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Re: iptables and dynamic ip



On 11/01/03 Benedict Verheyen did speaketh:

> If i start an iptable script and refer in my rules there to the external
> interface as eth0, will it still work properly after the ip changes of
> eth0 during it's uptime or will this make the server unreachable?
> For instance i want to allow ssh in on the server from the outside, if
> the ip changes, will this "break" the connection?

    It should work just fine if you just use the interface names. 

    Mike

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