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Max number of iptable rules?

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From Sandman <mr@sandman.net>
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Subject Max number of iptable rules?
Date Fri, 24 May 2013 21:45:39 +0200
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The man page doesn't seem to say. I saw something that suggested that 
it may have maxed out at about 5000 rules, could that be true?

I'm adding them as I find them in the log files, and there are 
thousands of hosts... 

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Sandman[.net]

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Max number of iptable rules? Sandman <mr@sandman.net> - 2013-05-24 21:45 +0200
  Re: Max number of iptable rules? Richard Kettlewell <rjk@greenend.org.uk> - 2013-05-25 08:56 +0100
    Re: Max number of iptable rules? Sandman <mr@sandman.net> - 2013-05-25 10:10 +0200
      Re: Max number of iptable rules? buck <buck@private.mil> - 2013-05-25 17:06 +0000

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