In short, the following are the components of iptables, > > - Tables : filter/nat/mangle/raw --- Each of them have their purpose > - Chains : INPUT/OUPUT/FORWARD etc. --- Like a network packet state > - Target : ACCEPT/DROP/LOG/REDIRECT --- The action to perform > - Matches : connlimit/owner/limit --- Modules for packet matching > > Now to give an example, one can add a rule saying, > > Table:filter->Chain:OUTPUT->Match:owner:dipin->Target:DROP > > The above rule will discard all outgoing packets for owner 'dipin', this > is similar to saying deny network access for user 'dipin'. >
Sweet :-) -- Regards, Balasubramaniam Natarajan www.etutorshop.com/moodle/ _______________________________________________ ILUGC Mailing List: http://www.ae.iitm.ac.in/mailman/listinfo/ilugc
