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From: "Babar Kazmi" <BabarKazmi@Hotmail.Com>
Subject: Re: How to make a computer invisible
Date: Tue, 2 Dec 2003 09:40:09 +0500
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Hello ..

As far as I know  iptables use MAC Address information for filtering.
It cant be used for filtering packets, and I assume iptables cannot edit /
modify ARP / RARP stuff.

If you find an alternate way, Do Share :)

Regards

Babar Kazmi.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Thomas Preissler" <tomjohn@gmx.de>
To: "netfilter-user Mailinglist" <netfilter@lists.netfilter.org>
Sent: Sunday, November 30, 2003 3:12 PM
Subject: How to make a computer invisible


> Hello folks,
>
> how do I really make a computer totally invisibly as it would be
> when it does not exist?
>
> It is clear, that the simplest solution is to DROP all incoming
> packets, but what's about (R)ARP packets? Can they be blocked anyway?
>