diff --git a/iptables.init b/iptables.init
index e26337e..bbae91d 100755
--- a/iptables.init
+++ b/iptables.init
@@ -51,22 +51,36 @@ start() {
 	if [ -f $IPTABLES_CONFIG ]; then
 	    # If we don't clear these first, we might be adding to
 	    #  pre-existing rules.
-	    action $"Flushing all current rules and user defined chains:" iptables -F
-	    action $"Clearing all current rules and user defined chains:" iptables -X
 	    chains=`cat /proc/net/ip_tables_names 2>/dev/null`
-            for i in $chains; do iptables -t $i -F; done && \
-              success $"Flushing all current rules and user defined chains:" || \
-              failure $"Flushing all current rules and user defined chains:"	    
-            for i in $chains; do iptables -t $i -X; done && \
-              success $"Clearing all current rules and user defined chains:" || \
-              failure $"Clearing all current rules and user defined chains:"
+	    echo -n $"Flushing all current rules and user defined chains:"
+	    let ret=0
+            for i in $chains; do iptables -t $i -F; let ret+=$?; done
+            iptables -F
+            let ret+=$?
+            if [ $ret -eq 0 ]; then
+              success
+            else
+              failure
+            fi
+            echo
+            echo -n $"Clearing all current rules and user defined chains:"
+            let ret=0
+            for i in $chains; do iptables -t $i -X; let ret+=$?; done
+            iptables -X
+            let ret+=$?
+            if [ $ret -eq 0 ]; then
+              success
+            else
+              failure
+            fi
+            echo
 
             for i in $chains; do iptables -t $i -Z; done
 
-	    echo $"Applying iptables firewall rules: "
+	    echo -n $"Applying iptables firewall rules: "
 		grep -v "^[[:space:]]*#" $IPTABLES_CONFIG | grep -v '^[[:space:]]*$' | /sbin/iptables-restore -c && \
-		    success $"Applying iptables firewall rules" || \
-		    failure $"Applying iptables firewall rules"
+		    success || \
+		    failure 
 	    echo
 	    touch /var/lock/subsys/iptables
 	fi
@@ -74,12 +88,27 @@ start() {
 
 stop() {
 	chains=`cat /proc/net/ip_tables_names 2>/dev/null`
-        for i in $chains; do iptables -t $i -F; done && \
-                success $"Flushing all chains:" || \
-                failure $"Flushing all chains:"
-        for i in $chains; do iptables -t $i -X; done && \
-                success $"Removing user defined chains:" || \
-                failure $"Removing user defined chains:"
+        echo -n $"Flushing all chains:"
+        let ret=0
+        for i in $chains; do iptables -t $i -F; let ret+=$?; done
+        iptables -F; let ret+=$?
+        if [ $ret -eq 0 ]; then
+                success
+        else
+                failure
+        fi
+        echo
+
+        echo -n $"Removing user defined chains:"
+        let ret=0
+        for i in $chains; do iptables -t $i -X; let ret+=$?; done
+        iptables -X; let ret+=$?
+        if [ $ret -eq 0 ]; then
+                success
+        else
+                failure
+        fi
+        echo
         echo -n $"Resetting built-in chains to the default ACCEPT policy:"
 	iftable filter -P INPUT ACCEPT && \
 	   iftable filter -P OUTPUT ACCEPT && \
@@ -89,8 +118,8 @@ stop() {
 	   iftable nat -P OUTPUT ACCEPT && \
            iftable mangle -P PREROUTING ACCEPT && \
            iftable mangle -P OUTPUT ACCEPT && \
-	   success $"Resetting built-in chains to the default ACCEPT policy" || \
-	   failure $"Resetting built-in chains to the default ACCEPT policy"
+	   success || \
+	   failure 
 	echo
 	rm -f /var/lock/subsys/iptables
 }
diff --git a/iptables.spec b/iptables.spec
index 93b7e6a..4f3f186 100644
--- a/iptables.spec
+++ b/iptables.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 Name: iptables
 Summary: Tools for managing Linux kernel packet filtering capabilities.
 Version: 1.2.6a
-Release: 1
+Release: 2
 Source: http://netfilter.kernelnotes.org/%{name}-%{version}.tar.bz2
 Source1: iptables.init
 Source2: ip6tables.init
@@ -96,6 +96,11 @@ fi
 %{_mandir}/*/ip6tables*
 
 %changelog
+* Wed Aug 07 2002 Karsten Hopp <karsten@redhat.de>
+- fixed iptables and ip6tables initscript output, based on #70511
+- check return status of all iptables calls, not just the last one
+  in a 'for' loop.
+
 * Mon Jul 29 2002 Bernhard Rosenkraenzer <bero@redhat.com> 1.2.6a-1
 - 1.2.6a (bugfix release, #69747)