What's the best way to block these IP's?

[Netfilter]

Thanks fo the reply... I noticed the error of the "/32" CIDR right after I 
sent it.
Brain fart on my part.
I just wanted to know if
 218.0.0.0 without the" /*"  would work. (blocking the whole 218.0.0.0 
block)




From: "/dev/rob0" <rob0 at gmx.co.uk>
To: <netfilter at lists.netfilter.org>
Sent: Saturday, June 18, 2005 12:46 PM
Subject: Re: What's the best way to block these IP's?


> On Saturday 18 June 2005 11:46, Netfilter wrote:
>> What's the best way to block these IP's?
>
> I'm not sure what your question is. I see a few main possibilities
> about which you might be asking. I'll address those.
>
>> -A INPUT -p tcp -s 213.0.0.0/32 -i eth1 -j DROP
>>
>> or
>>
>> -A INPUT -p tcp -s 218.0.0.0 -i eth1 -j DROP
>
> Maybe you don't understand CIDR notation, and thus don't know what
> these do. A /32 netmask means "this IP only" in English. 32 bits of
> netmask is 255.255.255.255. Both forms are the same!
>
> If you want to block all IP's starting with 213 or 218, those won't do
> it. You would need to use /8 or smaller. 218.0.0.0/8 is 218.0.0.0
> through 218.255.255.255; 218.0.0.0/7 is 218.0.0.0 through
> 219.255.255.255. Rusty's Networking Concepts HOWTO might help.
>
> Generally the best strategy for firewalling is to choose what to allow
> and let everything else hit a DROP or REJECT policy or rule. Here the
> Packet Filtering HOWTO has examples which might help. Note as well that
> all your examples are only limiting TCP traffic, and only if coming in
> your eth1 interface.
>
> Furthermore there are common misunderstandings concerning the role of
> INPUT as opposed to FORWARD. If you're wanting to block traffic from or
> to NAT users, your INPUT rules will not do it. Again this is explained
> in the Packet Filtering HOWTO.
>
> When I have common rules I want called from both INPUT and FORWARD, I
> use a new chain ...
> # iptables -N Common
> # iptables -vA Common -s 218.0.0.0/7 -j DROP
> [ ... other rules as wanted ... ]
> # iptables -vA INPUT -j Common
> # iptables -vA FORWARD -j Common
> You can of course limit the type of traffic sent to the chain with
> matches on the calling rule.
>
> HTH, and if not you, HTH someone else.
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