Since you have mysql on the machine. Create a mysql table containing fields 1) Name of user, 2) Ip address, 3) Port no. on which he is allowed and 4)yes/ne key. Write a php (Or any) script which will generate required iptables rule and will insert same in iptables. Write another php(or any) Form with which you can motitor group or single as required. Hope I have understood your problem properly. Thanks --- Jonathan Villa <jvilla@xxxxxxx> wrote: > I have a machine running mysql only. > > I want to allow connections on ports 3306, 22, and > 80 for a group of ip > address. > > Some will be from the block, others are dispersed. > > Will I know how to allow block of ips, and how to > allow a single ip, how > would I combine the 2? > > My assumption is this > > 1. create an array of the single ip addresses. > 2. loop throught the array printing an iptables > command which will allow > access on those ports to the loop index. > 3. hardcode the ip block xx.xxx.xx.0/24 > > Am I correct so far? > > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Friends. Fun. Try the all-new Yahoo! Messenger. http://messenger.yahoo.com/