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Linux Networking: Firewalls, NAT, and Netfilter/Reset iptables counters

Zero rule counters before testing packet paths.

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Section: Netfilter and Policy Debugging

Reset iptables counters

bash
bash
sudo iptables -Z
Explanation

Zero rule counters before testing packet paths.

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