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Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] IPtables - Mangle table - when/why do I need it
 (or do I need it)?
References: <50E43853.20203@libertytrek.org> <201301021902.22880.michaelkintzios@gmail.com>
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On 2013-01-02 2:01 PM, Mick <michaelkintzios@gmail.com> wrote:
> If you have a look at 'man iptables-extensions' it gives some examples of
> using -t mangle.
>
> I haven't looked in Google recently, but there should be some examples there
> too.

Oh, ok - so, if I don't have any rules that use the 'mangle' command, 
then I can safely remove mangle support from my kernel and lose the 
mangle table altogether?

Thanks guys...