.FLYINGHEAD LINUX LOVE
.TITLE A quick Linux network performance tip: iptables
.AUTHOR Joe Dolittle
.SUMMARY Here’s a quick tip if you want to improve your system’s performance and you’re not doing any routing.
.TIP
Here’s a quick tip if you want to improve your system’s performance and you’re not doing any routing: turn off iptables.
The iptables system uses a few cycles from your CPU — constantly — and doesn’t really add value if you’re not routing traffic. So turn it off.
Here’s how:
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#service iptables stop
#service ip6tables stop
#chkconfig iptables off
#chkconfig ip6tables off
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Pretty simple. Enjoy faster Linux computing!
.BIO
