[olug] IPTables (vague)

[CM Miller]

amen brother, you and I are in the same boat...Lack of
linux knowledge and time kill me and I am so sick and
tired of my linksys router...I can't get into my
network remotely...

So if Nate can make it to talk about iptables, that
would be awesome...


--- Eric Penne <epenne at yahoo.com> wrote:
> I have 2 main problems with getting my firewall
> running.
> 
> 1) Knowledge - I get confused when I start reading
> the HOWTOs and stuff
> with the basic terminology.  I'm hoping the IPtables
> tutorial will
> cover the terminology (hint hint) like NAT, masq,
> firewall and how it
> all ties into using iptables.
> 
> 2) Time - Lack of time prevents me from learning the
> terminology and
> getting back to the HOWTOs.  I start going over the
> terminology then
> get side tracked for a few days then can't remember
> the terminology
> anymore.  
> 
> It is a vicious circle that I can't seem to break
> out of.  In the mean
> time I just use a Linksys Router.  Under heavy
> network loads on the
> cable modem side the route blinks out completely and
> I have no internet
> connection.
> 
> Eric
> 
> 
> --- Jonathan Warren <thechunk at cox.net> wrote:
> > I have found that for me the best way to learn
> iptables is not to use
> > someones 20 page filter but to start with one rule
> at a tiem and
> > learn what it does.  It use a common syntax that
> once I started
> > getting familiar with it made more sense.  I don't
> do the full port
> > blocking but I do nat and some port forwarding. 
> It isn't very big.  
> > 
> > -Jon W
> 
> 
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