Am Fr, den 20.02.2004 schrieb Ricardo A. Vetrovec um 20:04: > -A FORWARD -s $NET --dport 80 -j ACCEPT > -A FORWARD -d $NET --sport 80 -j ACCEPT > > this to man: accept packets to thje internet if the source are my net > (example 192.168.0.0/16) and destination port 80 ACCEPT > accept packages to my network if the source port are 80 (remote server > are going to transmit by 80) > > email: > > port 110 pop, i don't remember imap IMAP ist port 143, but you can use for the ports the service as well in the rule. > same rules, change the port > > if the mail is webmail you don't need to open ports > > media, well, you have to go to windows media player faq, realaudio faq, > etc because i don't remember right now > > then for the last RULE > > -A FORWARD -s &NET -j DROP > > that-s means: deny any package for my net > > of course iptables are going to read rule by rule until the package > match anyone, the general drop is use it to drop any other ports > > If you want to drop messenger you have to install squid because when > messenger does not have connection trought its original port then use 80. > > Greetings > > Rick Maybe I missed something, but where did the OP say something about he runs the firewalling box with iptables as a router? My impression is that he directly connects to the internet. So creating FORWARD rules is false. Alexander -- Alexander Dalloz | Enger, Germany | GPG key 1024D/ED695653 1999-07-13 Fedora GNU/Linux Core 1 (Yarrow) on Athlon CPU kernel 2.4.22-1.2174.nptl Sirendipity 02:13:43 up 1 day, 3:47, load average: 0.08, 0.10, 0.08 [ ÎÎÏÎÎ Ï'ÎÏÏÎÎ - gnothi seauton ]