View source for Configuring iptables for start-up in debian

[[Main Page|Home]] > [[Debian]] > [[Configuring iptables for start-up in debian]]

Most probably there is no default iptables configuration file such as '<tt>/etc/sysconfig/iptables</tt>' of Cent-OS in debian. Hence to enable iptables on start-up a iptables configuration file can be created in /etc and then start-up configuration is done to restore the iptables configuration at start-up. 

Steps for configuring start-up iptables on debian are:
#<tt>iptables-save > /etc/iptables.up.rules</tt>
#Edit '<tt>/etc/iptables.up.rules</tt>' and configure appropriate rules
#Test with '<tt>iptables-restore < /etc/iptables.up.rules</tt>'
#Create '<tt>/etc/network/if-pre-up.d/iptables</tt>' with following contents:
#:<pre>
#:: #!/bin/bash
#:: /sbin/iptables-restore < /etc/iptables.up.rules
#:</pre>
#:(Remove space from first column in both lines)
#<tt>chmod +x /etc/network/if-pre-up.d/iptables</tt>


Steps learned from http://wiki.debian.org/iptables





[[Main Page|Home]] > [[Debian]] > [[Configuring iptables for start-up in debian]]