RE: Iptables and NAT


Subject: RE: Iptables and NAT
From: Leif Sawyer (lsawyer@gci.com)
Date: Mon Feb 04 2002 - 12:25:44 AKST


Also check out this page..

http://www.boingworld.com/workshops/linux/iptables-tutorial/iptables-tutoria
l/iptables-tutorial.html

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jon Reynolds [mailto:proteon@gci.net]
> Sent: Monday, February 04, 2002 12:24 PM
> To: Larry Collier
> Cc: Mike Barsalou; aklug@aklug.org
> Subject: RE: Iptables and NAT
>
>
>
> 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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