> Hmm; the actual emphasis lies on "connections which are currently > masqueraded". The word "open" was filled-in for you by your > already-existing understanding of what's going on; it's not present in the > text I was poring over and that you've quoted. > > My understanding had reached this far: "Routes exist when no traffic is > moving on them; therefore 'currently masqueraded connections' could mean > 'those pathways I've indicated in a masquerading rule, whether there's > traffic on them right now or not'." > a connection is something open, it needs (at least) two (active) ends. otherwise it is only a route. a masq rule is (kind of) a route.
> Thank you for helping clarify the distinction. > no problem. sorry for the harsh tone. maybe, i assumed too much knowledge ... -- Hi! I'm a .signature virus! Copy me into your ~/.signature, please! -- Linux - the last service pack you'll ever need.
