Hi folks, Ubuntu 7.04 lamp server amd64 - Host OS VMware Guest OS - not yet installed. Iptables-1.3.6 $ cat /etc/network/interfaces Code: # This file describes the network interfaces available on your system # and how to activate them. For more information, see interfaces(5). # The loopback network interface auto lo iface lo inet loopback # The primary network interface auto eth0 iface eth0 inet static address 192.168.0.10 netmask 255.255.255.0 gateway 192.168.0.1 Browser can connect Internet w/o problem. After performing following steps to setup iptables, Internet connection blocked. Edited /etc/rc.local and entered following rules on it Code: #!/bin/sh -e # # rc.local # # This script is executed at the end of each multiuser runlevel. # Make sure that the script will "exit 0" on success or any other # value on error. # # In order to enable or disable this script just change the execution # bits. # # By default this script does nothing. #exit 0 # # INPUT # # allow all incoming traffic from the management interface NIC # as long as it is a part of an established connection iptables -I INPUT 1 -j ACCEPT -d 192.168.0.10 -m state --state RELATED,ESTABLISHED # allow all ssh traffic to the management interface NIC iptables -I INPUT 2 -j ACCEPT -p TCP -d 192.168.0.10 --destination-port 22 # allow all VMware MUI HTTP traffic to the management interface NIC iptables -I INPUT 3 -j ACCEPT -p TCP -d 192.168.0.10 --destination-port 8222 # allow all VMware MUI HTTPS traffic to the management interface NIC iptables -I INPUT 4 -j ACCEPT -p TCP -d 192.168.0.10 --destination-port 8333 # allow all VMware Authorization Daemon traffic to the management interface NIC iptables -I INPUT 5 -j ACCEPT -p TCP -d 192.168.0.10 --destination-port 902 # reject all other traffic to the management interface NIC iptables -I INPUT 6 -j REJECT -d 192.168.0.10 --reject-with icmp-port-unreachable # # OUTPUT # # allow all outgoing traffic from the management interface NIC # if it is a part of an established connection iptables -I OUTPUT 1 -j ACCEPT -s 192.168.0.10 -m state --state RELATED,ESTABLISHED # allow all DNS queries from the management interface NIC iptables -I OUTPUT 2 -j ACCEPT -s 192.168.0.10 -p UDP --destination-port 53 # reject all other traffic from localhost iptables -I OUTPUT 3 -j REJECT -s 127.0.0.10 --reject-with icmp-port-unreachable # reject all other traffic from the management interface NIC iptables -I OUTPUT 4 -j REJECT -s 192.168.0.10 --reject-with icmp-port-unreachable $ sudo /etc/init.d/rc.local start Code: * Running local boot scripts (/etc/rc.local) [ OK ] $ sudo iptables -L Code: Chain INPUT (policy ACCEPT) target prot opt source destination ACCEPT 0 -- anywhere 192.168.0.10 state RELATED,ESTABLISHED ACCEPT tcp -- anywhere 192.168.0.10 tcp dpt:ssh ACCEPT tcp -- anywhere 192.168.0.10 tcp dpt:8222 ACCEPT tcp -- anywhere 192.168.0.10 tcp dpt:8333 ACCEPT tcp -- anywhere 192.168.0.10 tcp dpt:902 REJECT 0 -- anywhere 192.168.0.10 reject-with icmp-port-unreachable ACCEPT 0 -- anywhere 192.168.0.10 state RELATED,ESTABLISHED ACCEPT tcp -- anywhere 192.168.0.10 tcp dpt:ssh ACCEPT tcp -- anywhere 192.168.0.10 tcp dpt:8222 ACCEPT tcp -- anywhere 192.168.0.10 tcp dpt:8333 ACCEPT tcp -- anywhere 192.168.0.10 tcp dpt:902 REJECT 0 -- anywhere 192.168.0.10 reject-with icmp-port-unreachable ACCEPT 0 -- anywhere 192.168.0.10 state RELATED,ESTABLISHED ACCEPT