[WBEL-users] iptables - where and how to insert the rules ?

[Graham Purcocks]

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Thats because sysconfig/iptables is iptabled dump format.

such as

-A INPUT -p tcp -j tcp_packets


Mário Gamito wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I'm currently running a development server based on WBEL, with a few 
> iptables rules, because i don't want no one except the development team 
> to access it.
> 
> Well, i have this executable, rc.firewall in /etc, being called form 
> /etc/rc.local
> 
> I believe this is not the right thing (TM) to do, although it works.
> 
>  From what i saw in iptables ctl, the rules should be in 
> /etc/sysconfig/iptables, right ?
> But when i insert them in that file, i always get an error from 
> "/etc/init.d/iptables start", saying it doesn't recognize the text.
> 
> Any help about how it should be done ?
> 
> Thank you.
> 
> Warm Regards.

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