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nftables is the successor of [[iptables]] | [[category:networking]] | ||
[[category:Linux/Unix]] | |||
nftables is the successor of [[iptables]] for managing firewall rules. | |||
At first glance [https://wiki.debian.org/nftables] it looks a bit like a [[iptables#ufw|ufw]] | At first glance [https://wiki.debian.org/nftables] it looks a bit like a [[iptables#ufw|ufw]] | ||
Revision as of 21:31, 12 January 2026
nftables is the successor of iptables for managing firewall rules.
At first glance [1] it looks a bit like a ufw
| Family | Remark |
|---|---|
| ip | IPv4 This is the default if no family is specified |
| ip6 | IPv6 |
| inet | IPv4 + IPv6 |
| arp | arp |
| bridge | bridge |
Install and activate
Debian comes with nftables installed since Buster.
- apt install nftables
- Install if needed
- systemctl enable nftables.service
- Create the service
- systemctl start nftables
- service nftables start
- Start the service
- systemctl status nftables
- service nftables status
- Show status
Confiuration
The configuration is in /etc/nftables.conf
Commands
- nft list table <family> filter
- Show the current filters for <family>.