iptables service doesn't start

zeusys · 06-11-2006, 04:21 AM

when I try to start Firewall(iptables) by using

Code:

service iptables start

nothing happens.
how I can solve this problem?

acid_kewpie · 06-11-2006, 04:24 AM

how can we help you with so little information?? what do you even mean by "nothing happens"? does "iptables -L" list ruels? what are you expecting to happen? do you realise that the "#" symbol is not meant to actaully be typed by yourself, it's meant to signify a prompt, and if you type it will turn your command into a comment and be ignored.

dimsh · 06-11-2006, 04:30 AM

with redhat there must be at list one saved iptables rule so the iptables service could start.

try doing the following:

Code:

iptables -A INPUT -i lo -j ACCEPT
service iptables save
service iptables start

this will add one rule and should start iptables.

as acid_kewpie said, you should at least mention some info about your dist. and what meant by no thig happened, I can realize what you mean by no thing happened because i ran into the same thing in the past.

Regards

prozac · 06-11-2006, 04:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by zeusys

when I try to start Firewall(iptables) by using

Code:

#service iptables start

nothing happens.
how I can solve this problem?

mose probably the # mark is your problem. The # is not and should not be a part of your command. it simply is there to act as a konsole prompt to make your reading easier and to let you know that it is a command you can type.
so basically, if you type

Code:

service iptables start

or

Code:

/etc/init.d/iptables start

your iptables should start with no doubt. still if you are unsure try

Code:

iptables -nL

to check-out the currently active rules.

zeusys · 06-11-2006, 06:10 AM

ummm,# is a wrong character I writed here.
I mean that by using this command no result returned is command line and when I use

Code:

service iptables status

it returns Firewall stopped.
I want to know what reasons can cause this problem?
and how I solve them?

acid_kewpie · 06-11-2006, 06:48 AM

this doens't sound like a problem at all. run "service iptables start" ni a console and copy and paste the entire thing here, including data before and after the command being executed.

prozac · 06-11-2006, 07:13 AM

either your distro is broken or you are seriously confused. i suggest you to read this thread from top to bottom and again read once again.