ebtables
E886825
ebtables is a Linux firewall utility used to filter and manipulate Ethernet frames at the data link layer, complementing iptables within the netfilter framework.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| ebtables canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10826883 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: ebtables Context triple: [netfilter, hasComponent, ebtables]
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A.
iptables
iptables is a widely used Linux userspace utility for configuring the kernel’s packet filtering and network address translation (NAT) firewall rules.
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B.
netfilter
netfilter is a framework within the Linux kernel that provides packet filtering, network address translation (NAT), and other networking-related operations for implementing firewalls and traffic control.
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C.
IEEE 802.1Qeb
IEEE 802.1Qeb is an Ethernet networking standard that enhances virtual bridged local area networks by improving traffic management and forwarding efficiency in data center and enterprise environments.
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D.
Edge Virtual Bridging
Edge Virtual Bridging is an IEEE 802.1Qbg standard that defines mechanisms for managing and extending virtualized network connectivity at the edge of data center networks.
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E.
Open vSwitch
Open vSwitch is an open-source, production-quality virtual switch designed to enable network automation and support standard management interfaces and protocols in virtualized environments.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: ebtables Target entity description: ebtables is a Linux firewall utility used to filter and manipulate Ethernet frames at the data link layer, complementing iptables within the netfilter framework.
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A.
iptables
iptables is a widely used Linux userspace utility for configuring the kernel’s packet filtering and network address translation (NAT) firewall rules.
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B.
netfilter
netfilter is a framework within the Linux kernel that provides packet filtering, network address translation (NAT), and other networking-related operations for implementing firewalls and traffic control.
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C.
IEEE 802.1Qeb
IEEE 802.1Qeb is an Ethernet networking standard that enhances virtual bridged local area networks by improving traffic management and forwarding efficiency in data center and enterprise environments.
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D.
Edge Virtual Bridging
Edge Virtual Bridging is an IEEE 802.1Qbg standard that defines mechanisms for managing and extending virtualized network connectivity at the edge of data center networks.
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E.
Open vSwitch
Open vSwitch is an open-source, production-quality virtual switch designed to enable network automation and support standard management interfaces and protocols in virtualized environments.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Linux firewall utility
ⓘ
netfilter userspace program ⓘ packet filtering tool ⓘ |
| canLogWith |
LOG target
ⓘ
ULOG target ⓘ |
| complements | iptables NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| configurationMethod | command-line interface ⓘ |
| documentationURL | https://ebtables.netfilter.org/ ⓘ |
| hasSuccessor | nftables ⓘ |
| implementedIn | C NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| interactsWith |
Linux kernel
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
bridge netfilter ⓘ |
| license | GNU General Public License ⓘ |
| operatesOnLayer | data link layer ⓘ |
| operatesOnProtocol | Ethernet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Linux netfilter framework NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| runsOn | Linux NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| storesRulesIn | kernel netfilter tables ⓘ |
| supportsChain |
BROUTING
ⓘ
FORWARD ⓘ INPUT ⓘ OUTPUT ⓘ |
| supportsFeature |
atomic rule replacement
ⓘ
per-bridge-port rules ⓘ rule counters ⓘ |
| supportsMatch |
EtherType
ⓘ
VLAN tag ⓘ bridge interface ⓘ destination MAC address ⓘ logical in-bridge port ⓘ logical out-bridge port ⓘ source MAC address ⓘ |
| supportsState | stateless filtering GENERATED ⓘ |
| supportsTable |
broute
ⓘ
filter ⓘ nat ⓘ |
| supportsTarget |
ACCEPT
ⓘ
CONTINUE ⓘ DNAT ⓘ DROP ⓘ MARK ⓘ REDIRECT ⓘ RETURN ⓘ SNAT ⓘ |
| usedFor |
MAC-based access control
ⓘ
filtering Ethernet frames ⓘ layer 2 NAT ⓘ network bridge firewalling ⓘ traffic segregation on Linux bridges ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: ebtables Description of subject: ebtables is a Linux firewall utility used to filter and manipulate Ethernet frames at the data link layer, complementing iptables within the netfilter framework.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.