Here's what I did--I would appreciate someone checking to see if I got it right. I'm working in winscp, which I use for editing, changing permissions, etc. except editing the crontab file. --------- Save the iptables rules: iptables-save > /etc/firewall.conf Create a new file which will be executed on reboot: /etc/network/if-pre-up.d/iptables Add the line: /sbin/iptables-restore < /etc/firewall.conf Save the file /etc/network/if-pre-up.d/iptables and make it executable. I want the iptables rules saved every hour: Edit the crontab: crontab -e add the line: 01 * * * * /sbin/iptables-save > /etc/firewall.conf save ("write out" in nano) the crontab file and exit nano. --------- Is that going to work ok?
