diff --git a/apache2/recipes/default.rb b/apache2/recipes/default.rb
index 343d8de29..ff3c1cf14 100644
--- a/apache2/recipes/default.rb
+++ b/apache2/recipes/default.rb
@@ -17,13 +17,11 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 #
 
-include_recipe "iptables"
-
 package "apache2" do
   case node[:platform]
-  when "CentOS","RedHat","Fedora","SuSE"
+  when "centos","redhat","fedora","suse"
     name "httpd"
-  when "Debian","Ubuntu"
+  when "debian","ubuntu"
     name "apache2"
   end
   action :install
@@ -31,16 +29,16 @@
 
 service "apache2" do
   case node[:platform]
-  when "CentOS","RedHat","Fedora","SuSE"
+  when "centos","redhat","fedora","suse"
     name "httpd"
-  when "Debian","Ubuntu"
+  when "debian","ubuntu"
     name "apache2"
   end
   supports :restart => true
   action :enable
 end
 
-if platform?("CentOS", "RedHat", "Fedora", "SuSE")
+if platform?("centos", "redhat", "fedora", "suse")
   directory node[:apache][:log_dir] do
     mode 0755
     action :create
@@ -86,9 +84,9 @@
 
 template "apache2.conf" do
   case node[:platform]
-  when "CentOS","RedHat","Fedora"
+  when "centos","redhat","fedora"
     path "#{node[:apache][:dir]}/conf/httpd.conf"
-  when "Debian","Ubuntu"
+  when "debian","ubuntu"
     path "#{node[:apache][:dir]}/apache2.conf"
   end
   source "apache2.conf.erb"
@@ -105,13 +103,6 @@
   mode 0644
 end
 
-node[:apache][:listen_ports].each do |port|
-  iptables_rule "port_#{port}" do
-    source "port_apache.erb"
-    variables :port => port
-  end
-end
-
 template "#{node[:apache][:dir]}/sites-available/default" do
   source "default-site.erb"
   owner "root"
@@ -134,7 +125,7 @@
 include_recipe "apache2::mod_mime"
 include_recipe "apache2::mod_negotiation"
 include_recipe "apache2::mod_setenvif"
-include_recipe "apache2::mod_log_config" if platform?("CentOS", "RedHat", "SuSE")
+include_recipe "apache2::mod_log_config" if platform?("centos", "redhat", "suse")
 
 service "apache2" do
   action :start
diff --git a/apache2/recipes/mod_fcgid.rb b/apache2/recipes/mod_fcgid.rb
index 6adefe831..05ba07f15 100644
--- a/apache2/recipes/mod_fcgid.rb
+++ b/apache2/recipes/mod_fcgid.rb
@@ -17,9 +17,9 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 #
 
-if platform?("Debian", "Ubuntu")
+if platform?("debian", "ubuntu")
   package "libapache2-mod-fcgid"
-elsif platform?("CentOS", "RedHat", "SuSE")
+elsif platform?("centos", "redhat", "suse")
   apache_lib_path = node[:architecture] == "i386" ? "/usr/lib/httpd" : "/usr/lib64/httpd"
   package "httpd-devel"
   bash "install-fcgid" do
diff --git a/build-essential/recipes/default.rb b/build-essential/recipes/default.rb
index 3e6dc44bf..8c4de9589 100644
--- a/build-essential/recipes/default.rb
+++ b/build-essential/recipes/default.rb
@@ -18,13 +18,13 @@
 #
 
 case node[:platform]
-when "Ubuntu","Debian"
+when "ubuntu","debian"
   %w{build-essential binutils-doc}.each do |pkg|
     package pkg do
       action :install
     end
   end
-when "CentOS"
+when "centos"
   package "gcc" do
     action :install
   end
diff --git a/chef/recipes/server.rb b/chef/recipes/server.rb
index 111fba24c..b07f20c3d 100644
--- a/chef/recipes/server.rb
+++ b/chef/recipes/server.rb
@@ -34,7 +34,3 @@
 
 runit_service "chef-indexer" 
 runit_service "chef-server"
-
-["couchdb", "chef"].each do |port|
-  iptables_rule "port_#{port}"
-end
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diff --git a/munin/recipes/default.rb b/munin/recipes/default.rb
index b3b2133fa..5054ca4d8 100644
--- a/munin/recipes/default.rb
+++ b/munin/recipes/default.rb
@@ -17,8 +17,6 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 #
 
