Re: flow of packet from iptable to snort_inline

From: Will Metcalf (william.metcalf_at_gmail.com)
Date: 05/16/05

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    iptables will send whatever you tell it to the QUEUE target.

    Regards,

    Will

    On 5/14/05, saurabha <saurabha@future.futsoft.com> wrote:
    > Hi,
    >
    > I have query about flow of packets from iptables to snort_inline.
    >
    > Problem discription:
    > -------------------
    > Assuming that iptables have filters to allow tcp packets, now since
    > the incomming packets (tcp) are permitted, iptables will maintain
    > session information in stateful inspection table.
    >
    > I want to know if iptable send all incomming packets to snort_inline
    > or it sends only first few packets.
    >
    > In case of TCP, does iptables send packets only till 3 way handshake
    > is done(before entry is made into stateful table), or it sends all
    > packets for that connection to snort_inline.
    >
    > Thanks & Regards
    > Saurabh Agrawal
    >
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