#
# Flush Any Existing Rules or Chains
#
echo "Flushing Tables ..."
# Reset Default Policies
$IPT -P INPUT ACCEPT
$IPT -P FORWARD ACCEPT
$IPT -P OUTPUT ACCEPT
$IPT -t nat -P PREROUTING ACCEPT
$IPT -t nat -P POSTROUTING ACCEPT
$IPT -t nat -P OUTPUT ACCEPT
$IPT -t mangle -P PREROUTING ACCEPT
$IPT -t mangle -P OUTPUT ACCEPT
# Flush all rules
$IPT -F
$IPT -t nat -F
$IPT -t mangle -F
# Erase all non-default chains
$IPT -X
$IPT -t nat -X
$IPT -t mangle -X
if [ "$1" = "stop" ]
then
echo "Firewall completely flushed! Now running with no firewall."
exit 0
fi
###############################################################################
#
# Rules Configuration
#
###############################################################################
#
# Filter Table
#
###############################################################################
# Set Policies
$IPT -P INPUT DROP
$IPT -P OUTPUT DROP
$IPT -P FORWARD DROP
###############################################################################
#
# User-Specified Chains
#
# Create user chains to reduce the number of rules each packet
# must traverse.
echo "Create and populate custom rule chains ..."
# Create a chain to filter INVALID packets
$IPT -N bad_packets
# Create another chain to filter bad tcp packets
$IPT -N bad_tcp_packets
# Create separate chains for icmp, tcp (incoming and outgoing),
# and incoming udp packets.
$IPT -N icmp_packets
# Used for UDP packets inbound from the Internet
$IPT -N udp_inbound
# Used to block outbound UDP services from internal network
# Default to allow all
$IPT -N udp_outbound
# Used to allow inbound services if desired
# Default fail except for established sessions
$IPT -N tcp_inbound
# Used to block outbound services from internal network
# Default to allow all
$IPT -N tcp_outbound
###############################################################################
#
# Populate User Chains
#
# bad_packets chain
#
# Drop INVALID packets immediately
$IPT -A bad_packets -p ALL -m state --state INVALID -j LOG \
--log-prefix "Invalid packet: "
$IPT -A bad_packets -p ALL -m state --state INVALID -j DROP
# Then check the tcp packets for additional problems
$IPT -A bad_packets -p tcp -j bad_tcp_packets
# All good, so return
$IPT -A bad_packets -p ALL -j RETURN
# bad_tcp_packets chain
#
# All tcp packets will traverse this chain.
# Every new connection attempt should begin with
# a syn packet. If it doesn't, it is likely a
# port scan. This drops packets in state
# NEW that are not flagged as syn packets.
$IPT -A bad_tcp_packets -p tcp ! --syn -m state --state NEW -j LOG \
--log-prefix "New not syn: "
$IPT -A bad_tcp_packets -p tcp ! --syn -m state --state NEW -j DROP
# All good, so return