bert, of course you can't have any rules since you executed 'iptables -F' .. what you just did is.. you just flushed all rules.. if you wanna check the rules.. use the -L option. try this link for a good set of firewall... read on it first and edit it if you want to optimized what you really need.
http://www.linuxguruz.org/iptables/scripts/rc.firewall_023.txt janjan ------------------------------------ Gene Frederick F. Boniel Manager - Network Operation Center Virtual Communications, Inc. Rm. 202 K&J Bldg. Llorente St. Brgy. Capitol Site, Cebu City Philippines 6000 E-mail : [EMAIL PROTECTED] Mobile : +63 916 3423122 Office : +63 032 2541954 On Wed, 13 Mar 2002, bert l wrote: > hello every one, like to ask some questions in setting > up dailin server. I've been installing dailin using > ppp and mgetty so that i could connect my computer at > home to the office and have an internet connection but > to no avail coz i can connect to the office but i > can't browse or surf and even ping. so my basic > problem is how can i browse to the internet? A > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> suggested if i have a > squid installed? i don't have a squid. then he or she > suggest if i have set my iptables( ipchains is not > install in RH 7.2). i've checked it using iptables -F > and it has no rules. now does this means any body can > access it and browse? or i have to set one can anybody > give me a copy or an example coz i'm not pretty good > on it. my next questions is does ms-dns aa bb yy cc > in /etc/options means i will use the dns number the > one that is being used by the server that can be found > on the /etc/resolv.conf? what seems to be the problem? > please help. thank you [EMAIL PROTECTED] and > to all of you > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Sports - live college hoops coverage > http://sports.yahoo.com/ > _ > Philippine Linux Users Group. Web site and archives at http://plug.linux.org.ph > To leave: send "unsubscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To subscribe to the Linux Newbies' List: send "subscribe" in the body to >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > _ Philippine Linux Users Group. Web site and archives at http://plug.linux.org.ph To leave: send "unsubscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe to the Linux Newbies' List: send "subscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
