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=Overview=
=Overview=


<tt>iptables</tt> is a Linux command line tool used to query and manipulate the network packet filtering rules maintained by the Linux kernel. Network packet filtering in the kernel is implemented by the [[netfilter framework|iptablesConcepts#netfilter]]. The term "iptables" is also used to refer to the iptables service, which is a [[systemd]] service that uses the iptables tool to configure the packet filtering rules at boot. The relationships between these concepts is explained in [[iptables Concepts#netfilter.2C_iptables_tool.2C_iptables_service_and_firewalld|iptables Concepts: netfilter, iptables tool, iptables service and firewalld]].
<tt>iptables</tt> is a Linux command line tool used to query and manipulate the network packet filtering rules maintained by the Linux kernel. Network packet filtering in the kernel is implemented by the [[iptables Concepts#netfilter|netfilter framework]]. The term "iptables" is also used to refer to the iptables service, which is a [[systemd]] service that uses the iptables tool to configure the packet filtering rules at boot. The relationships between these concepts is explained in [[iptables Concepts#netfilter.2C_iptables_tool.2C_iptables_service_and_firewalld|iptables Concepts: netfilter, iptables tool, iptables service and firewalld]].


=Concepts=
=Concepts=

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