What is ip_conntrack?

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The Linux Netfilter system (commonly known as the iptables firewall) includes a facility to track connections provided by the ip_conntrack kernel module. The state of a connection is tracked to allow an efficient traversal through the Netfilter firewall tables, as well as to provide the ability to filter based on detailed state of a connection.

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