This tutorial explains how you can start, stop and restart iptables rules of your server firewall. This tutorial is applicable for CentOS / RedHat Linux servers.
How to start iptable
service iptables start
OR
/etc/init.d/iptables start
How to stop iptable
service iptables stop
OR
/etc/init.d/iptables stop
How to restart iptable
service iptables restart
OR
/etc/init.d/iptables restart