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  fwiptables. Firewall With iptables.
  Intro content information fwiptables firewall linux  
  Description | Location | Install | Uninstall.

 [ fwiptables description ]

  The fwiptables is a one-file WIZARD,                 
  for IPTABLES,     with COMMAND-LINE,                 
  with CLI-MENU,        with GUI-MENU,                 
  with GUI-ROLL,       with GUI-SHELL.

  From one system firewall to select one  fw,          
  with eraserules, with template with custom,          
  from wizard and custom: tiny,  mini,  full,          
  with added comments rule in firewall table.

  With rules ip4, rules ip6, ebtables,  arptables,   
  with netfilter   neftables,   netfilter   xtables,   
  with tools ip, wizards for  generate  new   rules,   
  with save/load rules with files standard iptables,   
  with shield  to  ssh  or  other  servers  choosed,   
  with limit  the   bandwidth,   the  string   word,   
  with the   host  whitelist, the  host   blacklist,   
  with other more capabilities of firewall iptables.

 [ fwiptables location ]

  Installed Location: /usr/bin/fwiptables     
  Config   Directory: /etc/fwiptables/data-25-09-B  
  Cache    Directory: /etc/fwiptables/cache-25-09-B

 [ fwiptables install, now optionally ]

     Launch without install fwiptables
  Type its name with path to launch fwiptables
  example: /root/bin/fwiptables

     With install fwiptables
  su root..             TYPE: su root                  
  acl propietary root.. TYPE: chown root fwiptables    
  acl manage root..     TYPE: chmod 0700 fwiptables    
  install..             TYPE: ./fwiptables install     
  installed FILE: /usr/bin/fwiptables

 [ fwiptables uninstall ]

  uninstall TYPE: fwiptables uninstall

  ###  # fwiptables Details Version
          Session XDG: Without sufficent enviroment   
        Name Firewall: fwiptables                   
      Source Firewall: /usr/bin/fwiptables               
    Released Firewall: Year 2025 Month 09               
      Format Firewall: Bourne-Again_shell_script,                 
    Version Maintiner: 25-09-B      
  Developer Maintiner: Francisco García    
       Date Maintiner: Year 2025 Month 09         
    Contact Maintiner: fwiptables@gmx.com      
    Description Short: fwiptables, Firewall With IPTABLES      
     Description Long: Iptables templates in one script       
  Description Purpose: Purpose Educational    
       Data Directory: /etc/fwiptables/data-25-09-B           
      Cache Directory: /etc/fwiptables/cache-25-09-B     
   Requisite0 Program: which                  
   Requisite1 program: iptables-legacy,iptables-nft     
   Requisite2 program: ip6tables-legacy,ip6tables-nft     
   Requisite3 Program: cat,cut,date,file,id,sed,find     
   Requisite4 Program: grep,awk,wc,sort,ip,curl,tail     
     Suggest1 Program: tree,ss,lsof,convert       
     Suggest2 Program: iperf3,arp-scan       
      Automatic xhost: /usr/bin/xhost          
     Automatic editor: /usr/bin/nano   
        Automatic cli: /usr/bin/whiptail         
        Automatic gui: /usr/bin/yad   
        Automatic pdf: /usr/bin/convert        
      License Program: LGPL v2, GPL v2        
         License Year: 2020-2025

  ###  # fwiptables Commands Version
       all developers: fwiptables about                  
       Latest Version: fwiptables update                 
      Upgrade Version: fwiptables run upgrade-estable    
      Upgrade Version: fwiptables run upgrade-unstable

        File License
  Original File:       fwiptables
  Description Short:   fwiptables, Firewall With IPTABLES
  Description Long:    Iptables templates in one script
  Description Purpose: Purpose Educational
  Copyright:           (c) 2020-2025 
        Original Developer Autor
  Original Author:     Francisco Garcia
  Original Contact:    fwiptables@gmx.com
  Original Version:    25-09-B
  Original Date:       Year 2025 Month 09
        Maintainer Developer Autor
  Fork developer:      Francisco García
  Fork contact:        fwiptables@gmx.com
  Fork version:        25-09-B
  Fork date:           Year 2025 Month 09

  [Iptables firewall]   
 or Legacy or nft: only one them is sufficent         
  iptables-legacy: support for xtables on ip4        
     iptables-nft: support for nftables on ip4       
 ip6tables-legacy: support for xtables on ip6        
    ip6tables-nft: support for nftables on ip6

  [Firewall recomendation with full client]        
  Client prefered: input-related                   
  Client prefered: input-established               
  Server prefered: tinyserver-tcp ports

  [Some options]   
  shield maxtries: limit against attack per bruteforce           
        Blacklist: excepcionals hosts dropped in firewall        
        whitelist: excepcionals hosts allowed in firewall        
       tinyserver: client in all allowed, and servers manually   
input-established: the computer is only client

  [Necesary Ports]   
              ntp: Port necesary to update the time and date       
           bootpc: Port necesary to dhcp and get ip                
           domain: This port is necesary to domain resolver        
            https: This port is necesary for udp named web html5   
        ip6-icmp: Necesary protocol in ip6                       
       ip4 ports: ip6 works too with old ip4 ports