On Thu, 2004-09-30 at 02:30, TongKe Xue wrote: > Hi all, > > I'm using the iptables config from: > http://www.netfilter.org/documentation/HOWTO//packet-filtering-HOWTO-5.html > > Now, when I try that, apparently KDE and GNOME both refuses to start > -- do they run some kind of server and then connect to it? How can I > fix this? > > (Worked fine on RH9; but apparently refuses to work on FC2). > > To make it easier to respond; the section I'm referring to is: > > --BEGIN QUOTE-- > ## Insert connection-tracking modules (not needed if built into kernel). > # insmod ip_conntrack > # insmod ip_conntrack_ftp > > ## Create chain which blocks new connections, except if coming from inside. > # iptables -N block > # iptables -A block -m state --state ESTABLISHED,RELATED -j ACCEPT > # iptables -A block -m state --state NEW -i ! ppp0 -j ACCEPT > # iptables -A block -j DROP > > ## Jump to that chain from INPUT and FORWARD chains. > # iptables -A INPUT -j block > --END QUOTE-- > > > On Wed, 29 Sep 2004 23:24:41 -0700, TongKe Xue <tongke@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Hi all, > > > > I'm using the iptables config from: > > http://www.netfilter.org/documentation/HOWTO//packet-filtering-HOWTO-5.html If I remember try adding; iptables -P OUTPUT ACCEPT iptables -I OUTPUT -o lo ACCEPT -- jludwig <wralphie@xxxxxxxxxxx>