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From: Carl-Daniel Hailfinger <c-d.hailfinger.devel.2006@gmx.net>
Subject: Re: MSAQ and SHAPING: A million dollar question
Date: Thu, 01 Jun 2006 01:28:53 +0200
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To: Enigma Psi <enigmapsi@gmail.com>
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Enigma Psi wrote:
> Now, if someone understood all this...can he, or she, tell me where on
> the Earh does the MASQ (SNAT-POSTROUTING) code sit inside the kernel
> in relation with EGRESS shaping code?

qdisc is the first thing a packets hits after coming from the nic.
Then, packet filtering/mangling/routing happens.
qdisc is the latest thing a packet hits before entering the nic.

In the iptables world, POSTROUTING is indeed the last point at which
a packet is seen by iptables.


Regards,
Carl-Daniel
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