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Glossary: Networking Beyond the Basics

iptables

Also written: -A, -D, -F, -L, -j

The Linux command that sets packet-filtering and address-translation rules in the kernel, used to build firewalls that drop packets, turn on NAT and forward ports. `-A` appends a rule, `-D` deletes one, `-F` flushes all rules and `-L` lists them.

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