tcp -- anywhere 192.168.0.10 tcp dpt:ssh ACCEPT tcp -- anywhere 192.168.0.10 tcp dpt:8222 ACCEPT tcp -- anywhere 192.168.0.10 tcp dpt:8333 ACCEPT tcp -- anywhere 192.168.0.10 tcp dpt:902 REJECT 0 -- anywhere 192.168.0.10 reject-with icmp-port-unreachable ACCEPT 0 -- anywhere 192.168.0.10 state RELATED,ESTABLISHED ACCEPT tcp -- anywhere 192.168.0.10 tcp dpt:ssh ACCEPT tcp -- anywhere 192.168.0.10 tcp dpt:8222 ACCEPT tcp -- anywhere 192.168.0.10 tcp dpt:8333 ACCEPT tcp -- anywhere 192.168.0.10 tcp dpt:902 REJECT 0 -- anywhere 192.168.0.10 reject-with icmp-port-unreachable ACCEPT 0 -- anywhere 192.168.0.10 state RELATED,ESTABLISHED ACCEPT tcp -- anywhere 192.168.0.10 tcp dpt:ssh ACCEPT tcp -- anywhere 192.168.0.10 tcp dpt:8222 ACCEPT tcp -- anywhere 192.168.0.10 tcp dpt:8333 ACCEPT tcp -- anywhere 192.168.0.10 tcp dpt:902 REJECT 0 -- anywhere 192.168.0.1 reject-with icmp-port-unreachable ACCEPT 0 -- anywhere 192.168.0.10 state RELATED,ESTABLISHED ACCEPT tcp -- anywhere 192.168.0.10 tcp dpt:ssh Chain FORWARD (policy ACCEPT) target prot opt source destination Chain OUTPUT (policy ACCEPT) target prot opt source destination ACCEPT 0 -- 192.168.0.10 anywhere state RELATED,ESTABLISHED ACCEPT udp -- 192.168.0.10 anywhere udp dpt:domain REJECT 0 -- 127.0.0.10 anywhere reject-with icmp-port-unreachable REJECT 0 -- 192.168.0.10 anywhere reject-with icmp-port-unreachable ACCEPT 0 -- 192.168.0.10 anywhere state RELATED,ESTABLISHED ACCEPT udp -- 192.168.0.10 anywhere udp dpt:domain REJECT 0 -- localhost anywhere reject-with icmp-port-unreachable REJECT 0 -- 192.168.0.10 anywhere reject-with icmp-port-unreachable ACCEPT 0 -- 192.168.0.10 anywhere state RELATED,ESTABLISHED ACCEPT udp -- 192.168.0.10 anywhere udp dpt:domain REJECT 0 -- localhost anywhere reject-with icmp-port-unreachable REJECT 0 -- 192.168.0.10 anywhere reject-with icmp-port-unreachable ACCEPT 0 -- 192.168.0.10 anywhere state RELATED,ESTABLISHED ACCEPT udp -- 192.168.0.10 anywhere udp dpt:domain REJECT 0 -- localhost anywhere reject-with icmp-port-unreachable REJECT 0 -- 192.168.0.10 anywhere reject-with icmp-port-unreachable ACCEPT 0 -- 192.168.0.10 anywhere state RELATED,ESTABLISHED ACCEPT udp -- 192.168.0.10 anywhere udp dpt:domain REJECT 0 -- localhost anywhere reject-with icmp-port-unreachable REJECT 0 -- 192.168.0.10 anywhere reject-with icmp-port-unreachable $ ping -c3 yahoo.com Code: PING yahoo.com (216.109.112.135) 56(84) bytes of data. From 192.168.0.10 icmp_seq=1 Destination Port Unreachable From 192.168.0.10 icmp_seq=1 Destination Port Unreachable From 192.168.0.10 icmp_seq=1 Destination Port Unreachable --- yahoo.com ping statistics --- 0 packets transmitted, 0 received, +3 errors Failed. I have to run following command to stop iptables. $ sudo iptables -F No complaint $ ping -c3 yahoo.com Code: PING yahoo.com (216.109.112.135) 56(84) bytes of data. 64 bytes from w2.rc.vip.dcn.yahoo.com (216.109.112.135): icmp_seq=1 ttl=55 time=242 ms 64 bytes from w2.rc.vip.dcn.yahoo.com (216.109.112.135): icmp_seq=2 ttl=54 time=247 ms 64 bytes from w2.rc.vip.dcn.yahoo.com (216.109.112.135): icmp_seq=3 ttl=54 time=246 ms --- yahoo.com ping statistics --- 3 packets transmitted, 3 received, 0% packet loss, time 1998ms rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 242.397/245.283/247.256/2.086 ms Internet connection then worked. Please advise where goes wrong. TIA B.R. satimis