linux: how to stop the firewall

To stop your linux firewall, first login as root, else use sudo for the following commands.

Option A - If you are on a RedHat or Fedora based system:

/etc/init.d/iptables stop

OR

service iptables stop

Option B - If you are on a Debian-based system,:

iptables -F
iptables -X
iptables -t nat -F
iptables -t nat -X
iptables -t mangle -F
iptables -t mangle -X
iptables -P INPUT ACCEPT
iptables -P FORWARD ACCEPT
iptables -P OUTPUT ACCEPT[/code]

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