Re(OT): Iptables action Return; Resolved 'automatic 'Static routes - Thanks

[Eric Scott]

While we're talking networks... I have a linux box hooked up to a T1 as 
a web server... suposedly.  IP is 12.170.195.36, subnet 255.255.255.0. 
 Internet isn't burping, in or out.  Another computer that's attatched 
to the same T1 can access the site fine, but the internet can't.  Any 
help?  Obviously I don't know much about dealing with IT setup stuff, so 
bare with me.  Is there something else I should have my DNS set to or 
something? I dunno.
     Thanx,
                ES

menonrr at jmu.edu wrote:

>10/10
>
>My thanks to Ed Wilts for helping me to enable static routes
>at startup
>
>1. Made a new file /etc/sysconfig/ as static-routes. made it
>executable.
>
>2. Edited with entry for instance:
>any net 192.168.18.0 netmask 255.255.255.0 gw 192.168.1.6
>
>3. service network restart
>
>Also my thanks to Daniel Eugenin for an alternative way:
>
>1. Create a file route-eth1 {where eth1 is through which the
>route can be reached} in /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts
>
>2. Edit the file with entry:
>192.168.18.0/24 via 192.168.1.6
>
>3. Restart the network.
>
>The advice to put my firwall script in /etc/rc.d/init.d also
>worked to make the scripts execute automatic.
>
>
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>
>Question:
>
>I want to implement packet-limitting through my iptables
>firewall in Redhat 9. 
>
>If I make a new chain and add these rules I would like to know
>if it would work.
>
>1.iptables -N LimitChain
>
>2.iptables -A LimitChain -m limit --limit 5/second
>--limit-burst 10 -j RETURN // Defining packet threshhold     
>                
>
>3.iptables -A LimitChain -m limit --limit 1/second
>--log-prefix "Drop packets: " -j LOG // Log limit
>
>4.iptables -A LimitChain -j DROP
>
>Would the rule 2 return to the calling chain say INPUT chain
>if the limit is not reached; AND if the limit is reaches log
>and drop the packets with rules 3 and 4?
>
>Thank You.
>Sincerely,
>
>Menon 
>
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