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From: Arnt Karlsen <arnt@c2i.net>
Subject: Re: Setting a default policy does not work :(
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On Tue, 2 Dec 2003 11:07:39 -0500, 
Jeffrey Laramie <JALaramie@Loudoun-Fairfax.com> wrote in message 
<200312021107.39011.JALaramie@Loudoun-Fairfax.com>:

> On Tuesday 02 December 2003 10:53, Chris Brenton wrote:
> > On Tue, 2003-12-02 at 10:33, Michael Gale wrote:
> > > Inserting the following to the bottom of my firewall script:
> > >
> > > ### Causes all traffic to or from the box on either interface to
> > > #be
> > > dropped regardless of all other rules.
> > >
> > > iptables --policy INPUT DROP
> > > iptables --policy OUTPUT DROP
> > > iptables --policy FORWARD DROP
> >
> > Try:
> > iptables -P INPUT DROP
> > iptables -P OUTPUT DROP
> > iptables -P FORWARD DROP
> >
> > Works for me on multiple firewalls using multiple interfaces.
> >
> 
> OK, now *I'm* confused. Aren't they the same command?

..supposely, according to the man page, but if OP is using a 
development version off his own cvs tree or somesuch, all 
bets are off.  ;-)

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