Adding an iptables ratelimit over 10000 results in "Rate too fast"

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Issue

  • Adding an iptables ratelimit over 10000 results in "Rate too fast"
# /sbin/iptables -I INPUT 1 -p tcp --syn -m limit --limit 10001 --limit-burst 3 -j ACCEPT
iptables v1.8.4 (nf_tables): Rate too fast "10001"

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
  • iptables / nftables firewall
  • limit match greater than 10000 per second

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