You need to specify a protocol if you want to specify ports. For example: iptables -A INPUT -p tcp --sport 80 -j ACCEPT Michael On Tue, 9 Dec 2003 00:49:47 +0530 Jeffrin <jeffrin@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > hello all, > > iptables -A INPUT -sport 80 -j ACCEPT > > shows error ... > > msservices:~# iptables -A INPUT --sport 80 -j ACCEPT > iptables v1.2.9: Unknown arg `--sport' > Try `iptables -h' or 'iptables --help' for more information. > > please help me ... > > -- Michael Gale Network Administrator Utilitran Corporation
