diff --git a/manifests/init.pp b/manifests/init.pp
index 491485c..c7c9537 100644
--- a/manifests/init.pp
+++ b/manifests/init.pp
@@ -15,64 +15,65 @@ class iptables(
   $public_tcp_ports = [],
   $public_udp_ports = []
 ) {
-  package { 'iptables-persistent':
+
+  include iptables::params
+
+  package { 'iptables':
     ensure => present,
+    name   => $::iptables::params::package_name,
   }
 
-  service { 'iptables-persistent':
-    require    => Package['iptables-persistent'],
-    # Because there is no running process for this service, the normal status
-    # checks fail.  Because puppet then thinks the service has been manually
-    # stopped, it won't restart it.  This fake status command will trick puppet
-    # into thinking the service is *always* running (which in a way it is, as
-    # iptables is part of the kernel.)
-    hasstatus  => true,
-    status     => true,
-    # Under Debian, the "restart" parameter does not reload the rules, so tell
-    # Puppet to fall back to stop/start, which does work.
-    hasrestart => false,
+  service { 'iptables':
+    name       => $::iptables::params::service_name,
+    require    => Package['iptables'],
+    hasstatus  => $::iptables::params::service_has_status,
+    status     => $::iptables::params::service_status_cmd,
+    hasrestart => $::iptables::params::service_has_restart,
   }
 
-  file { '/etc/iptables':
-    ensure => directory,
+  file { $::iptables::params::rules_dir:
+    ensure     => directory,
+    require    => Package['iptables'],
   }
 
-  file { '/etc/iptables/rules':
+  # This file is not required on Red Hat distros... but it
+  # won't hurt to softlink to it either
+  file { "${::iptables::params::rules_dir}/rules":
     ensure  => present,
     owner   => 'root',
     group   => 'root',
     mode    => '0640',
     content => template('iptables/rules.erb'),
     require => [
-      Package['iptables-persistent'],
-      File['/etc/iptables'],
+      Package['iptables'],
+      File[$::iptables::params::rules_dir],
     ],
     # When this file is updated, make sure the rules get reloaded.
-    notify  => Service['iptables-persistent'],
+    notify  => Service['iptables'],
   }
 
-  file { '/etc/iptables/rules.v4':
+  file { $::iptables::params::ipv4_rules:
     ensure  => link,
     owner   => 'root',
     group   => 'root',
     mode    => '0640',
-    target  => '/etc/iptables/rules',
-    require => File['/etc/iptables/rules'],
-    notify  => Service['iptables-persistent'],
+    target  => "${::iptables::params::rules_dir}/rules",
+    require => File["${::iptables::params::rules_dir}/rules"],
+    notify  => Service['iptables'],
   }
 
-  file { '/etc/iptables/rules.v6':
+  file { $::iptables::params::ipv6_rules:
     ensure  => present,
     owner   => 'root',
     group   => 'root',
     mode    => '0640',
     content => template('iptables/rules.v6.erb'),
     require => [
-      Package['iptables-persistent'],
-      File['/etc/iptables'],
+      Package['iptables'],
+      File[$::iptables::params::rules_dir],
     ],
     # When this file is updated, make sure the rules get reloaded.
-    notify  => Service['iptables-persistent'],
+    notify  => Service['iptables'],
     replace => true,
   }
 }
diff --git a/manifests/params.pp b/manifests/params.pp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dc41a33
--- /dev/null
+++ b/manifests/params.pp
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+# Class: iptables::params
+#
+# This class holds parameters that need to be
+# accessed by other classes.
+class iptables::params {
+  case $::osfamily {
+    'Redhat': {
+      $package_name = 'iptables'
+      $service_name = 'iptables'
+      $rules_dir = '/etc/sysconfig'
+      $ipv4_rules = '/etc/sysconfig/iptables'
+      $ipv6_rules = '/etc/sysconfig/ip6tables'
+      $service_has_status = true
+      $service_status_cmd = undef
+      $service_has_restart = false
+    }
+    'Debian', 'Ubuntu': {
+      $package_name = 'iptables-persistent'
+      $service_name = 'iptables-persistent'
+      $rules_dir = '/etc/iptables'
+      $ipv4_rules = '/etc/iptables/rules.v4'
+      $ipv6_rules = '/etc/iptables/rules.v6'
+      # Because there is no running process for this service, the normal status
+      # checks fail.  Because puppet then thinks the service has been manually
+      # stopped, it won't restart it.  This fake status command will trick
+      # puppet into thinking the service is *always* running (which in a way
+      # it is, as iptables is part of the kernel.)
+      $service_has_status = true
+      $service_status_cmd = true
+      # Under Debian, the "restart" parameter does not reload the rules, so
+      # tell Puppet to fall back to stop/start, which does work.
+      $service_has_restart = false
+    }
+    default: {
+      fail("Unsupported osfamily: ${::osfamily} The 'iptables' module only supports osfamily Ubuntu or Redhat(slaves only).")
+    }
+  }
+}