Uncomplicated Firewall (ufw)
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Why is the firewall disabled by default?
Why is ufw firewall included in Ubuntu, when it is not enabled and pre-configured by default? Most users don't even know it is there, because no GUI frontend is provided.
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4answers
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What rules to use for UFW?
I've decided to enable the UFW that comes with Ubuntu just to make my system even more secure (especially after watching a video of a person whose computer actually got infected!), and I've enabled ...
9
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1answer
490 views
Precautionary security measures for a home user? (firewall, antivirus, etc)
I just recently made the switch from Windows to Ubuntu, and I'm just a little paranoid when it comes to security measures.
I've looked around and from what I've read, security is not as big a concern ...
2
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1answer
834 views
How to set an NFS network between my two Ubuntu PCs?
I want to merge information found here and there in order to record in one answer all steps to set my NFS network between my too Ubuntu PCs.
This is useful time to time, for example after Ubuntu ...
3
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6answers
2k views
UFW firewall still blocking SMB despite adding rules
I have an Ubuntu PC with ufw firewall (GUI version). I have added the preset Samba service, in and out, and even tried adding the ports manually (135-139, 445, UDP and TCP, in and out), but it still ...
2
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1answer
453 views
Looking for IPTABLES and UFW readily available, the best proven rules
ok i am up with UBUNTU finally, and liked the distro!
particularly ufw, synaptic and software manager.
as i am pretty blind newbie to linux, i need some help securing Ubuntu desktop. I've gone ...
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1answer
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Best & The Most Secure UFW Configurations? [closed]
I've looked in these two (1 & 2) Qs&As but didn't find an accurate and simple answer...
I'm on a variant of Ubuntu 10.04 and I want to configure my firewall in a way that it couldn't be ...
