iptables
The facts below are what the maker publishes about iptables, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From iptables's own pricing page, checked 4 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| iptables | Free | Free volunteer-based community software |
The facts
Each one read from iptables's own pages, with the date it was checked.
Where it runs
- Application rules
- Yeschecked 22 Sep 2026
- Supported platforms
- Linuxchecked 22 Sep 2026
What it does
- Community and support
- Netfilter describes itself as a free, volunteer-based community effort and directs users to mailing lists for discussion and help.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Connection alerts
- Yeschecked 22 Sep 2026
- Counters
- iptables can list and zero per-rule packet-filter counters.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Download integrity
- The 1.8.13 release listing provides a GPG signature and a SHA-256 checksum.checked 4 Oct 2026
- IPv6
- The package includes ip6tables, which configures the IPv6 packet filter.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Kernel requirement
- iptables requires a kernel with the ip_tables packet filter, including Linux kernel releases 2.4.x and later.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Latest release
- The downloads page lists iptables 1.8.13, released 2026-03-04.checked 4 Oct 2026
- License
- The project site provides GPL licensing terms and a GPL compliance FAQ.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Maintenance
- The project says the Netfilter core team and independent contributors maintain iptables as a joint effort.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Outbound control
- advancedchecked 22 Sep 2026
- Professional support
- The project invites corporate users and vendors seeking professional support, training, or consulting to contact the core team.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- iptables is a userspace command-line program for configuring Linux packet-filtering rules and network address translation.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Rule direction
- bothchecked 22 Sep 2026
- Rule management
- Its listed features include displaying, adding, removing, and modifying packet-filter rules.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Support limitation
- The project says its small core team cannot help individual users configure firewalls and does not respond to basic usage or configuration questions.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Target users
- The project says iptables is targeted toward system administrators.checked 4 Oct 2026
The company
- Founded
- 1999checked 19 Oct 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Yeschecked 22 Sep 2026
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