Description of problem:

When restarting iptables, existing connections seem to get closed.
(I experience this with ssh (but I am using ssh.com): all ssh
connections except for the one where I run "service iptables
restart" are closed (I do not know why this one connection 
survives ...).

This can be fixed by not reloading the kernel modules.

Could you add a service iptables reload? It is basically the same
as restart, but without removing the modules:


reload() {
    # Do not stop if iptables module is not loaded.
    [ -e "$PROC_IPTABLES_NAMES" ] || return 1

    flush_n_delete
    set_policy ACCEPT

#    echo -n $"Unloading $IPTABLES modules: "
#    ret=0
#    rmmod_r ${IPV}_tables
#    let ret+=$?;
#    rmmod_r ${IPV}_conntrack
#    let ret+=$?;

#    [ $ret -eq 0 ] && success || failure
#    echo

    rm -f $VAR_SUBSYS_IPTABLES

    start
}



Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
Taroon Update 1
iptables 1.2.8-12
kernel 2.4.21-9.EL


Greetings,
Michael