Generating ipchains command from ipchains -L output.

Is there a way to re-create the ipchains and iptables commands from
the output listing?

Here is what I am trying to do. Suppose I have a script that sets up
firewall. Later on you or someone else add more rules from command
line. I want to be able to re-create the ipchains/iptable commands
from the "ipchains -L" or "iptables -L" output.

Is there a program that will do it?

Thanks.

On 4 Mar 2004 11:07:39 -0800, Vitto <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

> Is there a way to re-create the ipchains and iptables commands from
> the output listing?
>
> Here is what I am trying to do. Suppose I have a script that sets up
> firewall. Later on you or someone else add more rules from command
> line. I want to be able to re-create the ipchains/iptable commands
> from the "ipchains -L" or "iptables -L" output.
>
> Is there a program that will do it?
>
> Thanks.


you could instead use iptables-save and iptables-restore.

Vitto wrote:

> Is there a way to re-create the ipchains and iptables commands from
> the output listing?
>
> Here is what I am trying to do. Suppose I have a script that sets up
> firewall. Later on you or someone else add more rules from command
> line. I want to be able to re-create the ipchains/iptable commands
> from the "ipchains -L" or "iptables -L" output.
>
> Is there a program that will do it?
>
> Thanks.

check out fwbuilder...very nice GUI [checkpoint look-alike]
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While stranded on information super highway Fred Emmott wrote:
> On 4 Mar 2004 11:07:39 -0800, Vitto <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
>> Is there a way to re-create the ipchains and iptables commands from
>> the output listing?
>>
>> Here is what I am trying to do. Suppose I have a script that sets up
>> firewall. Later on you or someone else add more rules from command
>> line. I want to be able to re-create the ipchains/iptable commands
>> from the "ipchains -L" or "iptables -L" output.
>>
>> Is there a program that will do it?
>>
>> Thanks.
>
>
> you could instead use iptables-save and iptables-restore.

Cool, that works for iptables.

Is there anything similar for ipchains?

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Hemant Shah <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
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> While stranded on information super highway Fred Emmott wrote:
>> On 4 Mar 2004 11:07:39 -0800, Vitto <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>>
>>> Is there a way to re-create the ipchains and iptables commands
>>> from the output listing?
>>>
<snip>
>>
>> you could instead use iptables-save and iptables-restore.
>
> Cool, that works for iptables.
>
> Is there anything similar for ipchains?

$ locate ipchains | grep bin
/sbin/ipchains
/sbin/ipchains-restore
/sbin/ipchains-save

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