Aha - that would explain why I was confused .... -----Original Message----- From: netfilter-admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:netfilter-admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Laurence J. Lane Sent: 17 December 2003 9.32 To: netfilter@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: quickie - exclamation point with multiport On Wed, Dec 17, 2003 at 09:49:37AM +0100, Cedric Blancher wrote: > > Justa quick one - I use $DMZPORTS to define the ports I wish to be allowed > > inbound on the forward chain - can I use > > ! -m multiport --dports $DMZPORTS > > to mean "any port that isn't specified by $DMZPORTS"? > Match is called "mport", not "multiport". So you call it using : FWIW, multiport is the stock match. mport is an enhancement to multiport and is currently supplied in patch-o-matic base. . ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Information in this email may be privileged, confidential and is intended exclusively for the addressee. The views expressed may not be official policy, but the personal views of the originator. If you have received it in error, please notify the sender by return e-mail and delete it from your system. You should not reproduce, distribute, store, retransmit, use or disclose its contents to anyone. Please note we reserve the right to monitor all e-mail communication through our internal and external networks. -----------------------------------------------------------------------