Adding iptables rules after implementing fail2ban

grill_gus

I recently implemented fail2ban on a fresh debian server which left me with some default iptables configuration automatically, root@plutarchy:/etc/apache2# iptables -S -P INPUT ACCEPT -P FORWARD ACCEPT -P OUTPUT ACCEPT -N fail2ban-ssh -A INPUT -p tcp -m multiport --dports 2222 -j fail2ban-ssh -A fail2ban-ssh -j RETURN Now, when I add some old iptables rules that I don't want to run through fail2ban, I end up with the following, -P INPUT ACCEPT...

Originally asked by Mike Dank on Stack Exchange (unix) (CC BY-SA 3.0).

uphilltech

Great question — answering as the UphillTech team:

I think the best way is to modify fail2ban configuration, in order to filter port 2222 instead of 22.

Full answer by Giacomo Catenazzi: https://unix.stackexchange.com/a/328927 (CC BY-SA 3.0).

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