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From: /dev/rob0 <rob0@gmx.co.uk>
To: netfilter@lists.netfilter.org
Subject: Re: block + kill connections
Date: Sun, 8 Jan 2006 16:18:01 -0600	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <200601081618.01364.rob0@gmx.co.uk> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <dps2a2$shp$1@sea.gmane.org>

On Sunday 2006-January-08 16:04, Robert Nichols wrote:
> > iptables -I INPUT -s 1.2.3.4 -j DROP

> That will prevent communication by blocking any further incoming
> packets, but won't do anything to tear down the connection.  See

Actually it would drop anything with a source address of 1.2.3.4 which 
happens to hit the filter INPUT chain, regardless of protocol or state. 
Perhaps the issue is as I suggested, the packets are hitting FORWARD, 
or simply that a blocked connection has not yet timed out of conntrack 
or netstat listings.
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  reply	other threads:[~2006-01-08 22:18 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 7+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2006-01-08 21:44 block + kill connections bright true
2006-01-08 22:02 ` /dev/rob0
2006-01-08 22:04 ` Robert Nichols
2006-01-08 22:18   ` /dev/rob0 [this message]
2006-01-08 23:20     ` /dev/rob0
2006-01-09  2:47       ` Robert Nichols
2006-01-08 23:14 ` R. DuFresne

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