On Fri, Nov 16, 2001 at 07:39:12PM -0800, Monte Milanuk wrote: > I inadvertently fragged my LAN server, so I am taking the opportunity to reinstall >KRUD 7.1 and set things up a bit tighter this time around. Previously I used >ipchains via lokkit to config my firewall. This time I'd like to use iptables. I >have a book on Securing RH Linux 7.1, and have browsed multiple online guides to >IPtables, but I still am confused about a few things. > > Almost every example appears to completely ignore the default installed RH 7.1 >iptables script. The book I have gives a completely different script in the same >place. Several guides advocated an /etc/init.d/rc.firewall script instead. The >existing iptables script sources /etc/sysconfig/iptables, which doesn't seem to exist >by default. > > Since I haven't (yet) found any docs that deal w/ setting up an iptables firewall on >a RH 7.1 box *with the existing files layout*, I guess I'll have to ask the dum-dum >questions: What is wrong w/ the RH scripts that no one seems to advocate, or at >least document using them? Assuming nothing is really wrong w/ them, where do I add >my iptables lines, in /etc/init.d/iptables or /etc/sysconfig/iptables?
read your /etc/init.d/iptables i use in seawolf # iptables-save > /etc/sysconfig/iptables # chmod go-r /etc/sysconfig/iptables but this only save iptables command > > Thoroughly confused, > > Monte > > _________________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > Redhat-list mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list -- ichtus ------ Lewi Supranata .K ICQ: 50643061
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