iptables -A INPUT -s 127.0.0.1 -m limit --limit-burst 5 >I want to know how and where the count is stored. Are they checked for >previous entries using netfilter log? The count is stored within the private data associated with each -m limit instance. Actually it's not a count but some bucket fill level value. See xt_limit.c for details. -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe netfilter-devel" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html