[PLUG] iptables logging

[Josh Orchard]

thank you.  I didn't get that from the man pages.  That is, that I should
put an additional entry for each thing I want to log.  I got that it was
an argument to iptables.  Not the case.


> On Tue, 18 Feb 2003 00:34:38 -0800 (PST), Josh Orchard wrote
>> Could someone tell me how I can get all messages from an iptables script
>> to log all request?  I'm trying to see where the machine thinks it is
>> sending a port forward request.  It appears to be wrong and I can't find
>> it.  I also can't find where iptables puts an logs.  I'm guessing it
>> is off by default but can't seem to get the LOG option to go on any
>> new rule.
>>
>
> Do "man iptables" and look for the LOG target.  In a nutshell, for each
> rule
> you want to log you create an identical rule except the target is LOG.
> Put
> that rule right before the one you want to watch.  When a packet matches
> it
> first gets logged and then goes back to where it was and checks the next
> rule.
>
>
> --
> Terry Layne
> Portland, OR
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