On Sun, 13 Mar 2005 18:22:32 -0600, Jeff Vian <jvian10@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
As far as the firewall script goes, you only need to run it once if you
then do the following (as root) before you shutdown.
# service iptables save
It then will save the settings in a file (/etc/sysconfig/iptables) that
automatically gets read and processed each time you boot.
After having done this, the only time you will need to redo it is if you
make a change int he firewall and need to update the startup
configuration.
Thanks. I thought this might be the way. There are many references to
running firewall scripts in linux google, though it's funny, I couldn't
find any that were pertinent to FC3. In one tutorial I found, the "service
iptables save" command was used, and it seemed quite simple. I couldn't
figure out why this wasn't the best way to do it, but I found no other
mention of using it. Now, if I could just figure out where the block is
between my Lan and my Wan ---
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Claude Jones
Bluemont, VA
