Re: [PLUG] netfilter/firewall question

[LeRoy Cressy <leroy@lrcressy.com>]

iptables save will generate a shell script for you based on what you 
entered manually.  Writing your own shell script is my method, but it is 
not for everyone.  Also when you edit the shell script you can insert 
rules where they will be appropriate and not reached because of a 
previous rule.

I hope that I am making sense to you.

epike@isinet.com wrote:
> Ive been trying to understand iptables and
> firewalling rules and seen a lot of examples 
> on the web for setting it up.  right now
> my main issue is 
>
> why do they write iptables rules as 
> a shellscript  and putting in /etc/rc.d
> instead of defining it inline by iptables
> and executing "iptables save" at the end?
> which one is the preferred or the more correct
> method?
>
> epike,
> iptables newbie
>
>
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