On Thu, May 02, 2002 at 02:54:11PM +0200, Sebastian Wolfgarten wrote: > I might not help your with your > netmeeting stuff but I don't get > the point to your filtering lines... > you start with: > > iptables -P INPUT DROP > iptables -P OUTPUT DROP > iptables -P FORWARD DROP > > --> that's okay, create a default policy > > iptables -X > iptables -F > iptables -t nat -F > iptables -t nat -X > > -> why do you flush and delete the > user defined chains? I mean it must > be exactly vice versa, or? You flush it > then you create the default policy, right?
Flushing doesn't affect policies. That's just establishing a stable base state (don't allow anything anywhere, get rid of any existing rules/chains, start fresh, build from there). That's what you should do. -- Derrik Pates | Sysadmin, Douglas School | #linuxOS on EFnet [EMAIL PROTECTED] | District (dsdk12.net) | #linuxOS on OPN
