more on non-working ssh

Mike Parson yellowdog-general@lists.terrasoftsolutions.com
Tue Mar 30 15:02:00 2004


On Tue, Mar 30, 2004 at 01:52:45PM -0800, Longman, Bill wrote:
> > iptables can give you a big headache if you're not up on your 
> > networking
> > and firewall theory type stuff.  Instead of attacking 
> > iptables directly,
> > try using lokkit, which gives you an easier to use interface to the
> > iptables rules.
> 
> LOL! That's what put the rules in!!!
> 
> So much for your "ease of use" argument, Mike....

Fire up lokkit, tab over to 'customize', put an X in the 'ssh' box, exit
out and save the rules, restart iptables, boom, working ssh.

> Well, then again, maybe not. I guess it's *too* easy! Any ole boffin can now
> stuff up their 'puter!
> 
> I'm not knocking you guys, Dan or Nathan. I've been on the same receiving
> end of a beating with the clueless stick....Lord knows *that's* a fact!

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Michael Parson
mparson@bl.org