Is there any software/tool (http based or command line even better) that will allow manipulation of iptables?

I am searching a tool that will allow moving rules up and down, allow easy design and applying rules at the end.

Is there such a tool?

Thanks

Hi !
Hmm ... You should see FW Builder. it's a multi-platform firewall configuration and management tool. Somekind of Frontend or GUI.
http://www.fwbuilder.org/

Seeya.

this look nice

However, is any other rpogram with command line & ncurses (for example) ??

The only curses-based iptables front-end I know of is ipmenu, however it's old and unmaintained. Not even Debian carries it anymore AFAICT. Have you considered using a regular iptables script? They do everything you are asking for, that is, "allow moving rules up and down, allow easy design and applying rules at the end".

what u mean regular?
May u give any reference/link?

By regular I mean a typical solution. Typically, experienced system administrators will either use an iptables script or they will work with iptables "live" (iptables-restore/save/etc). Very seldom will they go for iptables front-ends such as what you are asking for. It's just so much simpler to use a script. You simply make the necessary edits to it and then execute it, which allows one to do everything you required in the OP.

Not sure why you need an example, as an iptables script is basically just a bunch of iptables commands placed in order in a text file, but I'm sure there's tons of examples on Google: http://www.google.com/search?&q=iptables+script+example

Check out Shorewall. It's administered by editing text based config files, not raw IPtables rules, and isn't hard to use, once you get past the learning curve.

this is what i am doing, but some times it becomes really big and unmaintained.

What kind of maintenance are you referring to? That sounds like an issue with the admin, not the software.

Man iptables is the best because you can learn a lot of thing during the set up.

i am searching for a tool to make my life easier , nothing more

Firewall builder, firewall starter firehol, arno iptables and many more.

Then, in that case ... FW Builder, Shorewall, LEAF ... If you want to make your life easier ...
You should try one of them.