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From: Pablo Neira Ayuso <pablo@netfilter.org>
Subject: Re: Linux 4.3.1 regression: -m state returns "Protocol wrong type
 for socket"
Date: Sat, 12 Dec 2015 20:10:19 +0100
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To: Noel Kuntze <noel@familie-kuntze.de>
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On Sat, Dec 12, 2015 at 01:09:25PM +0100, Noel Kuntze wrote:
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> -m state has been deprecated for some time though.
> Please try using -m conntrack instead. It offers more
> functionality and is not considered deprecated.

For the record, -m state is *not* deprecated.

This syntax is still supported and will always be.