Re: Firewall issues

>
> I've set up a iptables firewall on my RH7.2 box, but I'm running into an
>  odd problem.  After I set up the firewall, everything works fine for a
> few hours.  But after a while (not sure the exact amount of time), the
> computer stops responding to requests on the open ports.  Looking at the
>  output from iptables -vL, I can see the requests coming in and passing
> the appropriate rule, but then nothing happens (almost as if the packet
> is dropped).  Here is the firewall as I have it set up:

check your ethernet configs.... look for improper mtu (should be about
1492 if your on dsl, 1500 on dialup or cable) or improper duplex mode. The
firewall should not be causing what appear to be timeouts.

Also, have you checked your logs, and if so, what, if anything, so they
tell you?

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Keith Mastin
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