Hey scty Library,
> I am messing around with iptables, trying to learn
how it works so that I can build my self a
router/firewall and mabey a VPN.
Oops! I forgot about that.
The LinWiz iptables wizards cannot help you, a
router/firewall/VPN application is too complicated for
them.
If you do not care about reinventing the wheel, then
proceed with your learning experience.
If you just want a router/firewall/VPN, look at
Smoothwall. A mountain of effort and expertise has
been put into that dedicated firewall distribution,
and I suspect there is NO WAY anything you could do on
your own could come close.
But if your purpose is to have a learning experience,
then you are on the right track.
Rick
On Thu, 12 Aug 2004, scty Library wrote:
> I am messing around with iptables, trying to learn
how> it works so that I can build my self a
router/firewall> and mabey a VPN. Anyway I tried to use a command on
my> Desktop CentOS3 machine.
>
> "iptables -A INPUT -s 127.0.0.1 -p icmp -j DROP"
>
> now the command seems to have went through because I
> didn't get any errors, but when I go to ping
127.0.0.1> I am getting a response and my packet loss is 0%. It
> should be 100% packet loss.
>
> Can anyone tell me what I am doing wrong. I am not
> trying to do anything yet, just want to learn by
> exploring.
