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== Real-World Behavior == ; How they react: * Stateless: Drops packets based solely on rule match β ignores sequence or context. * Stateful: Allows or denies based on connection history and current state. ; What to look for: * Silent packet drops from stateless firewalls may indicate rule-only filtering. * Stateful firewalls often allow returning traffic **only** if it saw the outgoing request.
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