Firewall / iptables configuration script

[Alberto M R Davila]

Thanks Alexander,

Only problem being (as I said) I dont have X instaled and don´t have the
time to become an expert on iptables in few days ;-)

Cheers, Alberto


--- Alexander Dalloz <ad+lists at uni-x.org> wrote:

> Am So, den 16.01.2005 schrieb Alberto M R Davila um 14:39:
> 
> > Just installed FC2 with the latest 2.6.10 kernel... look good ;-)
> however,
> > since I did not install "X" I dont have any GUI support then not sure
> how
> > to configure manually (text based) the firewall/iptables... there are
> lots
> > of docs about that on internet, but while I read those I would like to
> > know which would be a good (meaning: working well and easy to use by
> > beginners) script/tool for that purpose ? I vaguely remember slackware
> > cames with a script like that... 
> > 
> > Basically, I would like to allow port 80 (http) and 8080 (TomCat)... 
> 
> For such a basic purpose: system-config-securitylevel-tui
> 
> > Thanks, Alberto
> 
> The iptables rules are stored in /etc/sysconfig/iptables. With good
> knowledge about the iptables syntax and how it operates you can modify
> the settings using the "iptables" command and "service iptables save".
> 
> Alexander
> 
> 


		
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