hi, funny, I will be in chennai from tommorrow for two weeks. ok, no problem. just have a look at this website that offers some easy examples. Using these examples you could block ip as well as arp (mac) traffic. http://ebtables.sourceforge.net/examples.html#easy if you have further questions, just shout. josef -----Original Message----- From: Vinay Sharma To: Josef Brunner Sent: 8/2/2005 12:59 PM Subject: RE: [Bridge] bridge firewall problem hi josef, i am a new to ebtables. i am facing some problems they are.. 1 we r a internet service provider. we distribute internet in india(Delhi). here cable operators distribute internet via cables we provides the net connection to thest cable operators and they distribute it to the users via cables. our network fully on radios(wireless) we distribute it by point-to-point connection. here one cable operator take more then three connections and want to our subscribe. when i give to him connection via radio(point-to-point) when he put my line to his local distribution switch our radio hangs after 15 minutes. to solve this i setup a linux bridge firewall . in machine i wrote rules in iptables but iptables didnt block other traffic i want to give access to only 172.16.18.0/255.255.255.0 this series. but my firewall passes all the traffic whenever i take any ip of any series. someone give me advice to use ebtables so i installed fedora core 3 version and installed ebtables-2.0.6-7.fc4 and my kernel version is kernel-2.6.9-1.667 i think that it has the support of ebtables. pls give me some examble to block ip series or mac address in bridge via using ebtables or iptables thaks and ragard vinay --- Josef Brunner <Josef.Brunner@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > hi, > > what error occurs ? does your kernel support > ebtables ? Do you have a > userland problem ? Pls. deliver some more details > regarding your problem. > > josef > > -----Original Message----- > From: Vinay Sharma > To: bridge@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Sent: 8/2/2005 12:38 PM > Subject: [Bridge] bridge firewall problem > > hello > i am a new user for this group. i am > working at a ISP. here i want to made a bridge > firewall i am using fedora core 3. i want to block a > serirs of ip address 192.16.18.0/255.255.255.0 and > want to give the accesss only > 172.16.18.0/255.255.255.0. but iptables not be able > to block ip;s its passes all the ip series. i made > my > machine as bridge. i think my bridge passes all the > traffic i want to block unathorized traffic by > 192.16.18.0/255.255.255.0. someone advise me for > using > ebtables for that and i installed that but i am not > able to use ebtables. > > > pls advised me > > Vinay sharma > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam > protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com > _______________________________________________ > Bridge mailing list > Bridge@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx > https://lists.osdl.org/mailman/listinfo/bridge > > ________________________________________________________________________ _______ > Disclaimer > > This message may contain confidential information > solely for its > intended recipients and others may not distribute, > copy or use it. If > you have received this communication in error please > tell us either by > return e-mail or at the numbers above and delete it, > and any copies of > it. > > Vinay sharma ____________________________________________________ Start your day with Yahoo! - make it your home page http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs