Re: iptables v1.3.4: "--dport unknown argument"

Dimitry wrote:
# iptables -A INPUT -i eth0 -p udp --dport 41031 -j DROP
But I always have "--dport unknown argument".

David Schwartz <davids@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
For reasons nobody seems to know, the '--port' abbreviation is only
valid for TCP. For UDP, you must use the full option name,
'--destination-port'.

If it's any consolation, it works here as expected, using version 1.3.6.
Chris
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