houghi wrote:
> [...]
> Is it trafic generated by the server then it is outbound. If it is traffic
> for the server, then it is inbound. If the server IS the firewall, then a
> connection from WAN to LAN will be both inbound and outbound. Client asks
> the server access on port 80 -> Inbound. Server passes it on the the
> crrect place -> Outbound.

from iptables' point of view it's neither. Packets not destined for
the host itself travel through the FORWARD chain and don't show up
in INPUT nor OUTPUT.

cu
Ludwig

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