[BlueOnyx:01040] Re: Iptables

[Stephanie Sullivan]

> iptables itself does not block anything.
Huh? If one does not setup any rules I guess that's true. 

If you have setup rules iptables can do quite a lot - including blocking
brute force attacks pretty effectively!

	Thanks,
		-Stephanie

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> From: blueonyx-bounces at blueonyx.it [mailto:blueonyx-
> bounces at blueonyx.it] On Behalf Of Greg Kuhnert
> Sent: Friday, April 10, 2009 10:44 AM
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> Subject: [BlueOnyx:01037] Re: Iptables
> 
> Hi Richard...
> 
> iptables itself does not block anything. Did you get any alerts from
> other apps in your inbox? DenyHosts and dfix both alert you of any
> actions taken. The log file will help you to pinpoint the cause of
> the
> dynamic firewall rules.
> 
> Regards,
> Greg.
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> 
> Richard Sidlin wrote:
> > I have (another) little issue. One of the servers on my Lan has
> been
> > listed in the iptables and is blocking it. If I remove it and do
> > service iptables save and restart, it is OK again for about 30
> seconds
> > and then gets blocked again.
> >
> > is there a way to say put exceptions in so that cerain IP's don't
> get
> > blocked at all.
> >
> > Thanks
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