Re: iptables - ip_conntrack_max

[Andreas Janssen <andreas.janssen@bigfoot.com>]

Hello

Gilberto Villani Brito (<linux@giboia.org>) wrote:

> I read this message:
> http://lists.debian.org/debian-firewall/2003/03/msg00011.html
> about ip_conntrack_max (iptables).
> So I would like know how can I do to my debian put 5000 in
> /proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_conntrack_max in the boot without use
> /etc/rc.boot/ ????

With sysctl. In this case, add

net/ipv4/ip_conntrack_max=5000

to /etc/sysctl.conf. This way it will be configured automatically the
next time you reboot. Read the sysctl.conf man page for details.

best regards
        Andreas Janssen

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