[olug] IPTables (vague)

[Jonathan Warren]

All of the linksys routers I have seen have allowd port forwarding in the advanced tab.  You may want to get the latest firmware and just forward port 22 to an internal machine and you should be able to ssh in from outside.

-Jon W

On Wed, Jan 08, 2003 at 05:26:09PM -0800, CM Miller wrote:
> 
> 
> amen brother, you and I are in the same boat...Lack of
> linux knowledge and time kill me and I am so sick and
> tired of my linksys router...I can't get into my
> network remotely...
> 
> So if Nate can make it to talk about iptables, that
> would be awesome...
> 
> 
> --- Eric Penne <epenne at yahoo.com> wrote:
> > I have 2 main problems with getting my firewall
> > running.
> > 
> > 1) Knowledge - I get confused when I start reading
> > the HOWTOs and stuff
> > with the basic terminology.  I'm hoping the IPtables
> > tutorial will
> > cover the terminology (hint hint) like NAT, masq,
> > firewall and how it
> > all ties into using iptables.
> > 
> > 2) Time - Lack of time prevents me from learning the
> > terminology and
> > getting back to the HOWTOs.  I start going over the
> > terminology then
> > get side tracked for a few days then can't remember
> > the terminology
> > anymore.  
> > 
> > It is a vicious circle that I can't seem to break
> > out of.  In the mean
> > time I just use a Linksys Router.  Under heavy
> > network loads on the
> > cable modem side the route blinks out completely and
> > I have no internet
> > connection.
> > 
> > Eric
> > 
> > 
> > --- Jonathan Warren <thechunk at cox.net> wrote:
> > > I have found that for me the best way to learn
> > iptables is not to use
> > > someones 20 page filter but to start with one rule
> > at a tiem and
> > > learn what it does.  It use a common syntax that
> > once I started
> > > getting familiar with it made more sense.  I don't
> > do the full port
> > > blocking but I do nat and some port forwarding. 
> > It isn't very big.  
> > > 
> > > -Jon W
> > 
> > 
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