From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: =?iso-8859-1?Q?Mario_Mer=EDngolo?= Subject: simple newbie question Date: Sat, 9 Aug 2003 18:38:32 -0300 Sender: netfilter-admin@lists.netfilter.org Message-ID: <000101c35ebe$9504e8f0$0401a8c0@pc2> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0002_01C35EA5.6FB7B0F0" Return-path: Errors-To: netfilter-admin@lists.netfilter.org List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: To: netfilter@lists.netfilter.org This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0002_01C35EA5.6FB7B0F0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Im starting with this iptables stuff and trying to manage a home network trough linux and adsl + pppoe I have two simple questions. I have my adsl router conected to my eth1 When im setting my iptables rules, should I think that eth0 routes packages through eth1 to ppp0 ? Because, if that is, my drop rules should be defined on eth1, and my input ones on eth0 Our should i think that eth1 does not matter and my reliable is eth0 and my unreliable ppp0 ? Please forgive my crude english Thanx ------=_NextPart_000_0002_01C35EA5.6FB7B0F0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Im starting with this iptables stuff and = trying to manage a home network trough linux and adsl + pppoe

I have two simple questions.

I have my adsl router conected to my = eth1

When im setting my iptables rules, should I = think that eth0 routes packages through eth1 to ppp0 ?

Because, if that is, my drop rules should be = defined on eth1, and my input ones on eth0

Our should i think that eth1 does not matter = and my reliable is eth0 and my unreliable ppp0 ?

Please forgive my crude = english

Thanx

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