Generally all the info to error level messages are logged inside /var/log/messages but it makes hard to differentiate between long list of logs inside messages.
To separate the iptables related logs in different file follow the following procedure
NOTE: For RHEL 6 file name will be rsyslog.conf
To log all the iptables related messages
To log only warning level iptables messages
To log all the messages for info level to error level
To log the messages as per their severity level in different files
For more information on severity levels of syslog follow the below link
SYSLOG Tutorial
Once done restart the syslog services
For RHEL 6
For RHEL 5 or older
Please let me know your success and failures
Learn how to use iptables in simple steps with examples using below links
Basic iptables tutorial I
Basic iptables tutorial II
Follow the below links for more tutorials
To separate the iptables related logs in different file follow the following procedure
NOTE: For RHEL 6 file name will be rsyslog.conf
To log all the iptables related messages
# vi /etc/syslog.conf
# Log all kernel messages to firewall.log.
kern.* /var/log/frewall.log
# Log anything (except mail) of level info or higher.
# Don't log private authentication messages!
# Don't log kernel related any messages
*.info;mail.none;authpriv.none;cron.none;kern.none /var/log/messages
To log only warning level iptables messages
# Log all kernel messages to firewall.log.
kern.warn /var/log/frewall-warn.log
To log all the messages for info level to error level
kern.info;kern.!crit /var/log/firewall.log
To log the messages as per their severity level in different files
kern.* /var/log/iptables.log
kern.crit /var/log/iptables-crit.log
kern.info /var/log/iptables-info.log
For more information on severity levels of syslog follow the below link
SYSLOG Tutorial
Once done restart the syslog services
For RHEL 6
# service rsyslog restart
For RHEL 5 or older
# service syslog restart
Please let me know your success and failures
Learn how to use iptables in simple steps with examples using below links
Basic iptables tutorial I
Basic iptables tutorial II
Follow the below links for more tutorials