Re: Is this even POSSIBLE?
linux_forum1 wrote:
> Hello, I have 2 questions if that's OK.
>
> INPUT DROP
> FORWARD DROP
> OUTPUT DROP
>
> -N Block
> -N Logger
> -A INPUT -j Block
> -A Block -p tcp -m tcp --tcp-flags SYN,FIN SYN,FIN -j Logger
> -A Logger -j LOG --log-level 4
> -A Logger -j DROP
>
> -A INPUT -i lo -j ACCEPT
> -A OUTPUT -o lo -j ACCEPT
>
> There will be more rules in Block, but I just want to understand the logic.
>
> 1.) How is -A INPUT -j Block possible before there are any rules appended to Block, does that mean iptables first searches and assembles all rules that belong to custom chains regardless of order? Same for Logger.
Everything has an order. You can turn on line numbers and see
the order.
Creating a chain (Block, Logger) does not put it into order.
The jump (-j) to Block, from INPUT, places the chain in order.
I note that you don't have a rule in Block to actually drop
packets, and you do have a rule in Logger that drops packets.
That seems... problematic to me.
> 2.)
> Would this be OK to log and drop all rules in in Block?
> I am worried because there are four jumps, INPUT -> Block -> Logger -> LOG -> Logger -> DROP
In general, you can jump as many times as you like as long as
you don't go in a circle. Note that -j LOG continues processing
on the next rule in order, unlike ACCEPT, DROP and REJECT. If a chain
ends without ACCEPT, DROP or REJECT happening, then when it ends
execution picks up at the next statement in order following the
jump to that chain.
Does that help?
-dsr-
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