#!/bin/sh
# 
# Resets the iptables to default values, in case you screw something up
# while setting your rc.firewall up - as I did quite a few times;)
# 
# Author: Oskar Andreasson <blueflux@koffein.net>
# (c) of BoingWorld.com, use at your own risk, do whatever you please with
# it as long as you don't distribute this without due credits to
# BoingWorld.com

#
# Configurations
#
IPTABLES="/usr/local/sbin/iptables"

#
# reset the default policies in the filter table.
#
$IPTABLES -P INPUT ACCEPT
$IPTABLES -P FORWARD ACCEPT
$IPTABLES -P OUTPUT ACCEPT

#
# reset the default policies in the nat table.
#
$IPTABLES -t nat -P PREROUTING ACCEPT
$IPTABLES -t nat -P POSTROUTING ACCEPT
$IPTABLES -t nat -P OUTPUT ACCEPT

#
# reset the default policies in the mangle table.
#
$IPTABLES -t nat -P PREROUTING ACCEPT
$IPTABLES -t nat -P OUTPUT ACCEPT

#
# flush all the rules in the filter and nat tables.
#
$IPTABLES -F
$IPTABLES -t nat -F
$IPTABLES -t mangle -F
#
# erase all chains that's not default in filter and nat table.
#
$IPTABLES -X
$IPTABLES -t nat -X
$IPTABLES -t mangle -X