> -----Original Message----- > From: netfilter-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:netfilter-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of > Oleg A. Arkhangelsky > Sent: Saturday, November 26, 2005 7:55 AM > To: netfilter@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: Re: remove duplicate rules > > Hello amit, > > Saturday, November 26, 2005, 3:39:14 PM, you wrote: > > ap> same iptables. I want to stop this , if the same rule exists the > ap> iptables should give some error or should add the same > rule again . > ap> Please help me . > > I think you should manually check the existence of possible > duplicate before adding rule. Also you can do somethig like: > > iptables -D INPUT -d 192.168.0.2/32 -i eth1 -j DROP > iptables -A INPUT -d 192.168.0.2/32 -i eth1 -j DROP > > Then you will never get duplicates. > But the first way is more correct. > > -- > Best regards, > Oleg > Just don't use that method remotely. Derick Anderson