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-This module, when combined with connection tracking, allows access to
-the connection tracking state for this packet.
+The "state" module is an obsolete version of "conntrack".
+"state" allows access to the connection tracking state for this packet.
.TP
[\fB!\fP] \fB\-\-state\fP \fIstate\fP
-Where state is a comma separated list of the connection states to
-match. Possible states are
-.B INVALID
-meaning that the packet could not be identified for some reason which
-includes running out of memory and ICMP errors which don't correspond to any
-known connection,
-.B ESTABLISHED
-meaning that the packet is associated with a connection which has seen
-packets in both directions,
-.B NEW
-meaning that the packet has started a new connection, or otherwise
-associated with a connection which has not seen packets in both
-directions, and
-.B RELATED
-meaning that the packet is starting a new connection, but is
-associated with an existing connection, such as an FTP data transfer,
-or an ICMP error.
-.B UNTRACKED
-meaning that the packet is not tracked at all, which happens if you use
-the NOTRACK target in raw table.
+Where state is a comma separated list of the connection states to match. Only a
+subset of the states unterstood by "conntrack" are recognized: \fBINVALID\fP,
+\fBESTABLISHED\fP, \fBNEW\fP, \fBRELATED\fP or \fBUNTRACKED\fP. For their
+description, see the "conntrack" heading in this manpage.