[RFD] iptables: mangle table obsoletes filter table

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From: Al Boldi
Date: Thursday, October 11, 2007 - 2:31 pm

With the existence of the mangle table, how useful is the filter table?

Other than requiring the REJECT target to be ported to the mangle table, is 
the filter table faster than the mangle table?

If not, then shouldn't the filter table be obsoleted to avoid confusion?


Thanks!

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Al

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[RFD] iptables: mangle table obsoletes filter table, Al Boldi, (Thu Oct 11, 2:31 pm)
Re: [RFD] iptables: mangle table obsoletes filter table, Patrick McHardy, (Thu Oct 11, 9:35 pm)
Re: [RFD] iptables: mangle table obsoletes filter table, Jan Engelhardt, (Fri Oct 12, 6:01 am)
Re: [RFD] iptables: mangle table obsoletes filter table, Jan Engelhardt, (Fri Oct 12, 6:39 am)
Re: [RFD] iptables: mangle table obsoletes filter table, Patrick McHardy, (Fri Oct 12, 6:48 am)
Re: [RFD] iptables: mangle table obsoletes filter table, Jan Engelhardt, (Fri Oct 12, 7:02 am)
Re: [RFD] iptables: mangle table obsoletes filter table, Patrick McHardy, (Fri Oct 12, 7:03 am)
Re: [RFD] iptables: mangle table obsoletes filter table, Patrick McHardy, (Fri Oct 12, 4:02 pm)
Re: [RFD] iptables: mangle table obsoletes filter table, Bill Davidsen, (Wed Oct 17, 3:37 pm)
Re: [RFD] iptables: mangle table obsoletes filter table, Bill Davidsen, (Wed Oct 17, 4:24 pm)
Re: [RFD] iptables: mangle table obsoletes filter table, Valdis.Kletnieks, (Fri Oct 19, 9:47 pm)
Re: [RFD] iptables: mangle table obsoletes filter table, Jan Engelhardt, (Sat Oct 20, 4:10 am)
Re: [RFD] iptables: mangle table obsoletes filter table, Valdis.Kletnieks, (Sat Oct 20, 9:53 pm)
Re: [RFD] iptables: mangle table obsoletes filter table, Bill Davidsen, (Tue Oct 23, 3:27 pm)