Hello Kelsey, Yeah it doesn't work. Btw, its not that _I_can't_. Its because _I_must_not_. The first thing my boss told me is that I must not use iptables. Even I wonder why. But now it's ok.
Thanks! On 7/30/07, Kelsey Hartigan Go <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > First you need to find out why iptables won't work. Or is it because you > can't? > Otherwise you might need to have an external firewall. > TCP wrappers may not work since mysqld listens to the port directly. > Running it through a TCPwrapper, assuming it works, may slow things down. I > have a hunch it won't work. > > > On 7/25/07, Rai Ricafrente <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Hello PLUGgers! > > > > Can I ask if TCP wrappers can be used to restrict access to MySQL (port > > 3306)? We have a database server, and for some reasons, we can't use > > iptables to filter access to the port. The server uses TCP wrapper to > > restrict access on sshd but what about mysqld? > > > > I tried this on my PC and it seems that TCP wrappers don't work for > > mysqld, unlike sshd. I've been googling around and some forums say that > > adding rules in TCP wrappers _can_ filter access to the port. That is why I > > am confused as to why my MySQL still accepts connections from remote hosts > > that should be denied, even if I put deny rules. > > > > Any help will be appreciated. > > > > Thanks > > > > -- > > Rai Ricafrente > > http://www.pinoytux.com > > GPG Key 0x4AC2B3FE > > _________________________________________________ > > Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List > > [email protected] (#PLUG @ irc.free.net.ph) > > Read the Guidelines: http://linux.org.ph/lists > > Searchable Archives: http://archives.free.net.ph > > > > > _________________________________________________ > Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List > [email protected] (#PLUG @ irc.free.net.ph) > Read the Guidelines: http://linux.org.ph/lists > Searchable Archives: http://archives.free.net.ph > -- Rai Ricafrente http://www.pinoytux.com GPG Key 0x4AC2B3FE
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