iptables problem
Gaddis, Jeremy L.
jeremy at linuxwiz.net
Thu Jan 18 09:30:15 UTC 2007
On 1/18/07, tamer amr <tamer_linux at yahoo.com> wrote:
> hi i have a strang problem
> why any host can ssh me in the first list but can't in the second list
>
> please i want to understand this case
Seeing as how the only difference between the two is a single rule, I
would hope it's obvious where you should be looking.
> 2 ACCEPT tcp -- anywhere anywhere state NEW tcp dpt:ssh
In the first list, you're explicitly allowing "NEW" connection to the
"ssh" port in. In the second list, you're simply allowing traffic for
any already "ESTABLISHED" connections.
Please tell me this makes sense to you.
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Jeremy L. Gaddis, MCP, GCWN
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