iptables

Programs to configure Linux IP packet filtering rules

iptables is the user-space command line program used to configure the Linux 2.4.x and later IPv4 packet filtering ruleset (firewall), including NAT (Network Address Translation).

This package also includes ip6tables, which is used to configure the IPv6 packet filter.

Both commands are targeted at system administrators.

Versions: 1.8.8
Website: https://www.netfilter.org/projects/iptables/index.html
Licenses: GPL 2+
Package source: gnu/packages/linux.scm
Builds: See build status
Issues: See known issues

Installation

Install the latest version of iptables as follows:

guix install iptables

Or install a particular version:

guix install iptables@1.8.8

You can also install packages in augmented, pure or containerized environments for development or simply to try them out without polluting your user profile. See the guix shell documentation for more information.