Hello, I had looked at the diagrams and read the explanations about netfilter in Netfilter Architecture page: http://netfilter.org/documentation/HOWTO/netfilter-hacking-HOWTO-3.html
I want to make sure wheter I undestood something regarding packets which are created locally (as opposed to packets that are received on the network interface). My question is: Do I understand the follwing 2 sceanrios right? For local packets which are sent out of the machine it seems to me to be the case. (Am I right?): Such packets , that are created locally on the machine, first reach the NF_IP_LOCAL_OUT [5] hook. Than they go to the routing stage, and than they go to NF_IP_POST_ROUTING [4]. And then they go out ? Such packets, which are created locally, don't pass at all at the [1] stage, NF_IP_PRE_ROUTING [1] , and not in NF_IP_LOCAL_IN [2] stage and not in NF_IP_FORWARD [3] . Is it true? Suppose I create locally packets which are destined to myself (like ping myself). I assume that they will go first to the NF_IP_LOCAL_OUT [5] , than to the routing stage, but will they go to the NF_IP_POST_ROUTING [4].? And again,such packets, which are created locally, don't pass at all at the [1] stage, NF_IP_PRE_ROUTING [1] , and not in NF_IP_LOCAL_IN [2] stage and not in NF_IP_FORWARD [3] . Is it true? IB - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe netdev" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
