Order of processing: iptables, tcp wrappers?

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03-11-2005

Michael Hyde

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Order of processing: iptables, tcp wrappers?

Before a packet from the internet is allowed to reach its
destination, it must first pass through both iptables and
TCP wrappers. Does the packet get inspected first by
iptables, then by tcp wrappers, or is it the other way around?

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