Iptable what for

Guys
Can you pls explain permanently what is the Iptable, what is for ? how we can start it, and stop it? And if any effect for other programs if they will work in the same time!

And briefly please explain the finger

VBR

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what is the Iptable, what is for ?

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It's a Firewall application

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how we can start it, and stop it?

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In Some Distros, It's Enabled by Default.
Although, you can enable it or disable it by executing the following commands

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/etc/init.d/iptables stop

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/etc/init.d/iptables start

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type

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man iptables

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for more info.

BTW, I recommend using the Graphical Firewall called "Firestarter".

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sudo apt-get install firestarter

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or
use "yum" or any package manager in your distro.

XFCE
you are the best as always
please repet the commands for rh or fedora
you mean yum install firestarter???

thank you man

yes
try yum install firestarter