Illustrated introduction to Linux iptables Gee, it's my turn to throw some light on iptables! There are hundreds or even thousands of articles on the topic out there, including introductory ones. I'm not going to put either formal definitions here nor long lists of useful commands. I would rather try to use layman's terms and scribbling as much as possible to give you some insights about the domain before going to all these tables, rules, targets, and policies. Networking
