[nos-bbs] iptables qestion and....

[jerome schatten]

If I run the command 'iptables -L', on my jnos machine (the box), it
returns:

Chain INPUT (policy ACCEPT)
target     prot opt source               destination         

Chain FORWARD (policy ACCEPT)
target     prot opt source               destination         

Chain OUTPUT (policy ACCEPT)
target     prot opt source               destination         
orange at orange:~$ 

In the ordinary English language sense of the word ACCEPT, I interpret
this to mean that there is no linux firewall. Is this correct? It seems
to behave in just the opposite way.

The reason I ask is because running nmap pointing at the jnos machine
(the target is the ethernet addrress), from another machine on the lan,
shows all ports closed except 631 and 22.

Help an old man out here, eh?
jerome - ve7ass