iptables

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iptables

Summary

iptables is a free software[1]. iptables ranks in the top 4% of free_software entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (228 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • iptables is the creator of Rusty Russell[3].
  • iptables's image is recorded as Iptablesfb.png[4].
  • iptables's instance of is recorded as free software[5].
  • iptables's developer is recorded as Rusty Russell[6].
  • iptables's GND ID is recorded as 4796978-7[7].
  • iptables's copyright license is recorded as GNU General Public License, version 2.0[8].
  • iptables's programmed in is recorded as Q15777[9].
  • iptables's operating system is recorded as Q3251801[10].
  • iptables's software version identifier is recorded as 1.6.0[11].
  • iptables's software version identifier is recorded as 1.4.17[12].
  • iptables's software version identifier is recorded as 1.4.21[13].
  • iptables's software version identifier is recorded as 1.6.1[14].
  • iptables's software version identifier is recorded as 1.6.2[15].
  • iptables's software version identifier is recorded as 1.8.0[16].
  • iptables's software version identifier is recorded as 1.8.3[17].
  • iptables's software version identifier is recorded as 1.8.5[18].
  • iptables's software version identifier is recorded as 1.8.7[19].
  • iptables's software version identifier is recorded as 1.8.8[20].
  • iptables's software version identifier is recorded as 1.8.1[21].
  • iptables's software version identifier is recorded as 1.8.2[22].
  • iptables's software version identifier is recorded as 1.8.4[23].
  • iptables's software version identifier is recorded as 1.8.6[24].
  • iptables's software version identifier is recorded as 1.8.9[25].
  • iptables's software version identifier is recorded as 1.8.10[26].
  • iptables's software version identifier is recorded as 1.8.11[27].

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Authorship and Creation

iptables is the creator of Rusty Russell[3].

Why It Matters

iptables ranks in the top 4% of free_software entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (228 views/month).[2] iptables has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] iptables is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . Open Hub. Retrieved . openhub.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . lists.netfilter.org. lists.netfilter.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . lists.netfilter.org. Retrieved . lists.netfilter.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . lists.netfilter.org. Retrieved . lists.netfilter.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . git.netfilter.org. Retrieved . git.netfilter.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . git.netfilter.org. Retrieved . git.netfilter.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . netfilter.org. Retrieved . netfilter.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . netfilter.org. Retrieved . netfilter.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . netfilter.org. Retrieved . netfilter.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . netfilter.org. Retrieved . netfilter.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . netfilter.org. Retrieved . netfilter.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . netfilter.org. netfilter.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . netfilter.org. netfilter.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . netfilter.org. netfilter.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . netfilter.org. netfilter.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . netfilter.org. Retrieved . netfilter.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . marc.info. Retrieved . marc.info. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . marc.info. Retrieved . marc.info. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). iptables. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/iptables
MLA “iptables.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/iptables.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_iptables_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{iptables}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/iptables}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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