Am Fr, den 20.02.2004 schrieb Ricardo A. Vetrovec um 20:36: > that's true > > but i read boxes, so i think maybe he are mading a small network > > IF not the case we have to construct with INPUT and OUTPUT > > the last sentence of the drop general are good? i don't remeber exactly > because i use /etc/sysconfig/iptables to my rules!!!!! No, DROP is no good general rule. Even you can use for a general rule setting the chain policy. But choosing DROP as policy you really should set a REJECT rule as last matching rule in the chain. Additional, already your first rule suggestions are faulty. If you use your browser and connect to a foreign web server at port 80 your own port is not privileged port 80 but an occasional high port. 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 03:10:59 up 1 day, 4:45, load average: 1.20, 0.54, 0.20 [ ÎÎÏÎÎ Ï'ÎÏÏÎÎ - gnothi seauton ]