> I have 2 CentOS servers 82.201.195.123 & 62.139.61.84 > I want to deny all ssh logins on port 22 on (62.139.61.84) from any host > except from (82.201.195.123) > > > Can anybody tell me such iptables rules to write in /etc/sysconfig/iptables > Currently, im using the following rules (on 62.139.61.84) > > *filter > :INPUT ACCEPT [0:0] > :FORWARD ACCEPT [0:0] > :OUTPUT ACCEPT [0:0] > :RH-Firewall-1-INPUT - [0:0] > > -A INPUT -j RH-Firewall-1-INPUT > -A FORWARD -j RH-Firewall-1-INPUT > > -A RH-Firewall-1-INPUT -i lo -j ACCEPT > -A RH-Firewall-1-INPUT -i eth1 -j ACCEPT > -A RH-Firewall-1-INPUT -i eth0 -s 82.201.195.123 -j ACCEPT > -A RH-Firewall-1-INPUT -m tcp -p tcp --dport 22 -j REJECT > -A RH-Firewall-1-INPUT -p icmp -m icmp --icmp-type 8 -j ACCEPT > -A RH-Firewall-1-INPUT -m state --state ESTABLISHED,RELATED -j ACCEPT > -A RH-Firewall-1-INPUT -i eth0 -j ACCEPT > -A RH-Firewall-1-INPUT -j REJECT --reject-with icmp-host-prohibited > COMMIT iptables is a first-match wins firewall. The rule above that mentions the 82.201.195.123 will accept all traffic from that IP address. The rule below it seems a little vague. I might change that to: -A RH-Firewall-1-INPUT -m tcp -p tcp -i eth0 -d 62.139.61.84 --dport 22 -j REJECT Hope this helps. Barry