| | 65 | |
| | 66 | === Target:- === |
| | 67 | This defines what action needs to be done on the packet (ACCEPT,DROP,etc..) |
| | 68 | === prot:- === |
| | 69 | This defines the protocol (TCP,IP) of the packet. |
| | 70 | |
| | 71 | === source:- === |
| | 72 | This tells the source address of the packet. |
| | 73 | |
| | 74 | === destination:- === |
| | 75 | This defines the destination address of the packet |
| | 76 | |
| | 77 | ''' 2. Clear the rules :''' |
| | 78 | If you ever want to clear/flush out all the existing rules. Run the following command:- |
| | 79 | {{{ |
| | 80 | sudo iptables -F |
| | 81 | }}} |
| | 82 | This will reset the iptables. |
| | 83 | |
| | 84 | '''3. Changing the default policy of chains :''' |
| | 85 | {{{ |
| | 86 | sudo iptables -P Chain_name Action_to_be_taken |
| | 87 | }}} |
| | 88 | |
| | 89 | = Making your First Rule := |
| | 90 | ''' 1. Implementing a DROP rule :''' |
| | 91 | |
| | 92 | We’ll now start building our firewall policies.We’ll first work on the input chain since that is where the incoming traffic will be sent through. |