RE: ipchains question

[Scott Stone <SStone@example.com>]

1.  install 2.4 kernel
2.  use iptables.

Accomplish 1 and 2 preferably by installing the latest Debian that contains
those, or build from source if you have the know-how.  You will need a new
modutils, as you might expect.  You'll also need pppd 2.4.0 or later.

Once you've done that, return for further guidance :)  but let's please not
use ipchains anymore since it's now obsolete.  If you're going to learn
Linux firewalling, learn it right, right from the outset.

That way when 2.6 comes out, you'll only have to do a conversion of iptables
to whatever they decide 2.6 will use, instead of having to go from
ipchains->iptables->flavorOfTheMonthIn2.6 :)

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Scott M. Stone <sstone@example.com>
Senior Technical Consultant - UNIX and Networking
Taos, the Sysadmin Company - Santa Clara, CA


-----Original Message-----
From: Jimmy Lefkowitz [mailto:jlefkowitz@example.com]
Sent: Thursday, August 16, 2001 8:04 AM
To: tlug@example.com
Subject: ipchains question


Hello,

I am new to ipchains (and firewalls in general).
I am running a 2.2 debian linux with an adsl
connection (pppoe).

Once I set the default input chain behavior to DENY,
no matter what other rules I set, I cannot get named
to work. I have tried just accepting all tcp packets
from anywhere to anywhere on any port and I still 
cannot get named to work. I can get ping to work
on ip addresses by accepting the appropriate icmp
packets.

Any advice would be appreciated.

Thanks,

Jimmy

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