a technological barrier designed to prevent unauthorized or unwanted communications between computer networks or hosts
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Wifi hotspot service on Precise without disabling ufw firewall?
I've been using 12.04 LTS for a while, and for my own sanity and security, I've configured my ufw firewall to deny all incoming, and for outgoing just allow these ports:
TCP 80, 443 for web-browsing
...
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ufw firewall operation
I have always run the program UFW as my firewall in Ubuntu, and been satisifed with its performance. When I installed Ubuntu 13.04, and enabled ufw, I was not able to access the internet, and all ...
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Open ports for development purposes
I'm doing some Java ME Development in my brand-new Ubuntu laptop, coming from a now replaced Windows Vista one.
What I'm trying to do is run a Mobile Simulator that acts as an HTTP Server -receives ...
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How can I open ports on ubuntu server?
Hello I am running my server and since the ip is not static (my ISP won't give me one because I need to be a commercial customer) I have to use a service like DynDNS but the site is only accessible in ...
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How does a firewall protect an Ubuntu server? [duplicate]
Since a potential attacker will exploit the services that are already open to public by firewall rules, how will a firewall protect my server from attackers?
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Configuring a firewall to drop idle connections after 30 seconds
I'm trying to reproduce a bug with gvfs that normally only happens after an hour or two. But I'm trying to make it happen after just 30 seconds so that I can work on a patch.
Basically I'm trying to ...
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Configure Firewall to Take Confirmations
I want to have a firewall program for my Ubuntu 13.04 which will ask me for confirmations when a program wants to connect to the Internet. It should have options like Allow, Block etc. So is there any ...
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If I have Ubuntu installed along side Windows, does the firewall on Windows work along with the antivirus system?
I have Ubuntu installed on my Windows 7 computer. I was curious to know if the firewall on that one is activated (I have to turn it on each time I'm on the computer) along with the antivirus system, ...
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Cannot get Samba past firewall
I have two interfaces. One (eth0, 192.168.1.x) is my network, my internet connection. I pay for my own because of bandwidth issues. The other (eth1, 192.168.0.x) is the other occupants' LAN that I ...
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How do I allow local subnets in ufw?
I recently got IPv6 connectivity at home and now I would like to allow connections to my home server via IPv6 from the LAN only. The trick is that the IPv6 address/prefix assigned to the server is ...
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Unable to connect through Java programs in Ubuntu
I am unable to connect to any host through Java programs, getting
java.net.ConnectException: Connection refused.
Does it have anything to do with Ubuntu firewall configurations or any other ...
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UFW 'default deny incoming' doesn't work
I have UFW enabled, 'default deny incoming' set and no any additional rules, but I still can access all ports from other PCs.
I have to manually block each port. What can be wrong?
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Running wifi hotspot on 12.04 without stopping the ufw firewall?
I've been using 12.04 LTS for a while, and for my own sanity and security, I've configured my ufw firewall to deny all incoming, and for outgoing just allow these ports:
TCP 80, 443 for web-browsing
...
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Allow hotspot service to run on Precise without compromising the firewall?
Well, I've been using Ubuntu 12.04 LTS for a while now, and for my own sanity and security, I've configured my ufw firewall to deny all incoming, and for outgoing just allow these ports:
TCP 80, 443 ...
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What automated intrusion notification/detection setup is good for home desktop use?
I've been using Linux for quite a while now and I always feel the need to have a passive software / script setup which can alert me of any suspicious network activities like scans, failed login ...
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What could be the cause for these strange UFW block entries in my syslog?
I've recently noticed a large number of recurring UFW blocks in my syslog. This surprised me as I have no UFW rules set:
$ sudo ufw status verbose
Status: active
Logging: on (low)
Default: deny ...
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1answer
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How do I configure ufw to only allow outgoing/established connections for a IPv6 network?
How do I configure ufw to only allow outgoing/established connections for a IPv6 network?
