Is your /etc/sysconfig/iptables file populated?
Just because you answered no does not mean the rules would not be written to a file
restart was a typo - service iptables start (although restart would still do the job).
Not a solution, but an answer to your question - dont like it? dont do it!
smart01 wrote:
bryanchapman9999 wrote:try 'service iptables restart'
is that a guess?
how should this 'solution' do the install job of default rules etc.?btw. because the install wasn't done, there is no iptables service to be started...