Question about a iptables rule?

rjw1678 · 11-17-2005, 02:41 PM

Every time enter the following rule (thru a konsole session):

iptables -A INPUT -m iprange ! --src-range 4.79.142.192-4.79.142.207 -j LOG

iptables displays "hoho". The rule seems to work I do not want to log packets from grc.com (Gibson Research) which works and it logs all the other packets that I want it to log.

I am wondering what the "hoho" is.

Thank You
Bob W

twsnnva · 11-17-2005, 06:27 PM

From the iprange source code:

Code:

if (invert) {
        info->flags |= IPRANGE_SRC_INV;
	printf("hoho\n");
}

It seems when you invert the souce range (!) it just prints hoho for the heck of it.

rjw1678 · 11-18-2005, 07:46 AM

Thank you for your reply.

Bob W.