> > So my first question is do I understand correcty how to utilize chains? > > Will I be able to load and unload chains rather than flush everything > end > reload everything? ( I have a lot of rules ) > > Sample syntax would be great because I have found a million sites > without > seeing what I really want. > If you are talking about iptables-restore, you should use the "--noflush" flag. It will initialize (and completely override) only those chains defined in the input. Note, though, that it should include all chains referenced as targets of your rules within this input. -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe netfilter" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html