open a port in iptables

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Newsgroups gmane.linux.redhat.rhn.user
Message-ID <[email protected]>
Hi,
I'm simply trying to open port 497 so I can use Retrospect backup client
on a RHEL 4 box.
Below is the iptable edited for port 497 (udp and tcp)
what might I be doing wrong? a port scan from another machine on the
network can't see it open.
Thanks for your help!
Dan

[root@host sysconfig]# vi system-config-securitylevel

[2]+  Stopped                 vi system-config-securitylevel
[root@host sysconfig]# service iptables status
Table: filter
Chain INPUT (policy ACCEPT)
target     prot opt source               destination
RH-Firewall-1-INPUT  all  --  0.0.0.0/0            0.0.0.0/0

Chain FORWARD (policy ACCEPT)
target     prot opt source               destination
RH-Firewall-1-INPUT  all  --  0.0.0.0/0            0.0.0.0/0

Chain OUTPUT (policy ACCEPT)
target     prot opt source               destination

Chain RH-Firewall-1-INPUT (2 references)
target     prot opt source               destination
ACCEPT     all  --  0.0.0.0/0            0.0.0.0/0
ACCEPT     icmp --  0.0.0.0/0            0.0.0.0/0           icmp type 255
ACCEPT     esp  --  0.0.0.0/0            0.0.0.0/0
ACCEPT     ah   --  0.0.0.0/0            0.0.0.0/0
ACCEPT     udp  --  0.0.0.0/0            224.0.0.251         udp dpt:5353
ACCEPT     udp  --  0.0.0.0/0            0.0.0.0/0           udp dpt:631
ACCEPT     all  --  0.0.0.0/0            0.0.0.0/0           state
RELATED,ESTAB
LISHED
ACCEPT     tcp  --  0.0.0.0/0            0.0.0.0/0           state NEW tcp
dpt:8
0
ACCEPT     tcp  --  0.0.0.0/0            0.0.0.0/0           state NEW tcp
dpt:4
43
ACCEPT     tcp  --  0.0.0.0/0            0.0.0.0/0           state NEW tcp
dpt:2
1
ACCEPT     tcp  --  0.0.0.0/0            0.0.0.0/0           state NEW tcp
dpt:2
2
ACCEPT     tcp  --  0.0.0.0/0            0.0.0.0/0           state NEW tcp
dpt:2
5
ACCEPT     tcp  --  0.0.0.0/0            0.0.0.0/0           state NEW tcp
dpt:1
10
REJECT     all  --  0.0.0.0/0            0.0.0.0/0           reject-with
icmp-ho
st-prohibited
ACCEPT     tcp  --  0.0.0.0/0            0.0.0.0/0           state NEW tcp
dpt:4
97
ACCEPT     tcp  --  0.0.0.0/0            0.0.0.0/0           state NEW tcp
dpt:5
900
ACCEPT     udp  --  0.0.0.0/0            0.0.0.0/0           state NEW udp
dpt:4
97

[root@host sysconfig]#  service iptables restart
Flushing firewall rules:                                   [  OK  ]
Setting chains to policy ACCEPT: filter                    [  OK  ]
Unloading iptables modules:                                [  OK  ]
Applying iptables firewall rules:                          [  OK  ]
[root@host sysconfig]#
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