diff --git a/tests/p_iptables/iptables_add-remove_test.sh b/tests/p_iptables/iptables_add-remove_test.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+# Author: Christoph Galuschka <christoph.galuschka@chello.at>
+
+t_Log "Running $0 - verify iptables can insert and delete rules"
+ACL='INPUT -s 1.2.3.4/32 -d 5.6.7.8/32 -p tcp -m tcp --dport 22 -j ACCEPT'
+FILE=/var/tmp/iptables_acl
+
+# verify we are starting with default firewall
+/etc/init.d/iptables restart > /dev/null
+
+iptables -I ${ACL}
+iptables-save > ${FILE}
+
+# The ACL should be exactly at line 6 after "OUTPUT ACCEPT"
+head -6 ${FILE} |tail -1 | grep -q "${ACL}"
+add=$?
+
+# removing ACL again
+iptables -D ${ACL}
+iptables-save > ${FILE}
+
+# ACL should not be found
+grep -cq "${ACL}" ${FILE}
+del=$?
+
+if [ $add==0 ] && [ $del==1 ]
+  then
+  ret_val=0
+fi
+
+t_CheckExitStatus $ret_val
+
+# Cleaning up
+/bin/rm ${FILE}
diff --git a/tests/p_iptables/iptables_function-check_test.sh b/tests/p_iptables/iptables_function-check_test.sh
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+#!/bin/sh
+# Author: Christoph Galuschka <christoph.galuschka@chello.at>
+#         Athmane Madjoudj <athmanem@gmail.com>
+
+t_Log "Running $0 - iptables functional check - deny ping on loopback"
+
+ACL='INPUT -s 127.0.0.1/32 -d 127.0.0.1/32 -p icmp -m icmp -j REJECT'
+COUNT='4'
+DEADTIME='1'
+
+# ensure we have the default iptables-setting
+/etc/init.d/iptables restart > /dev/null
+
+# Verify it worked previously
+ping -q -c $COUNT -i 0.25 127.0.0.1 |grep -qc "${COUNT} received"
+
+if [ $? == 1 ]
+  then
+  t_Log "ping to loopback failed prior to test, this should not happen"
+  t_CheckExitStatus 1
+fi
+
+# Applying ACL
+iptables -I ${ACL}
+
+ping -q -c $COUNT -i 0.25 -w $DEADTIME 127.0.0.1
+if [ $? == 1 ]
+  then
+  t_Log "iptables REJECT works fine"
+  ret_val=0
+fi
+
+# cleanup
+/etc/init.d/iptables restart > /dev/null
+
+t_CheckExitStatus $ret_val
+