For information on setting up iptables under /etc/init.d/ you can check out the file under "less /etc/default/iptables".
The writes own general feeling can be seen in the first q/a: # Q: You concocted this init.d setup, but you do not like it? # A: I was pretty much hounded into providing it. I do not like it. # Don't use it. Use /etc/network/interfaces, use /etc/network/*.d/ # scripts use /etc/ppp/ip-*.d/ script. Create your own custom # init.d script -- no need to even name it iptables. Use ferm, # ipmasq, ipmenu, guarddog, firestarter, or one of the many other # firewall configuration tools available. Do not use the init.d # script. I choose to ignore all of his warnings and use it. The machine its running on is Woody. Not sure if the init.d script is provided in later versions. Here is a link in case you can't find it on your machine. Notthing official so no guarantees: http://lists.debian.org/debian-italian/2004/10/msg00442.html On Tue, 2004-12-07 at 14:22 -0500, Ben Russo wrote: > I am used to using RedHat, whereby I make sure I have the iptables > package installed and I can use "chkconfig" to see if iptables has > system-V runtime setup to be on or off, and the iptables-save data goes > into /etc/sysconfig/iptables for reload on reboot (or change of SysV > init level). > > What is the "Debian" way of doing this? > I have iptables installed and I can add iptables rules and they work, > but I did a grep for "iptables" in /etc/init.d/* and nothing matches, > and I searched through /etc for files that contain firewall rules and > didn't see any? > > Also, I installed Webmin and the webmin-iptables module. But when I go > to the webmin interface there is no iptables module being shown (yes I > restarted apache, webmin and my browser). Any hints? > > -Ben. > > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]