IPCHAINS help needed

[subaquous]

Does anyone know of a site that shows you what the commands mean? I'm installing IPCHAINS but don't know how to read the language. I can sort of understand parts of it due to the documentation, but other than that I'm lost.... I look at some newbie linux sites like http://www.linuxnewbie.com # http://www.linuxtech.ch but I couldn't find much of what I was looking for.

 

[Quinto]

Have you tried looking at the HOWTO files? They usually don't directly tell you what the commands mean, but from what they are used for, you can usually figure it out.

 

[Damaged]

If you want to know what all the commands mean then look at the man page on ipchains, or just do a ipchains --help to dump the commands.

 

[extra]

go to linux.org and check the howto's.
also, you might run the graphical firewall config, gfcc.

 

[Kabal]

http://www.linuxdoc.org

 

[subaquous]

Extra,

where is the graphical firewall config file for gfcc? I take it that you have to be root.?

 

[Damaged]

To manipulate ipchains? Yes, you must be root.

 

[Sebastian]

http://www.linux-firewall-tools.com/linux/

Here's a site that has a CGI to help you build your ipchains rules.

 

[Marine06]

http://metalab.unc.edu/pub/Linux/docs/HOWTO/IPCHAINS-HOWTO This might help you on want you are looking for.

 

[subaquous]

thanks sebastian, that's something that I was looking for