i am haviing problem with iptables -m -tring option. can anyone tell me how it will work Regards Zeeshan Pervez > You'll probably find NAT doesn't work with vmware but I may be wrong. > Do some logging tests to see if packets generated from the vmware server > does pass through iptables or not. > > I remember somewhere something saying netfilter doesn't see those packets, > something like the vmware software is NATing itself or something.. > > I may be totally wrong so yo have to -j LOG all traffic on your machine > and > check if any are from the vmware server. > > -----Original Message----- > From: netfilter-admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:netfilter-admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Zeeshan Pervez > Sent: Friday, July 18, 2003 11:35 PM > To: netfilter@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: Help Regarding iptables > Importance: High > > > hello there > sir > i have established a virtual network using vmware. > i want to do packet filtering based on their content . can i achieve this > by iptables. pls help me in detail steps as i amquite new in linux > > Regards > Zeeshan Pervez > National University of Sciences and Technology (Pakistan) > >