On 2005-07-03 @ 10:04:20 (week 26) Yuriy Kuznetsov wrote: > Hi, > > I'm new to iptables therefor I need your help with some basic operation. > I have installed Debian with 2.6 kernel and now trying to set some > iptables rules. From what I have found in some nice examples in google > I understood that I need to start iptables by running > /etc/init.d/iptables. But I can not see 'iptables' in > /etc/init.d. Although I have installed 'iptables' and 'iptables-dev' I > still can not find /etc/init.d/iptables on the system. There is > /sbin/iptables but I think it's something different. Could you advice > me on what I'm missing
Hi Yuriy, Here's an excerpt from a webpage I wrote a few years ago. It is was intended for people that didn't have "alway on" Internet, but it works just as well if you do. <quote> Make sure iptables is activated immediately before the networkinterface comes up and that it is deactivated after the interface goes down. To achieve that edit the file /etc/network/interfaces and add pre-up and post-down instructions for the intended interface: iface eth0 inet static address xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx netmask xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx network xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx broadcast xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx gateway xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx pre-up <preferred iptables start command> post-down <preferred iptables stop command> Activate the new ruleset by re-initializing the networkinterface with "ifdown eth0" followed by "ifup eth0". Check the active ruleset with the command iptables -L to verify all went well. </quote> HTH Grx HdV -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]