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Version Location Description Submitted By
Printed Page 121
firewall script near bottom of page

the line:
echo "100" > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/icmp_echoreply_rate

gives an error: "No such file or directory"

use this line instead:
echo "100" > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/icmp_ratelimit

 Anonymous 
Printed Page 124
firewall script, section "Allow ssh from anywhere...", 2nd and 3rd iptables

lines;
no such variables $INT_GW_WIRED, $INT_GW_WIRELESS in lines:

$IPTABLES -A to_gateway -p tcp-i $INT_GW_WIRED -d $IP_GW_WIRED --dport 22 -j ACCEPT
$IPTABLES -A to_gateway -p tcp-i $INT_GW_WIRELESS -d $IP_GW_WIRELESS --dport 22 -j
ACCEPT

should be:

$IPTABLES -A to_gateway -p tcp-i $INT_WIRED -d $IP_GW_WIRED --dport 22 -j ACCEPT
$IPTABLES -A to_gateway -p tcp-i $INT_WIRELESS -d $IP_GW_WIRELESS --dport 22 -j
ACCEPT

 Anonymous