>>>>> "m" == marshal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
m> One thing that you could do, since you've installed iptables, is setup m> all the chains manually. Then run (as root) m> /etc/init.d/iptables save active m> And if you always want them to be the same m> /etc/init.d/iptables save inactive. m> This will save the chains so that they start up everytime that you m> boot the computer and turn off the computer (respectively.). Of m> course, that's if you have the /etc/rc?.d/ directories setup for it. m> Look at /etc/default/iptables for more info. Yes, and that's where he says not to use that "state saving" way, an instead use a more traditional rc file approach that i feel is cleaner too. there he tosses about several alternatives, from which I guessed /etc/network/if-pre-up.d/... as according to ls -lt it indeed gets read at boot. m> Good Luck. indeed. We will see at next boot. Maybe I will lock myself out of the keyboard, to y'all's relief. >>>>> "Dan" == Dan Jacobson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Dan> Regarding Rusty's Really Quick Guide To Packet Filtering Dan> /usr/share/doc/iptables/html/packet-filtering-HOWTO.html#toc5 Dan> where are we supposed to put that? Dan> /etc/network/if-pre-up.d/somefile I suppose. Dan> If you tell me to put it in /etc/ppp/ip-up.d I will tell you Dan> that it only needs to be run once... -- http://jidanni.org/ Taiwan(04)25854780 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
