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Should I disable iptables when I'm using csf ? any help appreciated.

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Anyway, you will be using iptables as it is the firewall implementation under Linux. It will be just a wrapper or another interface.

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thanks, so if I disable iptables, will csf still work correctly ? – Semi May 13 '12 at 8:22
@Semi: I am not sure, but if csf uses its own scripts and config files it should work. I think you don't need to disable iptables. Just leave it to csf. – Khaled May 13 '12 at 8:25
really thanks for your help. – Semi May 13 '12 at 8:27
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CSF relies on iptables. From what looks to be the homepage, assuming I have the right product,

This suite of scripts provides:

Straight-forward SPI iptables firewall script

Like most Linux 'firewalls' it's just a wrapper, as Khaled said, which writes the iptables rules for you, although CSF then appears to provide additionally checking and traffic analysis.

So, the answer is no, you should not disable iptables.

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thanks, but when I did "service iptables stop" csf still works fine. and there is a tut on the net that turns iptables off. as csf is based on iptables but I'm afraid of these two firewalls rules compatibly. coolestguyplanettech.com/… – Semi May 13 '12 at 8:46
iptables functionality in the kernel and an iptables service are not the same thing. I assume the iptables service is just a basic script which loads an iptables config at boot. In summary, your question isn't clear enough. – EightBitTony May 13 '12 at 12:07
thanks man, you're right – Semi May 13 '12 at 17:26

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