The document describes the packet flow through various chains in the iptables firewall on a device. It shows statistics on packets and bytes processed by each chain, as well as targets and rules within chains that filter traffic based on protocol, source, destination and other criteria. The chains filter both incoming and outgoing traffic across the INPUT, FORWARD, and OUTPUT chains at various policy enforcement points in the firewall.
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Iptables
The document describes the packet flow through various chains in the iptables firewall on a device. It shows statistics on packets and bytes processed by each chain, as well as targets and rules within chains that filter traffic based on protocol, source, destination and other criteria. The chains filter both incoming and outgoing traffic across the INPUT, FORWARD, and OUTPUT chains at various policy enforcement points in the firewall.