When using the folowing rules ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- iptables -P INPUT ACCEPT
iptables -A INPUT -p tcp -m multiport -s 0/0 --dport 25,110,22 -i eth0 -j ACCEPT ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- i get this output from iptables -vL. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chain INPUT (policy ACCEPT 1 packets, 102 bytes) pkts bytes target prot opt in out source destination 0 0 REJECT tcp -- eth0 any anywhere anywhere tcp dpt:auth reject-with icmp-port-unreachable 0 0 REJECT tcp -- eth0 any anywhere anywhere tcp dpt:auth reject-with icmp-port-unreachable 0 0 REJECT tcp -- eth0 any anywhere anywhere tcp dpt:auth reject-with icmp-port-unreachable 12 488 ACCEPT tcp -- eth0 any anywhere anywhere tcp dpt:pop3 1027 85784 ACCEPT tcp -- eth0 any anywhere anywhere tcp dpt:ssh 0 0 ACCEPT tcp -- eth0 any anywhere anywhere tcp dpt:smtp 0 0 ACCEPT tcp -- eth0 any anywhere anywhere tcp dpt:pop3 0 0 ACCEPT tcp -- eth0 any anywhere anywhere tcp dpt:ssh 0 0 ACCEPT tcp -- eth0 any anywhere anywhere tcp dpt:smtp 0 0 ACCEPT tcp -- eth0 any anywhere anywhere tcp dpt:pop3 0 0 ACCEPT tcp -- eth0 any anywhere anywhere tcp dpt:ssh 0 0 ACCEPT tcp -- eth0 any anywhere anywhere tcp dpt:smtp 0 0 ACCEPT tcp -- eth0 any anywhere anywhere tcp dpt:pop3 0 0 ACCEPT tcp -- eth0 any anywhere anywhere tcp dpt:ssh 0 0 ACCEPT tcp -- eth0 any anywhere anywhere tcp dpt:smtp 0 0 ACCEPT tcp -- eth0 any anywhere anywhere tcp dpt:pop3 0 0 ACCEPT tcp -- eth0 any anywhere anywhere tcp dpt:ssh 0 0 ACCEPT tcp -- eth0 any anywhere anywhere tcp dpt:smtp 0 0 ACCEPT tcp -- eth0 any anywhere anywhere tcp dpt:pop3 0 0 ACCEPT tcp -- eth0 any anywhere anywhere tcp dpt:ssh 0 0 ACCEPT tcp -- eth0 any anywhere anywhere tcp dpt:smtp 0 0 ACCEPT tcp -- eth0 any anywhere anywhere tcp dpt:pop3 0 0 ACCEPT tcp -- eth0 any anywhere anywhere tcp dpt:ssh 0 0 ACCEPT tcp -- eth0 any anywhere anywhere tcp dpt:smtp 0 0 ACCEPT tcp -- eth0 any anywhere anywhere tcp dpt:pop3 0 0 ACCEPT tcp -- eth0 any anywhere anywhere tcp dpt:ssh 0 0 ACCEPT tcp -- eth0 any anywhere anywhere tcp dpt:smtp 0 0 ACCEPT tcp -- eth0 any anywhere anywhere tcp dpt:pop3 0 0 ACCEPT tcp -- eth0 any anywhere anywhere tcp dpt:ssh 0 0 ACCEPT tcp -- eth0 any anywhere anywhere tcp dpt:smtp Chain FORWARD (policy ACCEPT 0 packets, 0 bytes) pkts bytes target prot opt in out source destination Chain OUTPUT (policy ACCEPT 10804 packets, 584K bytes) pkts bytes target prot opt in out source destination ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- And now i cant telnet to port 25 from antoher machine but i can from the local one. Like this --------------------------------------------------- localmachine$ telnet 192.168.2.2 25 Trying 192.168.2.2... Connected to 192.168.2.2. Escape character is '^]'. 220 xxx.yyy.zzz.com ESMTP Postfix (Debian/GNU) --------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------- remotemachine$ telnet xxx.yyy.zzz.com 25 421 xxx.yyy.zzz.com Sorry, unable to contact destination SMTP daemon. --------------------------------------------------- if i issue the comand "/etc/init.d/iptables clear" witch set all policies to ACCEPT i get the folowing out put from iptables -vL. --------------------------------------------------------- Chain INPUT (policy ACCEPT 6 packets, 384 bytes) pkts bytes target prot opt in out source destination Chain FORWARD (policy ACCEPT 0 packets, 0 bytes) pkts bytes target prot opt in out source destination Chain OUTPUT (policy ACCEPT 3 packets, 360 bytes) pkts bytes target prot opt in out source destination ---------------------------------------------------------- And know i can telnet to port 25 from another machine. An important note is that this problem is only with port 25, i can telnet to port 110 and 22 all the time. Can anyone please enligthen me on this problem as it is a bit wired. thanks for all the input and the help ___ Mvh./Yours sincerely Lars ======================================================================== Lars Roland Kristiansen | Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Stu. Sci. Math/Computer science | TLF(home): 39670663 Copenhagen University - | Home address: Emdrupvej 175 Institute for Mathematical Sciences | C/O Rune Bruhn 2400 Copenhagen NV Url: www.math.ku.dk | ======================================================================== "Politics is for the moment, equations are forever" - Albert Einstein -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]