[plug] configing iptables

[Colin Muller]

> > On Sat, 2002-07-20 at 17:03, bob wrote:
> > > Ok, I "think" I'm getting my head around iptables :). I still have some

For a more generic way to achieve what you want (blocking incoming on
ppp0), look at:
http://www.iptables.org/documentation/HOWTO/packet-filtering-HOWTO-5.html

> On Sun, Jul 21, 2002 at 11:37:30PM +0800, Tim Bowden wrote:
> > I get the feeling there are a few people trying to get their heads
> > around iptables, myself included.

On Mon, Jul 22, 2002 at 07:13:18AM +0800, Bernard Blackham wrote:
> Perhaps this is worth a Tuesday night PLUG talk by anyone who might
> be foolish enough to put their hand up to give one? ;)

There's a decent overview of the basic concepts, complete with
pictures, in Section 3 of Oskar Andreasson's tutorial, and useful
examples in Appendix I, with commentary on them in Section 7: 

http://www.iptables.org/documentation/tutorials/blueflux/

Colin