also sprach Martin G.H. Minkler <dukeofnukem@gmx.net> [2004.10.21.1345 +0200]:
> >iptables-restore < file
>
> Sorry, beginners idiocy, copying stuff from a tutorial he read.
No reason to be sorry. It took me a while to learn this too...
> Although it is hardly imaginable that someone <tm> manages to
> spoof the interface match, I wanted my rules as tight as possible
> thus using interface _and_ DynIP ('$IPTABLES -A INPUT -p tcp -d
> $IP_INET -i $DEV_INET -m state --state NEW -j BLACKLIST')- it
> would naturally all be solved if I refrained from using variables
> and resorted to -i ppp0 instead.
Why do you want your rules to be as tight as possible? While
I fundamentally agree with this approach, I don't really see an
added value for limiting the destination address.
> But since I'm experimenting and learning, some non-pragmatical
> approaches may occur, especially since I want to keep the script as
> generic/cross-distro-usable as possible :-)
You do know that there are plenty firewall scripts for iptables
already, right?
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