


Now let's start and enable iptables, and we should also do the same for ip6tables (ipv6 firewall). Now let's install the old iptables services package. These instructions should be the same for CentOS 7, Fedora 21, RHEL 7 (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7) and similar distros.įirst let's stop and disable firewalld with the following commands: To switch from firewalld, install the iptables service then enable it. Both have their merits, but thats a different article all together. How can I remove firewalld and use iptables instead.Ī: A lot of people feel the same way you do when something new is introduced. I am comfortable with iptables and prefer to use it instead of firewalld. Q: I have aCentOS box and find firewalld confusing and more than I need. Question sent in by anonymous from Chicago
