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From: Ray Leach <raymondl@knowledgefactory.co.za>
Subject: Re: Problems with kernel 2.6.1 and iptables
Date: Mon, 16 Feb 2004 13:19:42 +0200
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On Mon, 2004-02-16 at 12:47, Antony Stone wrote:
> On Monday 16 February 2004 10:26 am, Ray Leach wrote:
>=20
> > The 'filter' table does not exist by default, but the 'FILTER' table
> > does. Is this a user chain than you created?
>=20
> I think you're getting confused here about the difference between chains =
and=20
> tables.
>=20
Thank you, you are quite correct ...

> Chains are normally named in uppercase; standard ones are INPUT, OUTPUT,=20
> PREROUTING, POSTROUTING, FORWARD.   User-defined chains can of course be=20
> added.
>=20
> Tables are normally named in lowercase; standard ones are filter, nat, ma=
ngle.  =20
> Adding a user-defined table is quite a significant programming task, and =
not=20
> to be assumed in a reasonably standard configuration of netfilter :)
>=20
> The 'filter' table should exist in any healthy netfilter install.
>=20
> Regards,
>=20
> Antony.
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