On Saturday 22 December 2001 00:50, Wayne Topa wrote: > Daniel Toffetti([EMAIL PROTECTED]) is reported to have said: > > Hi all ! > > > > I need to set up some simple (to start with) iptables rules for > > masquerading and port forwarding. I guess I need to write some init > > script, put it in /etc/init.d/ and link it from some /etc/rcX.d/ > > Can somebody please point me to some specific documentation and > > example scripts ?? > > google, only if you want a whole bunch of examples.
I've seen some time ago a bunch of examples pretty well classified according to intended functionality, but I couldn't find that site anymore. > or netfilter.samba.org > if you want to go to the source of iptables and read the howto's to > really understand what you are doing. I did already, I don't deal with these issues daily so I learn more slowly than other users. I need to learn not only iptables but also boot sequence, init scripts and so on. This is why I look for more detailed and commented examples. > Please format your text to 72 or less columns. I've configured KMail to wrap text at 72 chars long time ago following the suggestion of Mr. Karsten Self. I don't know what happened to this message but I moved it from draft to outbox a couple times, I guess perhaps there is some bug someplace there. Daniel -- "There is no spoon..." - The Matrix