2002-04-04 19:29:34+0100, Tim Fletcher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -> > I have recently setup a machine to forward packets from our "main" network > to the seperate (vlan) that has the admin interfaces of the switches on. > Oviously I have put some firewalling in place, however I am getting > warning messages about the interface name eth0.1 (that is the 802.1q > naming for eth0 on vlan 1) along the lines of: > > iptables -A FORWARD -m state --state new -i eth0.1 -o eth0 -j ACCEPT > Warning: wierd character in interface `eth0.1' (No aliases, :, ! or *). > > The firewalling etc works but gives a false warning, which might be worth > elimanting, as .x is now valid is some cases. > > If their is anything else people would like to experiment with on vlans > and firewalling the machine is only my desktop so can be played with :) >
That issue has been solved along time ago. Update your iptables utility. -- /Gozem A.K.A. Joakim Axelsson
