--- varun_saa@xxxxxxxx wrote: > Hello, > My server is Mandrake 10.1 > eth0 is WAN with static IP connected to 512k DSL > eth1 is LAN. > > 1. I would like to block ping to my external static > IP > > 2. I would like to block ssh to my external static > IP > > Howto to do that ? > > Thanks > > Varun > This is easy to block $UNIVERSE=0.0.0.0/0 $EXTIP=[whatever external ip you have] iptables -A INPUT -p tcp -s $UNIVERSE -d $EXTIP --dport 22 -j REJECT iptables -A INPUT -p ICMP -s $UNIVERSE -d $EXTIP -j REJECT Also check the documentation for iptables, there is a predefine firewall and for me works ok, nevertheless I should modify it to fit my needs. Regards. ===== -- Sergio Basurto J. If I have seen further it is by standing on the shoulders of giants. (Isaac Newton) -- __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - 250MB free storage. Do more. Manage less. http://info.mail.yahoo.com/mail_250