You should use iptables. RedHat 7.1 uses the 2.4 kernel, which uses iptable and not ipchains. You can load a module (or compile it in) to use ipchains (translation if you will), but it hardly makes sense for developing a new firewall (versus using an existing script). Tom Veldhouse veldy at veldy.net ----- Original Message ----- From: "H-P Christianson" <chri0704 at umn.edu> To: <tclug-list at mn-linux.org> Sent: Friday, August 03, 2001 1:41 PM Subject: [TCLUG] ipchains and ssh > Hello Linux users! I am continuing work on my home project box and I want > to use ipchains to make a sturdy firewall. (RedHat 7.1). I want to have > default policy deny for the input chain, but allow a few things through. > My question is, how do I let ssh connect to the X server? I can ssh from > another linux box with the firewall up, but if I try to run an X programs I > get a "can't connect to X" message. Also, if anyone knows any good > references for this kind of home firewalling, I'd be very interested. All > of the Howtos I've found deal with multiple boxes on a large commercial > network. Thanks in advance. > > Hans Christianson > > _______________________________________________ > tclug-list mailing list > tclug-list at mn-linux.org > https://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list >