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Basic command options

Chain manipulation (three default chains, INPUT, FORWARD, OUTPUT, are always present):

• Create a new chain (-N, --new-chain chain)
• Delete an empty chain (-X, --delete-chain [chain])
• Change the policy for a built-in chain (-P, --policy chain target)
• List the rules in a chain (-L, --list [chain])
• Flush the rules out of a chain (-F, --flush [chain])
• Zero the packet and byte counters in all chains (-Z, --zero) (note: It is legal to specify the -L, --list (list) option as well, to see the counters immediately before they are cleared.)

Rule manipulation:

• Append a new rule to a chain (-A, --append chain rule-specification)
• Delete a rule at some position in a chain (-D, --delete chain rule-specification)

Help (-h)

Usage

iptables -[AD] chain rule-specification [options]
iptables -[RI] chain rulenum rule-specification [options]
iptables -D chain rulenum [options]
iptables -[LFZ] [chain] [options]
iptables -[NX] chain
iptables -E old-chain-name new-chain-name
iptables -P chain target [options]
iptables -h (print this help information)

Commands

Either long or short options are allowed.

--append -A chain 

append to chain

--delete -D chain 

delete matching rule from chain

--delete -D chain rulenum 

delete rule rulenum (1 = first) from chain

--insert -I chain [rulenum] 

insert in chain as rulenum (default 1=first)

--replace -R chain rulenum 

replace rule rulenum (1 = first) in chain

--list -L [chain] 

list the rules in a chain or all chains

--flush -F [chain] 

delete all rules in chain or all chains

--zero -Z [chain] 

zero counters in chain or all chains

--new -N chain 

create a new user-defined chain

--delete-chain -X [chain] 

delete a user-defined chain

--policy -P chain target 

change policy on chain to target

--rename-chain -E old-chain new-chain 

change chain name, (moving any references)

Options

--proto -p [!] proto 

protocol: by number or name, eg. 'tcp'

--source -s [!] address[/mask] 

source specification

--destination -d [!] address[/mask] 

destination specification

--in-interface -i [!] input name[+] 

network interface name ([+] for wildcard)

--jump -j target 

target for rule (may load target extension)

--goto -g chain 

jump to chain with no return

--match -m match 

extended match (may load extension)

--numeric -n 

numeric output of addresses and ports

--out-interface -o [!] output name[+] 

network interface name ([+] for wildcard)

--table -t table 

table to manipulate (default: 'filter')

--verbose -v 

verbose mode

--line-numbers 

print line numbers when listing

--exact -x 

expand numbers (display exact values)

[!] --fragment -f 

match second or further fragments only

--modprobe=<command> 

try to insert modules using this command

--set-counters PKTS BYTES 

set the counter during insert/append

[!] --version -V 

print package version.

Example script

#!/bin/bash

LOOPBACK="127.0.0.0/8"
CLASS_A="10.0.0.0/8"
CLASS_B="172.16.0.0/12"
CLASS_C="192.168.0.0/16"
CLASS_D="224.0.0.0/4"
CLASS_E="240.0.0.0/5"
BROADCAST_SRC="0.0.0.0"
BROADCAST_DEST="255.255.255.255"

########
# flush iptables
iptables -F
iptables -t nat -F
iptables -t mangle -F

########
# loopback
iptables -A INPUT -i lo -j ACCEPT
iptables -A OUTPUT -o lo -j ACCEPT

########
# policies
iptables -P INPUT DROP
iptables -P OUTPUT ACCEPT
iptables -P FORWARD DROP

iptables -t nat -P PREROUTING ACCEPT
iptables -t nat -P OUTPUT ACCEPT
iptables -t nat -P POSTROUTING ACCEPT

iptables -t mangle -P PREROUTING ACCEPT
iptables -t mangle -P OUTPUT ACCEPT

########
# allow related incoming
iptables -I INPUT 1 -m state --state ESTABLISHED,RELATED -j ACCEPT

########
# programs and stuff (add a line for each service you want to allow)

# SSH on local network
iptables -A INPUT -s $CLASS_A -p tcp --destination-port 22 -j ACCEPT

# apache server (on all interfaces/networks)
iptables -A INPUT -p tcp --destination-port 80 -j ACCEPT

# samba + network share
iptables -A INPUT -s $CLASS_A -p tcp --destination-port 137 -j ACCEPT
iptables -A INPUT -s $CLASS_A -p udp --destination-port 137 -j ACCEPT
iptables -A INPUT -s $CLASS_A -p tcp --destination-port 138 -j ACCEPT
iptables -A INPUT -s $CLASS_A -p udp --destination-port 138 -j ACCEPT
iptables -A INPUT -s $CLASS_A -p tcp --destination-port 139 -j ACCEPT
iptables -A INPUT -s $CLASS_A -p udp --destination-port 139 -j ACCEPT
iptables -A INPUT -s $CLASS_A -p tcp --destination-port 445 -j ACCEPT
iptables -A INPUT -s $CLASS_A -p udp --destination-port 445 -j ACCEPT

External links

• netfilter.org
• Iptables Tutorial 1.2.2 — by Oskar Andreasson
• Linux Networking-concepts HOWTO
• Iptables - Example Firewall Rulesets — by James Stephens
• Iptables On A Linksys-Cisco WRT54GL Broadband Router HOWTO — by James Stephens
• the DD-WRT Wiki — a third party developed firmware for many 802.11g wireless routers based on a Broadcom chip reference design.
• Firewall for Single Host with Iptables
• Netfilter Log Format