valid atfer restart
open: chkconfig iptables on
close: chkconfig iptables off or /sbin/chkconfig --level 2345 iptables off
2) valid immediately and invalide after restart
by service
open: service iptables start
close: service iptables stop
by iptables
check status of firewall:
/etc/init.d/iptables status
close firewall for now:
/etc/init.d/iptables stop
restart iptables:
/etc/init.d/iptables restart