How to Stop the Linux Firewall?

yakimeshi 10:31 am on December 16, 2009 | Answers: 1    
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• yakimeshi 10:31 am on December 16, 2009
  

  Step 1

  Login to Linux as a root user.

  Step 2

  Type in the following at the command prompt: “/etc/init.d/iptables stop” without the quotes. Another option is in Step 3.

  Step 3

  Type “service iptables stop” without the quotes at the command prompt.

  ========Debian, Ubuntu or Suse Linux Users==============

  Step 1

  Login to Linux as a root user.

  Step 2

  Type “iptables -F” at the command prompt without the quotes.

  Step 3

  Type “iptables -X” at the command prompt without the quotes.

  Step 4

  Type “iptables -t nat -F” at the command prompt without the quotes.

  Step 5

  Type “iptables -t nat -X” at the command prompt without the quotes.

  Step 6

  Type “iptables -t mangle -F” at the command prompt without the quotes.

  Step 7

  Type “iptables -t mangle -X” at the command prompt without the quotes.
  Step 8

  Type “iptables -P INPUT ACCEPT” at the command prompt without the quotes.

  Step 9

  Type “iptables -P FORWARD ACCEPT” at the command prompt without the quotes.
  Step 10

  Type “iptables -P OUTPUT ACCEPT” at the command prompt without the quotes.

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