-include_recipe "iptables"
-
 package "munin-node" 
 
 service "munin-node" do
@@ -37,5 +35,3 @@
   variables :munin_server_regexs => munin_server_regexs
   notifies :restart, resources(:service => "munin-node")
 end
-
-iptables_rule "port_munin"
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diff --git a/mysql/recipes/client.rb b/mysql/recipes/client.rb
index 120380928..7730fe344 100644
--- a/mysql/recipes/client.rb
+++ b/mysql/recipes/client.rb
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 
 package "mysql-devel" do
   package_name value_for_platform(
-    [ "CentOS", "RedHat", "SuSE" ] => { "default" => "mysql-devel" },
+    [ "centos", "redhat", "suse" ] => { "default" => "mysql-devel" },
     "default" => 'libmysqlclient15-dev'
   )
   action :install
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 
 package "mysql-client" do
   package_name value_for_platform(
-    [ "CentOS", "RedHat", "SuSE" ] => { "default" => "mysql" },
+    [ "centos", "redhat", "suse" ] => { "default" => "mysql" },
     "default" => "mysql-client"
   )
   action :install
diff --git a/mysql/recipes/server.rb b/mysql/recipes/server.rb
index 9352667ea..e5f605bd2 100644
--- a/mysql/recipes/server.rb
+++ b/mysql/recipes/server.rb
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 #
-include_recipe "iptables"
 
 include_recipe "mysql::client"
 
@@ -29,14 +28,12 @@
   action :enable
 end
 
-iptables_rule "port_mysql"
-
 if (node[:ec2] && ! FileTest.directory?(node[:mysql_ec2_path]))
   
   mysql_server_path = ""
   
   case node[:platform]
-  when "Ubuntu","Debian"
+  when "ubuntu","debian"
     mysql_server_path = "/var/lib/mysql"
   else
     mysql_server_path = "/var/mysql"
diff --git a/openssh/recipes/default.rb b/openssh/recipes/default.rb
index 2d6f95992..56f5d64b9 100644
--- a/openssh/recipes/default.rb
+++ b/openssh/recipes/default.rb
@@ -17,10 +17,8 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 #
 
-include_recipe "iptables"
-
 packages = case node[:platform]
-  when "CentOS","RedHat","Fedora"
+  when "centos","redhat","fedora"
     %w{openssh-clients openssh}
   else
     %w{openssh-client openssh-server}
@@ -32,7 +30,7 @@
 
 service "ssh" do
   case node[:platform]
-  when "CentOS","RedHat","Fedora"
+  when "centos","redhat","fedora"
     service_name "sshd"
   else
     service_name "ssh"
@@ -41,5 +39,3 @@
   action [ :enable, :start ]
 end
 
-iptables_rule "port_ssh"
-
diff --git a/redmine/recipes/default.rb b/redmine/recipes/default.rb
index e6860deca..5914ff6db 100644
--- a/redmine/recipes/default.rb
+++ b/redmine/recipes/default.rb
@@ -18,10 +18,7 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 #
 # Get prerequisite recipes.
-include_recipe "iptables"
 include_recipe "subversion"
 include_recipe "mysql::server"
 
 runit_service "redmine"
-
-iptables_rule "port_redmine"
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diff --git a/subversion/recipes/default.rb b/subversion/recipes/default.rb
index a41d929c9..00cfd92c4 100644
--- a/subversion/recipes/default.rb
+++ b/subversion/recipes/default.rb
@@ -22,13 +22,13 @@
 end
 
 extra_packages = case node[:platform]
-  when "Ubuntu","Debian"
+  when "ubuntu","debian"
     if node[:platform_version].to_f < 8.04
       %w{subversion-tools libsvn-core-perl}
     else
       %w{subversion-tools libsvn-perl}
     end
-  when "CentOS","RedHat","Fedora"
+  when "centos","redhat","fedora"
     %w{subversion-devel subversion-perl}
   end
 
diff --git a/teamspeak/recipes/default.rb b/teamspeak/recipes/default.rb
index d117fc44a..0a1a76eca 100644
--- a/teamspeak/recipes/default.rb
+++ b/teamspeak/recipes/default.rb
@@ -15,11 +15,8 @@
 # WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
-include_recipe "iptables"
 
 package "teamspeak-server"
 service "teamspeak-server" do
   action :enable
-end
-
-iptables_rule "port_teamspeak"
\ No newline at end of file
+end
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