В Вто, 09/02/2010 в 15:50 +0000, paddy joesoap пишет: > On Tue, Feb 9, 2010 at 3:23 PM, paddy joesoap <paddyjoesoap@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > On Tue, Feb 9, 2010 at 1:25 PM, Richard Horton <arimus.uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > >> On 9 February 2010 13:17, paddy joesoap <paddyjoesoap@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > >>> Hi All, > >>> > >>> How should one interpret the inbound ("-i") and outbound ("-o") of the > >>> FORWARD chain. > >>> > >> > >> > >> -i refers to the interface the packet is received on. > >> -o refers to the interface the packet is routed out on. > >> > >> > > > > Ignore last email (spotted an error in the example rules). > > I think I get what Richard is saying now. > > The following two rules-set are equivalent, it just depends where you > decide to filter. > > Am I correct? > > iptables -A FORWARD -i eth0 -p tcp -s 0/0 -d webServIP --dport 80 -j ACCEPT > iptables -A FORWARD -o eth0 -p tcp -s webServIP --sport 80 -d 0/0 -j ACCEPT > > iptables -A FORWARD -o eth1 -p tcp -s 0/0 -d webServIP --dport 80 -j ACCEPT > iptables -A FORWARD -i eth1 -p tcp -s webServIP --sport 80 -d 0/0 -j ACCEPT > > In some sense writing the 4 rules leads to duplication, in that, > applying just two will suffice. This is correct. > > Does this mean that both versions below are equivalent or at least do > > the same job? > > > > (1) > > > > iptables -A FORWARD -i eth0 -p tcp -d webServIP -j ACCEPT > > iptables -A FORWARD -o eth1 -p tcp -s webServIP -j ACCEPT > > > > Because a packet will enter eth0 for internal network and a packet > > will leave eth1 (pushed towards eth0). > > > > (2) > > > > iptables -A FORWARD -i eth0 -p tcp -d webServIP -j ACCEPT > > iptables -A FORWARD -o eth0 -p tcp -s webServIP -j ACCEPT > > > > Because a packet will enter eth0 to be forwarded internally and a > > packet will also enter eth0 when leaving the network. > > > > > >> > >> -- > >> Richard Horton > >> Users are like a virus: Each causing a thousand tiny crises until the > >> host finally dies. > >> http://www.solstans.co.uk - Solstans Japanese Bobtails and Norwegian Forest Cats > >> http://www.pbase.com/arimus - My online photogallery > >> > > > -- > To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe netfilter" in > the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html -- Покотиленко Костик <casper@xxxxxxxxxxxx> -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe netfilter" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html