I am using an old computer with 12.04 installed to create an IPv6 router for my local network. I would like ...
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Setup firewall: ask user to allow new incoming/outgoing traffic?
I'm using Ubuntu 12.10 and as I know there is already a firewall on any ubuntu system. It's ufw and because I like fancy gui stuff I can use gufw, that's very nice.
Now I would like to configure this ...
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gufw set to “deny incoming” and “deny outgoing” still allows me to use internet with browser, what gives?
I've been trying to setup gufw. I would have thought that if I denied outgoing and incoming I should not be able to do anything outside of my local computer... but I still can use the internet, etc. ...
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Reverse Firewall or Application Firewalls?
Firewalls are typically employed to prevent bad "packets" coming in from the outside world. But these days we are mostly behind routers and a lot of that danger is mitigated by the router. The danger ...
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Forward [open] Ports 7777; 2106
Hi i am new to Ubuntu (12.10) x64
Trying to forward ports for gameserver on my pc (Lineage II)
Ports are opened in UFW
Ports are opened in my Router
Even if i disable UFW others still cant login to ...
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Simply safe internet access
Is it necessary to configure a firewall like iptables or firestarter
when the goal is only to surf safely?
For me, there is no need to open any port (i.e. samba, etc.).
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How can set these iptables rules to run at startup
I usually run my iptables rules whenever I login. From the terminal I type ;
sudo sh firewall.sh
Setting up my sister's computer, I want to give her some basic firewall protection. She wont be ...
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Is it possible to block a webpage using ufw?
basically I have two machines X and Y.
I want to block "http:// <IP-of-Y-Here> /AFolder/" from machine X on HTTP port 80 using ufw.
Trivially, this can be completed (awfully) using ufw ...
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How I can connect the syslog-ng with a mysql database?
Hi guys I want to use a syslog-ng server for logging data from the firewall and I get Data from the Firewall in the file /var/firewall.log but now I want that the logs go to a database. For this I ...
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How do I firewall my computer so that only traffic go through the VPN?
I have read "How to configure an Ubuntu server so that all traffic goes through a VPN?" and found it doesn't apply to my case. I am only interested in the client-side of the VPN connection as I am a ...
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Firefox cannot find website servers, what is wrong?
Recently, I tried to access the internet using Firefox. I have a good wifi signal according to the toolbar at the top, but Firefox says "Firefox can't find the server atwww.example.com." I tried ...
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How to make Firestarter resolve hostname each time? trying to deal with connecting w/dynamic ip
I'm trying to connect to ubuntu running firestarter with a cell phone. My ip changes so i dealt with that with no-ip and the first time i connect, everything is fine. But if my ip changes, and i ...
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How to allow PPTP VPN access through APF firewall
I'm attempting to connect to a PPTP VPN. I have opened ports 47 and 1723 in the ingress rules. When APF is turned on, it fails. When APF is turned off, it works fine. I have turned on as many logging ...
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Want some advanced configuration with ufw
I've read the ubuntu developer docs regarding the ufw here, but couldn't find what I was looking for. It allows me to set rules for controlling in/out traffic based on source IP or port numbers, but ...
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How to protect Ubuntu12.10 from Viruses, Spywares, Spamware and Intruders?
I have been using Windows OS for a long time and there i needed to install a separate Anti virus Program (included with firewall, anti spam) etc..
With my mentor's recommendation, I have replaced ...
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Updating 10.10 to the latest version through a firewall [duplicate]
I've had Ubuntu 10.10 on my server since I bought it several years back. I've tried to upgrade in the past but I'm always thwarted by my company's firewall. I receive messages like these:
W:Failed to ...
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What are the risks of NOT using a firewall (home computer)?
Since a password is required to be a superuser (to install and modify programs), what are the risks to not use a firewall under Ubuntu ? More particularly if I am using a NAT router ?
