----- Original Message -----
From: "Jin Hong (ȫ��)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Sunday, December 16, 2001 10:13 AM
Subject: [Bridge] conn-track ESTABLISED matching everthing


> Hello.

Hi,

<snip>

> "ESTABLISHED" matches packets that uses a connection "which has seen
> packets in both directions".
> When I telnet from "myhost" to "outside", "myhost" first sends a syn
packet.
> The acknowledgement packet comming from "outside" does not match any
> "ESTABLISHED" connection, so should be droped following the "policy".
> So we should not be able to make any connections from "myhost".

There are 4 possible states:
- INVALID: something invalid :)
- NEW: new connection
- RELATED: related new connection
- ESTABLISHED: the rest

So: the first valid response to a packet sent to the outside will have the
state ESTABLISHED.
The man page of iptables is a bit unclear about the definition of
ESTABLISHED if you ask me...

cheers,
Bart

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