Subject: RE: Iptables and NAT
From: Jon Reynolds (proteon@gci.net)
Date: Mon Feb 04 2002 - 12:24:27 AKST
Also Mike, if your looking for a good FW script, try monmotha's firewall
script. Even if you dont use it you could look at it for references.
Just type monmotha in your favorite search engine and it should pull it
up.
Jon
On Mon, 2002-02-04 at 12:28, Larry Collier wrote:
>
> Mike,
>
> what tutorial did you read? I haven't found one that even leaves me
> "slightly confused".
>
> Larry
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: aklug-bounce@aklug.org [mailto:aklug-bounce@aklug.org]On Behalf Of
> > Mike Barsalou
> > Sent: Monday, February 04, 2002 8:30 AM
> > To: 'aklug@aklug.org'
> > Subject: Iptables and NAT
> >
> >
> >
> > I'd like to start a discussion about iptables and NAT (SNAT,
> > DNAT, etc.) I
> > just went through an IPTABLES tutorial and I am left slightly confused....
> > Here is what I think so far:
> >
> > There are three "tables" that are used:
> >
> > NAT
> > MANGLE
> > FILTER
> >
> >
> > >From what I can tell the filter table behaves much the way you
> > would expect
> > to use ipchains setup, only it goes specifically in the FILTER table.
> >
> > There are new default chains in each of these tables.
> >
> > It seems like IPTABLES has made firewalling a little more complicated.
> > Although now, all the forwarding to local hosts is included, you wouldn't
> > have to compile it separately.
> >
> > Anyone care to share their experience? Good places for scripts or
> > administration tools that make it easier for us folks who just
> > want to point
> > and click?
> >
> > Mike
> >
>
>
>
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