9 Mar
2006
9 Mar
'06
3:08 p.m.
On 09/03/06 17:27 +0530, Dinesh Shah wrote:
Hey Devdas,
On Thu, 2006-03-09 at 14:04, Devdas Bhagat wrote:
In windows I can control what goes out due to the firewall but in linux thats not possible as firewalls are for incoming protection only.
Define inbound?
iptables -P OUTPUT DROP
Are you nuts? He will not be able to communicate with outside world at all. His box will become a virtual packet BLACK HOLE. :-)
I have only crossed insanity and come out on the other side. Like drinking too much Klatchian coffee.
Devdas Bhagat PS: OP should be able to write decent outbound rules, particularly if he can write rules for INPUT. Also, OP may want to google for helmet instead of iptables.