Pertinent Files and Commands

• /etc/init.d/iptables – script to treat iptables like a service

• /etc/sysconfig/iptables – contains the iptables “service” rules

• iptables save – writes rules in memory to /etc/sysconfig/iptables (or iptables-save > /etc/sysconfig/iptables)

• BE VERY CAREFUL! - We probably only want bootup rules in /etc/sysconfig/iptables

• Other rules should load from a separate script

• What should the boot up rules be?

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