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 -- (o_ Ludwig Nussel //\ SUSE LINUX Products GmbH, Development V_/_ http://www.suse.de/ --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-factory-unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-factory-help@opensuse.org