This tutorial explains how you can start and stop firewall on a CentOS / RedHat Linux server.
How to Stop / Disable firewall
Below commands will stop / disable firewall of a redhat / centos server. Login to your server as root via SSH and run following commands:
service iptables save service iptables stop chkconfig iptables off
For IPv6 firewall, use below commands:
service ip6tables save service ip6tables stop chkconfig ip6tables off
How to start firewall
Run below commands to start firewall.
chkconfig iptables on service iptables start
For IPv6 firewall, use below commands:
chkconfig ip6tables on service ip6tables start
