On Fri, Jan 17, 2003 at 05:30:56PM +0100, Vasyl Kenyuk wrote: > # Default Policy I/O DROP > >ipchains -P INPUT DENY > >ipchains -P OUTPUT DENY > > > ># Rules > >ipchains -A INPUT -i eth0 -p tcp -d my_ip --dport 80 -j ACCEPT > >ipchains -A OUTPUT -i eth0 -p tcp -d my_ip --dport 80 -j ACCEPT The last rule is only going to allow outbound traffic which is destined for your own PC . . . that's not really going to help you that much. I really suggest that you check out http://www.netfilter.org/documentation/HOWTO//packet-filtering-HOWTO.html for more information about configuration of iptables. - jkt -- --*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--* Jay Turner, QA Manager jkt@redhat.com Red Hat, Inc. No amount of experimentation can ever prove me right; a single experiment can prove me wrong. -- Albert Einstein -- Psyche-list mailing list Psyche-list@redhat.com https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/psyche-list