nftables: flush all rules

Delete all nftables rules (caution: drops all firewall rules)

nft flush ruleset
tool
iptables10 commands
tags
iptableslinuxnetworksecurity

More iptables commands

  • List rules with line numbers
    iptables -L INPUT --line-numbers -n -v

    Show INPUT chain rules with packet/byte counters

  • Allow incoming port
    iptables -A INPUT -p tcp --dport 443 -j ACCEPT

    Append a rule to accept inbound HTTPS traffic

  • Block IP address
    iptables -I INPUT 1 -s 203.0.113.5 -j DROP

    Insert DROP rule at position 1 for a specific source IP

  • NAT: masquerade outbound
    iptables -t nat -A POSTROUTING -o eth0 -j MASQUERADE

    Enable IP masquerading for outbound traffic (router/NAT)

  • Save and restore rules
    iptables-save > /etc/iptables/rules.v4 iptables-restore < /etc/iptables/rules.v4

    Persist rules across reboots

all 10 iptables commands