ChriG, thank you for your help I solved the problem but until now it had never happened with the VPS. iptables first started out and then edit the file /etc/sysconfig/iptables and chkconfig iptables on good to know many thanks 2013/10/10 Chris Geldenhuis <chris.gelden@xxxxxxxxxxx> > On 10/10/2013 10:09 AM, Eero Volotinen wrote: > > chkconfig iptables on > > fixes the problem.. > > On Oct 10, 2013 10:51 AM, "Paolo De Michele" <paolo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > wrote: > > > >> hi all, > >> > >> I have a problem with iptables on CentOS 6.2. > >> I configured: > >> > >> chkconfig iptables on > >> and the file /etc/sysconfig/iptables > >> > >> if you reboot the machine configurations are not loaded. > >> iptables-L gives me the default configurations (not assigned) > >> if I (a machine booted): service iptables start then then it works. > >> > >> how can I fix? > >> thanks in advance > >> _______________________________________________ > >> CentOS mailing list > >> CentOS@xxxxxxxxxx > >> http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos > >> > > _______________________________________________ > > CentOS mailing list > > CentOS@xxxxxxxxxx > > http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos > > > After service iptables start do: > > service iptables save > > This saves your configuration for the next restart / reboot > > ChrisG > _______________________________________________ > CentOS mailing list > CentOS@xxxxxxxxxx > http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos > _______________________________________________ CentOS mailing list CentOS@xxxxxxxxxx http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos