On Tue, Apr 23, 2002 at 06:41:53PM -0400, rpjday wrote: > i'm currently looking at a diagram of how packets are processed by > iptables, and one part of the diagram shows local applications generating > packets which are handed to an OUTPUT chain, from which they are handed to > *another* OUTPUT chain, before a routing decision is made. > > i'm assuming that one of these OUTPUT boxes is the one for the filter > table, while the other is the one for the nat table and that, even though > they have the same name, they are really two distinct chains. > > can anyone clarify which of those two chains is used first -- filter or > nat? thanks.
A URL for the diagram would be a big help :) -- FunkyJesus System Administration Team
