[Linux-cluster] exact iptables command to stop a source from accessing a Linux cluster

[Rajveer Singh]

Dear sunHux,

iptables stores rules in /etc/sysconfig/iptables file by default. So if you
don't have any rules in this file, and try to start iptables service using
"service iptables start" you will see the out of "service iptables status"
as "Firewall is stopped".

So it's not any issue and you can put any iptable rules.

Re,
Raj

On Fri, Sep 18, 2009 at 4:05 PM, sunhux G <sunhux at gmail.com> wrote:

>
>  I can't even start up iptables as the previous admin hardened it
> (but not sure how / where he hardened it)
>
> So despite that I do
> service iptables start,
> "service iptables status" still show "Firewall is stopped"
>
> Now, can I use /etc/hosts.deny instead ?
> Do I need to do "pkill -HUP tcpd"   or
> "service xinetd restart"   - which of the two
> commands shd I execute & what's the syntax
> in /etc/hosts.deny ?
>
> Thanks
>
> On Fri, Sep 18, 2009 at 11:38 AM, Ian Hayes <cthulhucalling at gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> [root at cthulhu ~]# iptables -L --line-numbers
>> Chain INPUT (policy ACCEPT)
>> num  target     prot opt source               destination
>> 1    DROP       all  --  10.5.5.5             anywhere
>> 2    DROP       all  --  10.5.5.6             anywhere
>> 3    DROP       all  --  10.5.5.7             anywhere
>>
>> Find the rule number that matches the one you want to delete. Say you want
>> to delete #2 from the INPUT table
>>
>> [root at cthulhu ~]# iptables -D INPUT 2
>> [root at cthulhu ~]# iptables -L --line-numbers
>> Chain INPUT (policy ACCEPT)
>> num  target     prot opt source               destination
>> 1    DROP       all  --  10.5.5.5             anywhere
>> 2    DROP       all  --  10.5.5.7             anywhere
>>
>>
>> Or you can do iptables -F which will basically drop all your iptables.
>> Make sure you've saved recently before you do that.
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Sep 17, 2009 at 8:22 PM, sunhux G <sunhux at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Thanks Ian.
>>>
>>> So I issue this command on both cluster nodes and it will also
>>> stop access to the virtual cluster address?
>>>
>>> What's the command to reverse / remove
>>> " iptables -A INPUT -s 10.5.5.25 -j DROP " ?
>>> Just in case there's a problem, I'll need to reverse.
>>>
>>> Tks
>>> U
>>>   On Fri, Sep 18, 2009 at 10:36 AM, Ian Hayes <cthulhucalling at gmail.com>wrote:
>>>
>>>> iptables -A INPUT -s 10.5.5.25 -j DROP
>>>>
>>>>   On Thu, Sep 17, 2009 at 7:33 PM, sunhux G <sunhux at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>  Hi,
>>>>>
>>>>> I have a RHEL 5.1  cluster that's constantly being accessed by an
>>>>> application from a Windows server application via sqlnet (ie Tcp
>>>>> port 1521) which caused a specific Oracle accounts to be locked.
>>>>>
>>>>> The owner of the Windows box does not know why the Filenet
>>>>> application is doing this so while she's doing the research which
>>>>> configuration in Filenet needs to be fixed to stop this, we need an
>>>>> interim measure to block this Windows server's access to the cluster.
>>>>>
>>>>> Thus I would like to set up iptables / firewall on this Linux box to
>>>>> stop the sqlnet access.  Can someone provide me some example
>>>>> commands / syntax ?
>>>>>
>>>>> Source IP address : 10.5.5.25   (Windows server)
>>>>> Tcp port : 1521
>>>>> My Linux boxes IP address :  10.5.5.46 / .47
>>>>> My Linux cluster virtual addr : 10.5.5.45
>>>>>
>>>>> In fact I would like to block on all ports on the Linux cluster to stop
>>>>> this Windows server from accessing it.  So what's the exact commands
>>>>> I should issue on each of the Linux box?  Would iptables also block
>>>>> the Windows server from accessing the cluster virtual IP addr?
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks
>>>>> U
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
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