Re: simple question about state vs conntrack modules

[Leonardo Rodrigues <leolistas@solutti.com.br>]

Jozsef Kadlecsik escreveu:
>> 5 Modern extensions
>> De-facto obsolete extensions:
>> * -m state: replaced by -m conntrack
>>
>>    i must confess i dont recall reading about state module being obsoleted by
>> conntrack one ..... is that true ??? I know conntrack has more options ....
>> but that it obsoleted state, that i dont remember ....
>>     
>
> Technically the conntrack match supersedes - and so obsoletes - the state 
> match. But practically the state match is not obsoleted in any way.
>   
    That's exactly what i tought ..... conntrack can offer more options, 
but saying state is obsolete means, at least to me, that it's support 
and maintenance will be dropped soon and everybody HAVE TO stop using it 
and using something else.

    well, nice to know state is NOT obsolete the way i understand 
something is obsoleted.

    thanks for your answer

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