Tag Archives: firewall

Linux: Load iptables/firewall rules at startup

Hi,

when you set up firewall rules by iptables these rule are not persistent. This means they are volatile and will be deleted at reboot time.
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Debian: Save current active iptables rules

Hello,

some basic commands to handle a ruleset of iptables.

To dump all active iptables rules to the console rules use


root@debdev:~ # iptables-save

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VMware ESXi: A (incomplete) list of host commands Part 1

Hi,

here is a list of some cli’sĀ  to control a VMware ESXi host from the command line. Enable the ESXi shell and login to console or connect with a ssh client remotely.
Management
Restart Management, HA Services
/sbin/services restart

Installing Software. List/Install/UninstallĀ  VIBs (vSphere Installation bundle)

List vibs

esxcli software vib list

Install a vib

esxcli software vib install -v file:/tmp/[NewVIB].vib

Uninstall a vib (determine the Name of the VIB by the list command)

esxcli software vib remove -n VIBname

Install a patch

esxcli software vib install /tmp/[patchName].zip

Network

firewall state

esxcli network firewall get

Firewall rules
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