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-A INPUT -p tcp -m state --state RELATED,ESTABLISHED -j ACCEPT

every Firewall rule usually starts with this.

Q: Does it matter that is it RELATED,ESTABLISHED OR ESTABLISHED,RELATED?

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No, it's simply a list of co-equal packet states. In this case, order does not matter.

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