set up iptables as a service

Project:Linux server
Component:Code
Category:feature request
Priority:minor
Assigned:Unassigned
Status:active
Project wiki:Server
Related pages:#274: Setting up your first firewall via SSH
Description

RH/Fedora/CentOS have set up iptables as a service. Debian/Ubuntu have not.
Check this answer:
http://serverfault.com/questions/129086/how-to-start-stop-iptables-on-ub...