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iptables - host node or VPSes? [message #297]

Thu, 03 November 2005 11:17

GameOver
Messages: 4
Registered: November 2005

Junior Member

Hi there,

I have a couple of VPSes and want to use iptables to protect them, I'll use the same rules for all VPSes anyway. Should I apply my iptables rules to the hostnode or to each individual VPS? I think the former method is better because it reduces the number of rules in the kernel and it is more stable as it can load/unload iptables modules but I could be wrong.

By the way, using OpenVZ instructions I could not load iptables modules automatically on a RHEL4 based hostnode. Is it just me or the instructions are incorrect? Of cource I can load them through rc.local.

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