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From: Pascal Hambourg <pascal.mail@plouf.fr.eu.org>
Subject: Re: Dynamically adding rules - are connection tracking states maintained?
Date: Thu, 24 Apr 2008 21:24:49 +0200
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Hello,

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> When I add a rule to (or delete a rule from) iptables,
> while it is running, does that have any effect on the states in the
> connection tracking table?

No.

> Will the table be flushed?

No.

> Are states linked  to the rule that allowed the initial packet in [..=
=2E] ?

No.