Fwd: Linux as router (Gateway Server)

[Navneet Choudhary]

> hola Josh,

hello list,
 
> I did a quick test:
> DROP policy on the INPUT chain, and flushed all the rules (as a result i
> couldn't even ping myself)

please refer my rules before quick test[below line from my original
mail's rule set might help you to ping you ping your system ?

-A INPUT -p icmp -m icmp --icmp-type 8 -j ACCEPT

> squid: standart debian/unstable package - unprivilleged user, port 3128.
> the result: squid is able to bind to his port fine, with DROP policy on
> the INPUT chain and no rules at all.

reverting to you all shortly with my detail test. 

> regards,
> Georgi Alexandrov

Regards,
Navneet

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