[CentOS] firewall help request

Tue Jun 16 22:47:27 UTC 2020
Kenneth Porter <shiva at sewingwitch.com>

The rule is in the wrong chain. The INPUT chain affects packets that 
terminate at the same machine. You want to block packets that will be 
passed on to the Internet, so your rule needs to be in the FORWARD chain. 
(The OUTPUT chain affects packets that originate at your machine.)

Here's a nice collection of diagrams showing how packets flow through the 
system:

<https://gist.github.com/nerdalert/a1687ae4da1cc44a437d>