On Saturday 16 July 2011 03:27 PM, g wrote: > On 07/16/2011 09:11 AM, Jatin K wrote: >> On Saturday 16 July 2011 02:22 PM, g wrote: >>> >>>>> >>>>>> actually I got the solution what was needed, from this list. >> without single quote like this[1] >> [1] iptables -A INPUT ! -s 172.16.158.111 -p tcp --dport 21 -j DROP > now you are trying to confuse me. :) > > because; > > }> On Saturday 16 July 2011 10:18 AM, g wrote: > }> >> On 07/16/2011 04:25 AM, Jatin K wrote: > }> >> <> > }> >> > }> >>>> Sorry, that was my mistake :-( > }> >> that happens. but does make things difficult to help. > }> >> > }> >>>> actually I got the solution what was needed, from this list. > }> >> and was so noted. wherein, a little more info would be nice. > }> >> > }> >> did blocking work with; > }> >> > }> >> [1] iptables -A INPUT ! -s 172.16.158.111 -p tcp --dport 21 -j DROP > }> >> or > }> >> [2] iptables -A INPUT -s ! 172.16.158.111 -p tcp --dport 21 -j DROP > }> >> > }> >> syntax tends to indicate that [2] is correct, as [1] would tend to > }> >> indicate "NOT source". > }> > }> > }> [2] worked for me ...by the way we need to indicate ! like '!' ( in > }> single quote) > }> > }> iptables -A INPUT -s '!' 172.16.158.111 -p tcp --dport 21 -j DROP > > >> on bash it seems like it tries to find out previously run command in my >> cash it finds a command started with -s ( which fails as I've not run >> any command which starts with -s ) > what are you meaning by "on bash"? bash = /bin/bash ( Linux shell ) > >> but when I tried to put it like '!'... its good to go >> >> >>> or, >>> >>> [2] are you using "echo" to send line to iptables? >> no > just how are you enter new line into iptables? > > I just type the iptables command like following in shell ( /bin/bash or the tty terminal or the linux command line ) iptables -A INPUT -s '!' 172.16.158.111 -p tcp --dport 21 -j DROP if said command uses "echo" as a child process, I'm not aware about it. I just use iptables command to add a rule -- °v° /(_)\ ^ ^ Jatin Khatri Registerd Linux user No #501175 www.counter.li.org No M$ -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines
