In order to route packets originating from the host itself based on
fwmark, mangle table's OUTPUT chain must be used. Mention this chain as
alternative to PREROUTING.
Fixes: c9be7f153f7bf ("doc: libxt_MARK: no longer restricted to mangle table")
Signed-off-by: Phil Sutter <phil@xxxxxx>
---
extensions/libxt_MARK.man | 4 ++--
1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/extensions/libxt_MARK.man b/extensions/libxt_MARK.man
index 712fb76f7340c..b2408597e98f1 100644
--- a/extensions/libxt_MARK.man
+++ b/extensions/libxt_MARK.man
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
This target is used to set the Netfilter mark value associated with the packet.
It can, for example, be used in conjunction with routing based on fwmark (needs
-iproute2). If you plan on doing so, note that the mark needs to be set in the
-PREROUTING chain of the mangle table to affect routing.
+iproute2). If you plan on doing so, note that the mark needs to be set in
+either the PREROUTING or the OUTPUT chain of the mangle table to affect routing.
The mark field is 32 bits wide.
.TP
\fB\-\-set\-xmark\fP \fIvalue\fP[\fB/\fP\fImask\fP]
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2.26.2
