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--- advanced-ctnf [2023/05/08 00:39] – [Conntrack / Netfilter] -condense warning hogwild
+++ advanced-ctnf [2023/05/08 00:44] – [Connections] -expanded explain conntrack system hogwild
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 ===== Connections =====
-The Connections menu contains some limited conntrack configuration settings. //Conntrack //is a Linux utility that provides an interface to the //netfilter //connection tracking system. In general, conntrack can be used to search, list, inspect and maintain the Linux kernel's connection tracking subsystem.  \\   \\   \\  **Maximum Connections**: Defines the maximum number of sessions handled by the router (''/proc/sys/net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_conntrack_max'').
+The Connections menu contains some limited conntrack configuration settings. //Conntrack //is a Linux utility that provides an interface to the //netfilter //connection tracking system. It tracks connections, and is used to know how the packets that pass through the system are related to their connections.
+In general, conntrack can be used to search, list, inspect and maintain the Linux kernel's connection tracking. Conntrack does NOT manipulate packets, and works independently of NAT functions.\\   \\   \\ **Maximum Connections**: Defines the maximum number of sessions handled by the router (''/proc/sys/net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_conntrack_max'').
 Clicking on the [// Count current ... //] link gives you a real-time view of the current demand for oconnections.

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