• All network traffic is in the form of packets1
• Each packet has a series of headers and a body
• Packet filters examine packet headers
• PFs then decide the fate of the packet: drop, accept, reject
• drop is to drop the packet silently
• accept is to pass it on
• reject is to notify the sender that the packet has not been accepted
• Now, what might packet mangling be?
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