ip tables

[rosencrantzl337]

i'd like to know on how to access the ip tables and what to do?

[w5set]

terminal type

iptables --list

this will print them to the screen and then what do you want or expect them to do??

[Evert]

gedit /etc/sysconfig/iptables (as root)

[pgmer6809]

IP tables is a kernel feature that lets you control the flow of IP packets.
you can use the iptables utility to set the various rules, but before you do that you should have a bit of understanding of what IP filtering is all about.
A very popular front end to iptables, is SHOREWALL. Google to their site. There are a ton of tutorials there on how to set up simple firewalls, NAT translating, forwarding etc.
I can't say off the top of my head, but I think that FC3 comes with shorewall.
There are others also similar to shorewall. Firewall, etc. etc.

[brianmsu80]

I wouldn't "gedit /etc/sysconfig/iptables (as root)"

I believe it even says in the file not to edit it. If you want to insert iptable rules read the man pages, I also found this:

http://www.yo-linux.com/TUTORIALS/Li...rkGateway.html

Inserting a rule is easy for example to block an IP:
iptables -I INPUT -s IP.ADD.RE.SS -j DROP
then
service iptables save
and you can use
iptables -L
to view current

[w5set]

easy way to access iptables (or it's equivelent) would be install Firestarter. Gui based.

[bubudiu]

- system-config-security level will start you off by applying firewall and SELINUX measures.
- Go to www.netfilter.org and read the docs in depth

[rosencrantzl337]

thanks to all your help