i have 2 script i wanna run at start up


first script is for blocking destination and port,

#!/bin/sh
/sbin/iptables -I FORWARD -d xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx -p tcp --dport 5000 -j DROP
...
/sbin/iptables -I FORWARD -d xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx -p tcp --dport 5000 -j DROP

and second script
for different games
/sbin/iptables -I FORWARD -s xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx -p tcp --dport 8363 -j DROP

i put both scirpt at /sources naming them gb.sh and ro.sh respectively
when i run manually
/sources/gb.sh
/sources/ro.sh

the script is working fine
the port and destinantion is blocked

but when i try to put it in rc.local so that it can be started at startup, it wouldn't function

using command iptables -L
it shows that the script is not working.

what must i do?

Sounds like a Red Hat box since you have a /etc/rc.d/rc.local file. That should absolutely work.
Your other choice might be to edit the run level directory and stick them there.

Example...

Create a file named S99mytables
write your script in there and make it executable.
Put this script file in the appropirate rc.d directory. I always boot into run level 3, so I would put the S99 script in the /etc/rc.d/rc3.d directory.

I am a little at a loss as why it does not run from rc.local. On my RH box, I start the named and dhcp daemon from there.

If you are not clearing the firewall, I do not understand why it isn't staying as valid entries anyway.

i must say that this hits the button
i wrongfully placed it before my nat.sh which have iptables -F in the first line of it
thank you
this is embarrassing