> 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
