@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ A 32 bit random custom value to feed hash calculation.
.PP
\fIExamples:\fP
.PP
-iptables \-t mangle \-A PREROUTING \-m state \-\-state NEW
+iptables \-t mangle \-A PREROUTING \-m conntrack \-\-ctstate NEW
\-j HMARK \-\-hmark-tuple ct,src,dst,proto \-\-hmark-offset 10000
\-\-hmark\-mod 10 \-\-hmark\-rnd 0xfeedcafe
.PP
@@ -1,24 +1,8 @@
-This module, when combined with connection tracking, allows access to
-the connection tracking state for this packet.
+The "state" module is an obsolete version of "conntrack".
+"state" allows access to the connection tracking state for this packet.
.TP
[\fB!\fP] \fB\-\-state\fP \fIstate\fP
-Where state is a comma separated list of the connection states to
-match. Possible states are
-.B INVALID
-meaning that the packet could not be identified for some reason which
-includes running out of memory and ICMP errors which don't correspond to any
-known connection,
-.B ESTABLISHED
-meaning that the packet is associated with a connection which has seen
-packets in both directions,
-.B NEW
-meaning that the packet has started a new connection, or otherwise
-associated with a connection which has not seen packets in both
-directions, and
-.B RELATED
-meaning that the packet is starting a new connection, but is
-associated with an existing connection, such as an FTP data transfer,
-or an ICMP error.
-.B UNTRACKED
-meaning that the packet is not tracked at all, which happens if you use
-the NOTRACK target in raw table.
+Where state is a comma separated list of the connection states to match. Only a
+subset of the states unterstood by "conntrack" are recognized: \fBINVALID\fP,
+\fBESTABLISHED\fP, \fBNEW\fP, \fBRELATED\fP or \fBUNTRACKED\fP. For their
+description, see the "conntrack" heading in this manpage.
The module is practically obsolete, so just pinpoint to the replacement in short order. Signed-off-by: Jan Engelhardt <jengelh@inai.de> --- extensions/libxt_HMARK.man | 2 +- extensions/libxt_state.man | 28 ++++++---------------------- 2 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 23 deletions(-)