So how do we add a rule that DROP's all packets from evil haxxor Nisse? We've determined that Nisse has ipaddress 192.168.45.3 iptables -t filter -A INPUT -s 192.168.45.3 -j DROP iptables program used to modify iptables rules -t filter -t specifies which table we want to modify filter is the default table if not specified -A INPUT -A is used to add a rule to the end of a chain INPUT is the chain we want to add a rule to. -s 192.168.45.3 sourceaddress we want to match -j DROP -j specifies the action we want performed if this rule matches DROP is the action and it just drops the packet to the floor