Hello, Curby a écrit : > Hello, I'm trying to understand > http://www.frozentux.net/iptables-tutorial/images/tables_traverse.jpg > > Would a packet created locally and sent over the loopback interface > traverse the POSTROUTING and PREROUTING hooks as implied by the > diagram, Yes. However be aware that the nat/PREROUTING chain is skipped even for the first packet of a new connection because at that stage the connection is already confirmed. Thus destination NAT must be performed in OUTPUT. > or does the last Routing Decision notice that it's bound for > the local host and send it straight to the beginning of the INPUT > hook? No. -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe netfilter" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html