Re: I need to allow to login to Linux pc from particular IP addr only - Can I do that with IPtables command?

On 29 Jan 2006 11:12:23 -0800, GS wrote:
> I do telnet

I hope you know telnet login id and password is passed as clear text.
Suggest just using ssh, that also allows you to run gui applications
on your box with the display sent back to your box.

> and ssh (both), if I add my outside hosts IP address in
> hosts.allow, will it be OK?.

If /etc/hosts.deny has
ALL: ALL: <==== followed by a carriage return.

It would be even better if you poke a hole in your firewall which
allows only your ip address through for ssh.


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