Iptable what for

[kent69]

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

[XFCE]

what is the Iptable, what is for ?

It's a Firewall application

how we can start it, and stop it?

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

 /etc/init.d/iptables stop

/etc/init.d/iptables start

type

man iptables

for more info.

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

sudo apt-get install firestarter

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

[kent69]

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

thank you man

[XFCE]

yes
try yum install firestarter