my iptables setting not loaded after reboot in fc5

[Hongwei Li]

> Create by hand an script to load your rules (many of us do that).
-- Do you have a sample to let me see? Thanks!

> You can try FWBuilder (a frontend for iptables).
-- Where to get it?

Thanks a lot!

Hongwei


> Regards
>
> Hongwei Li escribió:
>>> First you should set the iptables rules to what you desire. Then you should
>>> save them with
>>>
>>> iptables-save > /etc/sysconfig/iptables
>>>
>>> and having set the settings I refered to to "yes", the iptables should
>>> survive after a reboot.
>>> It works perfectly with my system. I think the problem is that you
>>> rebooted/restarted
>>> iptables before setting them up, and that's why you don't get any rules
>>> now.
>>>
>> -- NO. I did exactly as what you said:
>> 1. set my rules in /etc/sysconfig/iptables
>>
>> 2. edit /etc/sysconfig/iptables-config and set
>> IPTABLES_SAVE_ON_STOP="yes"
>> IPTABLES_SAVE_ON_RESTART="yes"
>>
>> 3. run service iptables restart
>>
>> 4. run iptables-save > /etc/sysconfig/iptables
>> -- after that, I checked the file /etc/sysconfig/iptables, it does have what
>> I
>> set, the only change is the timestamp.
>>
>> 5. reboot
>>
>> 6. the file /etc/sysconfig/iptables goes to the "oroginal" one and no port
>> is
>> opened -- all of my settings are gone.
>>
>>> The best way to correct this I guess is through the graphical helper go to
>>> Start->System->Administration->Security Level and Firewall
>>>
>>
>> That is not useful. I discussed with several other people before -- it does
>> not provide the way to set source IPs.  I will try Firestater.
>>
>> Hongwei
>>
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