[CentOS] Packet routing diagram (was: Blocking an IP address both as source and destination)
Kenneth Porter
shiva at sewingwitch.com
Mon Apr 25 22:20:06 UTC 2011
There's a number of diagrams around the Internet illustrating the path
packets take through the Linux kernel, including the various firewall
modules, that's quite helpful in understanding which rules should go in
which table.
Here's one that's not bad:
<http://www.linuxhomenetworking.com/wiki/index.php/Quick_HOWTO_:_Ch14_:_Linux_Firewalls_Using_iptables#Figure_14-1_Iptables_Packet_Flow_Diagram>
The box labeled "Local Processing of Data" is where packets that are
created by the firewall's applications originate.
Does anyone have a better diagram? How about one that shows the policy
routing system?
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