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Linux iptables delete prerouting rule command

last updated February 18, 2020 in CentOS, Debian / Ubuntu, Iptables, Linux, RedHat and Friends, Suse

I am a new Linux server sysadmin. I need to delete the PREROUTING rule. How do I delete the prerouting rule on Linux server?

Set Up a Basic Iptables Firewall on Amazon Linux AMI

last updated October 10, 2019 in Amazon Cloud Computing, CentOS, Iptables, Linux, Security

How do I set up a basic iptables firewall on Amazon Linux AMI running on EC2 or Lightsail instance?

How to add comments to iptables rules on Linux

last updated May 30, 2018 in CentOS, Debian / Ubuntu, Iptables, Linux, RedHat and Friends, Suse

I am a new Linux sysadmin. How can I add comments to iptables rules on Linux using the iptables command?

How to use or specify multiple IP addresses in iptables source or destination on Linux

last updated June 29, 2017 in CentOS, Debian / Ubuntu, Iptables, Linux, RedHat and Friends, Suse

I need to specific multiple IP address in iptables using Linux script. How do I create a rule that uses multiple source or destination IP addresses ?

Linux Iptables Delete postrouting Rule Command

last updated February 18, 2020 in CentOS, Debian / Ubuntu, Iptables, Linux, RedHat and Friends, Suse

I am a new Linux server sysadmin. I need to delete POSTROUTING rule. How do I delete postrouting rule on Linux server?

How to list all iptables rules with line numbers on Linux

last updated July 17, 2018 in CentOS, Debian / Ubuntu, Iptables, Linux, RedHat and Friends, Suse

I recently added NAT rules on my RHEL 6.x system. How do I see the rules including line numbers that I just added in Linux?

Ubuntu: Stat / Stop / Restart Iptables Firewall Service

last updated May 7, 2015 in Commands, Iptables, Ubuntu Linux

I am a new Ubuntu Linux version 12.04 LTS user. How do I stop or start iptables based firewall service on Ubuntu Linux using bash command line options?