Re: iptables requires packets counter

["s. keeling" <keeling@spots.ab.ca>]

Incoming from RatÓn:
> 
> I´m new to packet-filtering. As you can imaging starting to use
> iptables. Well once I´ve reached my first configuration I want to test
> it by asking iptables if a certain type of traffic is going to be
> ACCEPTED or not. To do this I make use of the -c option as follows:
> 
> > iptables -c forward -p tcp -s 172.26.0.2 -d 192.168.0.1 -i br0
> 
> But as unespected iptables answers:
> 
> 'iptables v1.2.9: -c requires packet and byte counter'
> 
> Any help please?

  -c, --set-counters PKTS BYTES
      This enables the administrater to initialize the packet and byte
      counters of a rule (during INSERT, APPEND, REPLACE operations).


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