>-----Original Message----- >From: netfilter-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >[mailto:netfilter-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of /dev/rob0 >Sent: vrijdag, 19 augustus 2005 15:18 >To: netfilter@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >Subject: Re: Enable Loopback confuse > [snip] > >filter table IP address >built-in chains source destination >---------------- ------ ----------- >INPUT *ANY* local >OUTPUT local *ANY* >FORWARD not local not local > >Each packet is checked against the rules in only one of the >built-in chains, *except* loopback traffic, which hits OUTPUT >going out, and then INPUT coming in. > Thus your diagram should look like this, as you say below...