From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Askar Subject: another quick question Date: Mon, 20 Sep 2004 14:02:57 +0600 Sender: netfilter-bounces@lists.netfilter.org Message-ID: Reply-To: Askar Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: netfilter-bounces@lists.netfilter.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" To: netfilter hi again My second question of the day is pls first check these few rules from our firewall scirpt iptables -A INPUT -p TCP -s 0/0 -d 0/0 --dport 135:140 -j DROP iptables -A INPUT -p UDP -s 0/0 -d 0/0 --dport 135:140 -j DROP iptables -A FORWARD -p TCP -s 0/0 -d 0/0 --dport 135:140 -j DROP iptables -A FORWARD -p UDP -s 0/0 -d 0/0 --dport 135:140 -j DROP iptables -t nat -A PREROUTING -p TCP -s 0/0 -d 0/0 --dport 135:140 -j DROP iptables -t nat -A PREROUTING -p UDP -s 0/0 -d 0/0 --dport 135:140 -j DROP aren't there are unnecessary repitions ? port that is Dropped in FOWARD chain is again Dropped in PREROUTING chain, and also why he (my predecssor) droping such port in INPUT table ? aren't it unnecessary, coz it a linux box no port 135:140 are open on our fw machine. Today I just deletes are PREROUTING rules and now im getting counts for packets drops on FOWARD table. regards askar -- (after bouncing head on desk for days trying to get mine working, I'll make yer life a little easier)