Re: iptables v1.3.4: STRING match: You must specify `--algo'

[Pablo Neira <pablo@eurodev.net>]

Jasbir Khehra wrote:
> 
> 
> On 11/8/05, *Pablo Neira* <pablo@eurodev.net <mailto:pablo@eurodev.net>>
> wrote:
> 
>     Jasbir Khehra wrote:
>     > Hi,
>     >    while  running this command
>     > # iptables -t nat -I PREROUTING -p tcp -s 192.168.2.20
>     <http://192.168.2.20> -m string
>     > --hex-string '0d0a0d0a594d5347' -j REJECT
>     >
>     > Not able to get the different options for '--algo' parameter .
>     > Kernel 2.6.14 iptables v1.3.4  thanks - Jasbir
> 
>     --algo [bm|kmp]
> 
>     bm: Boyer-Moore
>     kmp: Knuth-Pratt-Morris
> 
>     Those are the algorithm implemented at the moment.
> 
>     BTW, you should do that in the raw table, not nat. Nobody should use the
>     nat table for filtering purposes.
> 
>     --
>     Pablo
> 
> 
>  
> 
> Thankz Pablo for the reply and the "string" module :) . I redifined my
> rule now and after some googling found the right syntax for  using  the
> "--hex-string"
> # iptables -t raw -A PREROUTING -s $source_ip -m string --algo bm
> --hex-string "|0d 0a 59 4d 53 47|" -j DROP
> Whats the initial position/counter for the "--from" parameter  0 or 1
> and does it start from the IP header ?

Yes, the IP header. Use --from 0 for the initial position.

-- 
Pablo