Hey i got it working, thnx!
louie... ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jens Schuessler" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, June 04, 2002 7:38 PM Subject: Re: Re: ipchains / help > * louie miranda <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [04-06-02 07:32]: > > Chain input (policy ACCEPT): > > target prot opt source destination ports > > First of all you should set the policy to DENY or REJECT and then > permit only the protocols that you need. Then read something about > the different ICMP types. > For example: > To ping a host on the outside you have to accept outgoing ICMP packets type 8: > > ipchains -A output -i $external interface -p icmp --icmp-type 8 -j ACCEPT > > To receive an answer to your echo request permit type 0 "echo reply": > > ipchains -A input -i $external interface -p icmp --icmp-type 0 -j ACCEPT > > Jens > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

