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From: Rowan Reid <rreid@studio3arc.com>
Subject: RE: iptables management problem
Date: Wed, 04 Dec 2002 09:30:36 -0800
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To: 'Afshin Lamei' <linux_st@hotmail.com>, netfilter@lists.netfilter.org


> 
> I have installed the Iptables 1.2.6a according to the 
> netfilter's document, 
> but It doesn't act as a service.
> Do I need to manually setup my firewall after each system 
> boot up? --afshin
> 

IPTABLES actually is a ruleset for the kernel regarding network traffic.
In order to to enable the firewall at each boot you need to create a
boot script that loads the rules on each boot.

Read the following link
http://www.e-infomax.com/ipmasq/