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From: Ralf Spenneberg <lists@spenneberg.org>
Subject: Re: Starting iptables problem
Date: 25 Oct 2003 15:06:08 +0200
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To: Stephen Liu <satimis@icare.com.hk>
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Am Fre, 2003-10-24 um 22.29 schrieb Stephen Liu:
> # /etc/init.d/iptables start
>  * WARNING:  "net.eth0" has already been started.
>  * Not starting iptables. First create some rules then run
>  * /etc/init.d/iptables save
>=20
> Kindly advise how to proceed.  Thanks in advance.
Well, as the command said:
First create some rules, then run /etc/init.d/iptables save
Then you may start iptables.
When there are no rules there is nothing to start.

Cheers,

Ralf

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