Further to the question last night on how to both log and drop a packet, it is done with an extra chain. I created a LOGGING chain with a default policy of ACCEPT. The first rule in INPUT was then to jump to LOGGING. Here is what I have (my apologies for any wrapping)

[root@poochie /root]# iptables -N LOGGING [root@poochie /root]# iptables -A LOGGING -p tcp --dport printer -j LOG [root@poochie /root]# iptables -I INPUT -j LOGGING [root@poochie /root]# iptables -L INPUT -v Chain INPUT (policy ACCEPT 1730617 packets, 454636701 bytes) pkts bytes target prot opt in out source destination 42 2215 LOGGING all -- any any anywhere anywhere 5 300 REJECT tcp -- ppp0 any anywhere anywhere tcp dpt:printer reject-with icmp-port-unreachable

... Telnetted to the printer port from another site ...

[root@poochie /root]# iptables -L INPUT -v Chain INPUT (policy ACCEPT 1730622 packets, 454636941 bytes) pkts bytes target prot opt in out source destination 48 2515 LOGGING all -- any any anywhere anywhere 6 360 REJECT tcp -- ppp0 any anywhere anywhere tcp dpt:printer reject-with icmp-port-unreachable

/var/log/messages:

Apr 11 09:07:20 poochie kernel: IN=ppp0 OUT= MAC= SRC=204.112.146.80 DST=209.202.29.23 LEN=60 TOS=0x00 PREC=0x00 TTL=56 ID=11222 DF PROTO=TCP SPT=1254 DPT=515 WINDOW=32120 RES=0x00 SYN URGP=0

Sean