[CentOS] LDAP/iptables
Thomas E Dukes
edukes at alltel.net
Mon Sep 5 00:39:52 UTC 2005
> -----Original Message-----
> From: centos-bounces at centos.org
> [mailto:centos-bounces at centos.org] On Behalf Of Johnny Hughes
> Sent: Sunday, September 04, 2005 11:16 AM
> To: CentOS ML
> Subject: Re: [CentOS] LDAP/iptables
>
> On Sun, 2005-09-04 at 09:10 -0400, Thomas E Dukes wrote:
> > Hello,
> >
> > I am trying to get LDAP running. So far, the server is
> running but I
> > cannot connect to port 389 or the server using webmin or
> phpldapadmin.
> > It could be my ISP has blocked this port but I'm not sure. I have
> > tried to telnet to port 389 but it is refused. All other
> services run fine.
> >
> > I user the iptables ruleset found in the IP-Masquerade
> HowTo. Below
> > is the ruleset I follow for opening ports for external access. For
> > some reason it won't open 389.
> >
> > $IPTABLES -A INPUT -i $EXTIF -m state --state
> NEW,ESTABLISHED,RELATED
> > \ -p tcp -s $UNIVERSE -d $EXTIP --dport 389 -j ACCEPT
> >
> > Where $EXTIF = eth0 and $EXTIP = my ipaddress
> >
> > Does anyone know what I may be doing wrong?
> >
> > TIA
> >
> >
>
> If you are trying to connect from the outside from another PC
> ... and if the firewall and ldap are installed on the same
> PC, that should work to allow connection to port 389.
>
> If you are trying to connect directly to port 389 from and
> internal IP, that probably won't work. (you will need to do
> something to PREROUTING chain to get the packets routed to the EXTIF)
>
> BUT ... you shouldn't need to do either of those if you are
> also running webmin or phpmyadmin also on that machine ... if
> you listen on the internal IP at port 389 and not the external IP.
>
> Does netstat -aptn show you listening on the internal /
> external / or loopback ip on port 389 (or more than one of them).
Hello,
Running netstat -aptn shows nothing for port 389. This doesn't make sense.
Thanks!!
>
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