Use the -n switch, which prevents ipcahins from resolving the host names. This will eliminate the lengthy delays caused by DNS access. bash$ ipchains --help [...] --numeric -n numeric output of addresses and ports [...] -Gabi > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Monday, September 11, 2000 2:25 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [expert] Ipchains question > > > Hello list, > > I have configured a firewall using pmfirewall on mandrake 7.1 > All goes well, but i have a problem : sometimes when i try to list the > rules with 'ipchains -L', the list seems to freeze in the > middle for an > undetermined amount of time. This is not a reproductible > effect, and it > does not occur all the time. > Does anybody know what to do ? > > Pascal Gross� > > > >
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