| Also. Is there any sort of firewall that is real | easy to configure, something like this: | | [SuperEasyFirewall] | Open=22,80,23 | Blocked=22.23.34.43:[22,80] | Closed=EverythingElse | | I don't understand why a firewall config has to be | four miles long and so dern complicated! | | -Jared

# clear the tables iptables -F # set the default for the INPUT chain to DROP iptables -I INPUT -j DROP -i eth0 # allow established and related connections iptables -I INPUT -j ACCEPT -i eth0 -m state --state ESTABLISHED,RELATED # Allow ports 22,23,80 iptables -I INPUT -j ACCEPT -i eth0 -p tcp --dport 22 iptables -I INPUT -j ACCEPT -i eth0 -p tcp --dport 23 iptables -I INPUT -j ACCEPT -i eth0 -p tcp --dport 80 # Allow localhost connections iptables -I INPUT -j ACCEPT -i lo # Block this IP on port 22 and 80 iptables -I INPUT -j DROP -i eth0 -p tcp --dport 22 -s 22.23.34.43 iptables -I INPUT -j DROP -i eth0 -p tcp --dport 80 -s 22.23.34.43

Chris

Chris, Thank you! I now understand what iptables are doing. This helps a lot. -Jared