<html> <head> <style> .hmmessage P { margin:0px; padding:0px } body.hmmessage { font-size: 10pt; font-family:Verdana } </style> </head> <body class='hmmessage'> ta eric > Date: Tue, 2 Dec 2008 13:35:36 -0500 > From: ckjohnson@gwi.net > To: fedora-list@redhat.com > Subject: Re: fedora 9 live firewall > > Eric Penrose wrote: > > I find it confusing that the settings on fedora 9 live for firewall > > are such that we tick the options that we trust such as secure http or > > http. If firewall is on anyway, what is the implication of setting > > these internet options to trust as opposed to leaving firewall on, but > > without these trust settings when going on line? > The options for service connections to trust do not impact your use of > such services elsewhere. They control whether the firewall will permit > other machines to connect to those service ports on YOUR box - the one > you are setting the firewall options on. Thus the http option for > example is relevant only if you wish to run a web server on the box and > make it available to others on the network. > > Examine the file /etc/sysconfig/iptables that is produced by this gui > tool, and research 'iptables' if you wish to understand what is going on > in greater detail. > > Chris > > -- > "A society grows great when old men plant trees whose shade they know > they shall never sit in" - Greek Proverb > > -- > fedora-list mailing list > fedora-list@redhat.com > To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list > Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines <hr />Win John Lewis vouchers with BigSnapSearch.com <a href='http://clk.atdmt.com/UKM/go/117442309/direct/01/' target='_new'>Search now</a></body> </html>