just window-dressing.<BR /><BR />It provides a unix-like environment for Windows users.<BR /><BR />It doesn't provide the lower-level stuff that resides in the kernel. Fri, 31 Mar 2006 16:49:26 GMT Stuart Browne 2006-03-31T16:49:26Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-linux/iptables-under-cygwin/m-p/3763569#M68034 hi<BR /><BR />could I get iptables running under cygwin on the windows machine <BR />and build my own firewall to secure windows instead of the desktop firewall ?<BR /><BR /><A href="http://cygwin.com/" target="_blank">http://cygwin.com/</A><BR /><BR />kind regards<BR />chris Fri, 31 Mar 2006 15:59:57 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-linux/iptables-under-cygwin/m-p/3763569#M68034 'chris' 2006-03-31T15:59:57Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-linux/iptables-under-cygwin/m-p/3763570#M68035 No.<BR /><BR />Cygwin isn't a kernel, and IP stack. It's just window-dressing.<BR /><BR />It provides a unix-like environment for Windows users.<BR /><BR />It doesn't provide the lower-level stuff that resides in the kernel. Fri, 31 Mar 2006 16:49:26 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-linux/iptables-under-cygwin/m-p/3763570#M68035 Stuart Browne 2006-03-31T16:49:26Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-linux/iptables-under-cygwin/m-p/3763571#M68036 No, you cannot. Sat, 01 Apr 2006 09:14:52 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-linux/iptables-under-cygwin/m-p/3763571#M68036 Delrish 2006-04-01T09:14:52Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-linux/iptables-under-cygwin/m-p/3763572#M68037 thanks ! Sat, 01 Apr 2006 09:34:03 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-linux/iptables-under-cygwin/m-p/3763572#M68037 'chris' 2006-04-01T09:34:03Z