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From: "Tim Evans" <tkevans@tkevans.com>
Subject: RE: Maximum Number of Chains
Date: Wed, 3 Sep 2003 08:03:02 -0400
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To: George Vieira <georgev@citadelcomputer.com.au>, Paul Caritj <pcaritj@freespace-networks.net>, netfilter@lists.netfilter.org

On Wed, 3 Sep 2003 09:25:51 +1000, George Vieira wrote
> How much memory do you have???
> 
> I've added at once stage around 500+ rules in once chain alone, if 
> that helps you in anyway..

Seems to me if you have to ask about the maximum number of rules, you already
have too many. There are ways to create general rules that apply to many
cases--i.e., address ranges, port ranges, etc.
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