step by step: please just use the command line binary 'ebtables' to submit commands. else i can not re-consturct your problem. submit the following commands and provide the output to the list: ebtalbes -F (this will flush the tables) ebtables -A FORWARD -p IPv4 --ip-src 172.16.1.4 -s ! 00:11:22:33:44:55 -j DROP etables -L (lists the rules) if this works, kernel should support etables and the filtering should work josef -----Original Message----- From: Vinay Sharma To: Josef Brunner Sent: 8/2/2005 1:43 PM Subject: RE: [Bridge] bridge firewall problem hi when i applied some command and then check the status of ebtables via service ebtables status it gives the message ebtbles dead but subsys locked what its mean? and when i issue service ebtables save it save its configuration can u tell me the location of ebtables configuration files and hopping that u r not getting angry with my funny questions thanks for yr cooperations vinay --- Josef Brunner <Josef.Brunner@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > 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 > > Vinay sharma __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com