maybe shorewall can do your live so easy.....
-- ---------- Original Message ----------- From: Robert Moskowitz <rgm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: CentOS mailing list <centos@xxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thu, 3 Jan 2008 08:03:09 -0500 Subject: Re: Firewall frustration > Christopher Chan wrote: > > > >> I tried it. I had everything open. Then I blocked everything. Then I > >> set up a rule to allow SSH in to eth0 and out eth1 (and the other > >> way). At least I thought that was what the rules said, but no SSH > >> connectivity through the firewall. That was when I realized that I > >> had not found the necessary incantation, and I had already shot most > >> of tuesday. > >> > > > > Too bad you missed the documentation on netfilter then. > And that is the crux of the problem. Finding the right documentation.... > > And to look at documentation on netfilter besides iptables. > > It would have told you that the INPUT chain controls what comes to the > > box, the OUTPUT chain what originates from the box and the FORWARD > > chain what goes through the box. > > > > You would have needed a rule in FORWARD to allow ssh connections > > through the box. The rules in the INPUT and OUTPUT chains would have > > zero effect on connections going through. > > > > Anyways, you have something now but in case you want to give iptables > > another go... > > _______________________________________________ > > CentOS mailing list > > CentOS@xxxxxxxxxx > > http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos > > > _______________________________________________ > CentOS mailing list > CentOS@xxxxxxxxxx > http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos > > -- > Este mensaje ha sido analizado por MailScanner > en busca de virus y otros contenidos peligrosos, > y se considera que está limpio. > For all your IT requirements visit: http://www.transtec.co.uk ------- End of Original Message ------- -- Este mensaje ha sido analizado por MailScanner en busca de virus y otros contenidos peligrosos, y se considera que está limpio. MailScanner agradece a transtec Computers por su apoyo. |
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