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Iptables

iptables is a user-space utility program that allows a system administrator to configure the IP packet filter rules of the Linux kernel firewall, implemented as different Netfilter modules. The filters are organized in a set of tables, which contain chains of rules for how to treat network traffic packets. Different kernel modules and programs are used…

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Developer
Netfilter Core Team
License
GPL
Operating system
Linux
Original author
Rusty Russell
Platform
Netfilter
Release
2001

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Iptables

Nodes24
Edges23
Triples51
Avg. degree1.92
Density0.083333
Components1

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Iptables

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related to Literature · 11
Iptables → Accounting, August, Firewalls, Gregor, Inc, ISBN, Linux, NAT, O'Reilly Media, Pocket Reference, Purdy
related to External links · 10
Iptables → Detecting, Freecode, GPGPU, IPTables ManPage, Linux Packet Filtering, Oskar AndreassonIPTABLES, The, The Default Linux FirewallAcceleration, Tutorial, Web
related to overview · 9
Iptables → DROP, Each, Every, Netfilter, Packets, Predefined, The, There, These
related to Front-ends · 7
Iptables → Also, Front-ends, Linux, PHP, Such, There, Users
related to Other notable tools · 2
Iptables → FireHOL, NetfilterShorewall
Developer · 1
Iptables → Netfilter Core Team
License · 1
Iptables → GPL
Operating system · 1
Iptables → Linux
Original author · 1
Iptables → Rusty Russell
Platform · 1
Iptables → Netfilter

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chain packet also rules linux chains packets netfilter rule used kernel may firewall table tables modules system filter different refer

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
IptablesDeveloperNetfilter Core Team1.00infobox
IptablesLicenseGPL1.00infobox
IptablesOperating systemLinux1.00infobox
IptablesOriginal authorRusty Russell1.00infobox
IptablesPlatformNetfilter1.00infobox
IptablesRelease20011.00infobox
IptablesRepositorygit.netfilter.org/iptables/1.00infobox
IptablesStable release1.8.13 / 4 March 2026; 5 months ago (4 March 2026)1.00infobox
IptablesTypePacket filtering1.00infobox
IptablesWebsitewww.netfilter.org1.00infobox
IptablesWritten inC1.00infobox
Iptablesis auser-space utility program that allows a system administrator to configure the IP packet filter rules of the Linux kernel firewall0.90text

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