Firewall / iptables configuration script

[Alexander Dalloz]

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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