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OPS235 Lab 6 - Fedora17

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Investigation 8: How do I view and configure the IPTABLES firewall? -- Basic Function/Configuration
# Fully test your configuration.
{{Admon/note | iptables Service |When your iptables service starts or at boot time it has to load the rules from the file <code>/etc/sysconfig/iptables</code>.}}
# Make a backup of the file <code>/etc/sysconfig/iptables</code>
# Examine the file to see how rules are added.
# Issue the command: <code>service iptables save</code> to save the rules you added with the iptables command, above.
# Verify that the file <code>/etc/sysconfig/iptables</code> was updated with your new rules.
 
{{Admon/important | Carefull! | Remember that mistakes in iptables can have a significant impact on your system.}}
# Restart your iptables service and test your configuration.
# Write a short bash script to add a rule allowing the fedora1 and fedora3 VM's to connect to <code>ssh</code> on the fedora host.

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