[SOLVED] How can i go back to default iptables settings in Ubuntu?
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How can i go back to default iptables settings in Ubuntu?
I'm running Ubuntu 9.04 and started messing around with my firewall, it got a little too complecated for me, so I just would like to be able to somehow restore the default iptables setting. Any idea how I can do this?
And since I installed some programs already if I do $ iptables -F won't it put my system in jeopardy since some port could have been unblocked as a result of installing some packages?
How do you uninstall and install iptables? As far as the security implications I'll just disconnect from the internet while installing and reinstalling them.
try doing $ iptables-save > somefile Then edit the file as you see fit.
Once done run $ iptables-restore < somefile
I try to put a $ -F at the begining of the file to clear out the iptables and load the rest of the file. This will clear your existing rules and reload the ones that you just edited.
If you mean that you used iptables-save to save the rules while they were still in a good state, you could use its companion iptables-restore to restore them (see the man pages for options). If you did something else, the formats may not be exactly what is required for iptables-restore. You could fix that, I suppose...
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