I'm no expert...
you could try lsmod from a terminal. this will show you some firewall processes that are running and numbers next to then ranging from 0 to 5 or 6.
If you can see stuff like ip_tables or ip_conntrack etc then you can see that firewall configs are active on the box.
You could try the following
iptables -F ( to flush the configs)
iptables -X ( to delete the configs)
iptabels -L ( to list the config ) it now should say allow all
then you could try the lsmod again and notice that the numbers listed next to the iptables have mostly been reduced to 0's.
then lsmod -e ip_conntrack or whatever the lines are that are 0's. this removes them.
start with these first and after these have been removed then you'll notice that the others have been reduced to 0 as well. you can't seem to delete them except if they are 0's
then after a bit of deleting you should not have any iptables running on the box.
Yes I know this is all a bit of a hack but again i'm no expert but have done this in the past when i've has similar annoying probs with firewalls and connectivity stuff.
If anyone knows easier processes then i'm happy to learn as well.
you could also load something like guarddog for a nice gui style type of firewall that may suit your needs also. (www.simonzone.com)
Ben
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