I've read that. I got into ipchains because I started messing around with firewall-config which uses ipchains. And there's something screwy with iptables on my computer. I'll try maybe getting a fresh copy of it. On 3 Aug 2001, Thomas T. Veldhouse wrote: > 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 > > > > _______________________________________________ > tclug-list mailing list > tclug-list at mn-linux.org > https://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list >