IPtables rate-limit, What are the differences between modules? Recent, Limit

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Published on 2011-11-22T03:46:10Z Indexed on 2011/11/22 10:00 UTC
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I am doing some rate-limiting with IPtables, and i'm not sure if I should use "Recent" or "Limit"

What are the differences between the two? If they both achieve the same result, which one has better performance? I would like to know, regardless if any difference would be perceivable.

I am looking to ACCEPT if under limit, and REJECT if over. I'm not interested in thus bandwidth throttling, I don't want a queue.

I don't need any syntax examples, both have ample use examples online. I have also used Limit in the past.

I appreciate any responses.

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