Re: Iptables the "Debian" way?

[ocl <ocl@arayan.com>]

Joe wrote on 2004-12-08 01:16:
> I have to admit this is one of the few mods I make to Debian. I've set 
> up an iptables script which starts, stops, clears and checks status. 
> Iptables is not, of course, a daemon, but start installs rules and 
> enables ip forwarding, stop clears them and disables ip forwarding, 
> clear clears the rules but leaves ip forwarding running (no firewall) 
> and status shows which script (/etc/init.d/iptables.rules by default) 
> has been used to start iptables. There's a small text file placed in 
> /var/run/subsys that stores this.
>
> I would post it, but I'm afraid I nicked the /init.d/functions module 
> from an old LFS to make life easier, and it's quite long.

If it's too long for the list, could you mail a copy directly to me please.

Cheers,
Ray