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From: Jim Laurino <nfcan.x.jimlaur@dfgh.net>
To: netfilter@lists.netfilter.org
Subject: Re: Problems Pinging the Internet w/this script (nfcan: addressed to exclusive sender for this address)
Date: Sat, 11 Sep 2004 21:15:08 -0400	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20040912011508.GA8425@salty> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <41439912.2090701@juno.com> (from Jesse rv on Sat, Sep 11, 2004 at 20:32:18 -0400)

On 2004.09.11 20:32, Jesse rv wrote:
> Here's a script I'm using to create some tables which will only allow in on  
> ports I'm running services. One of the problems I'm havng is that I can't  
> ping the Internet with a DNS address from this machine. I've allowed  
> everything in the OUTPUT table and can ping the Internet when using a  
> straight IP, but when I type in "ping google.com" the machine hangs for a  
> few seconds and gives me a server request error. I know it's something with  
> my rules because when I flush them all I can ping google.com just fine. Any  
> ideas would be greatly appreciated. I'm guessing it's something trivial but  
> can't put my finger on it yet.
> 
> thanks
........
> 
> # Adding Permittable Network/Hosts/Ports to Input Table on Internal  
> Interface
> 
>  # Allowing DNS,FTP,SSH,Webmin,HTTP,SWAT,and Samba to Server
> 
>  $RULE -A INPUT -i $INSIDEINT --proto icmp --icmp-type any -j ACCEPT
.......
>  $RULE -A INPUT -i $INSIDEINT --proto tcp --dport 53 -d $INSIDEIP -j ACCEPT
.......

One thing, at least, is that you have to allow DNS on both tcp and upd.
So you also need a rule like this:

   $RULE -A INPUT -i $INSIDEINT --proto udp --dport 53 -d $INSIDEIP -j ACCEPT

HTH

Jim


  reply	other threads:[~2004-09-12  1:15 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 3+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2004-09-12  0:32 Problems Pinging the Internet w/this script Jesse
2004-09-12  1:15 ` Jim Laurino [this message]
2004-09-12  1:24 ` Jason Opperisano

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