iptable: --seconds

[Gerhard Kroder <gerhard.kroder@t-online.de>]

Hi,

i want to stop sshd account testing by scripties witht the followoing iptables/bash script, but it won't do what i thougt.  On a sarge test host with 2 aliased nic (eth0:1 and eth0:2), this script loads correctly, it drops connections with --hitcount 3 correctly (client gets timeout, sshd gets no connection/log), but doesn't get back for login after --seconds 120. No error or logging, only "Connection timed out" when i try to ssh into that aliased interfaces. login on eth0 always works ok.


<---cut--->
#!/bin/bash
IPT=/sbin/iptables

#OPT="--verbose"
OPT=""

## ip's changed 
ip_if1=192.168.10.11
ip_if2=192.168.10.12

## just for testing: flush old rules
$IPT --flush

## call ipt for all hostst in list
for ip in $ip_if1 $ip_if2 
do
$IPT $OPT -A INPUT -p tcp --dport 22 -i eth0 -d $ip -m state --state NEW -m recent --set
$IPT $OPT -A INPUT -p tcp --dport 22 -i eth0 -d $ip -m state --state NEW -m recent --update --seconds 120 --hitcount 3 -j LOG
$IPT $OPT -A INPUT -p tcp --dport 22 -i eth0 -d $ip -m state --state NEW -m recent --update --seconds 120 --hitcount 3 -j DROP
done
<--cut--->

No other rules are active rsp. defautls to  "allow" (is a testing...).
Can you help me? Any hints?

Gerhard