Re: Cannot Access Remote Server [SOLVED]

On 19 August 2011 13:13, Tom Browder <tom(dot)browder(at)gmail(dot)com> wrote:
>
> SOLVED!!
>
> I redid the iptables command because the line above is incorrect, it
> should read:
>
> # iptables -A INPUT -p tcp --destination-port 5432 -s x.x.x.x -j ACCEPT
>
> Note that the previous rule had to be deleted which I did by editing
> the file /etc/iptables/default and removing it and saving the file (I
> think there is a safer way but I didn't know how and was afraid I
> might remove the wrong rule).
>
> Note also there are some differences between Ubuntu and Fedora, for
> example the location of the rules file. If I have to do this again I
> would save file /etc/iptabes/default before I start messing with it.
>
> After deleting the old rule and making the corrected rule with the
> iptables command I did:
>
> # /etc/init.d/iptables save
> # /etc/init.d/iptables restart
>
> and I got in!
>
> Thanks Thom.
>

Well it was Guillaume who guided you in that direction, not I. :)

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