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using proxy with online flash games
when I try to play this flash online game "tankionline.com" using our university proxy I get this error "Cannot establish connection (host: 62.152.57.11, ports: 4444,5190,5223,5222,5050)".
In windows ...
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block outgoing internet calls from inside a container
This question is not similar to my earlier post. This is pretty simple I think, I just don't know enough about networking and the ubuntu firewall.
I followed this article and setup a linux container ...
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Error message when entering iptables command (table does not exist)
I have been trying to install Spotify, but when logging in I get a message saying I have an error 101. This appears to be related to either my proxy settings or to my firewall. Following instructions ...
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Why can't I allow access to port 22 on Ubuntu 12.10?
I can't seem to figure out why port 22 will never let me ssh into my laptop. Here's what I'm trying:
ryan@gigantic-laptop:~$ sudo ufw status
Status: active
To Action ...
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How to stop firewall
I am new to Ubuntu. I am developer and working with maven3. I am unable to download dependencies from this site.
When I tried in Windows it was a 404 exception but when I stopped my anti-virus it was ...
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What is the default ubuntu 12.10 firewall? [duplicate]
I have been trying to get ubuntu one to work (i.e. sync my files), but it keeps saying that it is "getting information" and "please wait". I only have 338MB used on my Ubuntu, so it shouldn't take ...
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blocking all outgoing ports and its consequences
Is this the right way to block all outgoing ports? : ufw default deny outgoing
But what are the consequences of doing this on amazon ec2?
I'm running possibly unsafe perl scripts on my instance and ...
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setup bridge firewall
I want to setup bridge on ubuntu 12.04
something like this
LAN --> ubuntu bridge -->default gateway-->Internet
do I need 2 eth interface?
can I setup using ethernet to connect to LAN and wlan to ...
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2answers
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firewall ufw is “enable and active” but gufw is off
question concerning the ufw firewall :
sudo ufw enable
returns
Firewall is active and enabled on system startup
sounds fine, but when i start gufw after reboot, it is still off
what does that ...
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How can I turn off ufw blocking nodes
I have set up ufw on a couple of servers and allowed every connection between those servers since the need to communicate with each other without any restriction.
Now, ufw sometimes blocks connection ...
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0answers
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Is there a firewall that blocks a process and shows a dialog with buttons Allow, Drop, Disable?
Currently I use ufw and Firestarter, and I'm just learning how to use a firewall.
When I used windows there were a couple of firewalls that could block a process which tried to establish connection ...
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Migrate Debian firewall rule to Ubuntu
My old Debian firewall died and I'm migrating saved rules to Ubuntu this way:
iptables-restore < firewall_config
I get this error:
Bad argument `192.168.1.0/255.255.255.0'
Error occurred at ...
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Problems allowing outgoing multicast in ufw
I am having problems configuring the uncomplicated firewall (ufw) to allow outgoing multicast traffic. I am blocking all in and outgoing connections as the default policy. I have supplemented with the ...
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1answer
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IRC service and UFW firewall rules
I am securing my computer and have created same rules by utilizing UFW at CLI.
My question is this, in order to allow IRC services with XChat 2.8.8, and because IRC service uses ports 6667 through ...
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iptables port forwarding A -> B -> A [closed]
I have a host machine(A) with lxc-container(B).
A's local ip address is 10.0.3.1 and public ip, let's say 1.2.3.4.
B's local ip address is 10.0.3.21.
I need 1.2.3.4:7999 to be forwarded to ...
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Setup of UFW (Uncomplicated Firewall) on network that contains proxy
Trying to make a proper setup for UFW (Uncomplicated Firewall). I have network that's behind proxy.
Setup I need it that some of the network computers have to be able to browse everywhere, and
some ...
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3answers
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How do I turn off the firewall in Ubuntu 12.04? [closed]
How do I turn off the firewall in Ubuntu 12.04?
Thanks for the answers. The reason for turning it off was twofold: I often cannot make a wireless connectin to internet and get the server is unable to ...
