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JFwadmin is not intuitive enough for people without good knowledge of packets firewall, so here's tips to get started.
This help page is in early stage. Hope this helps.
Feedback is welcome. If you have other questions, mickael.feledyn@cybergal.com
What
should I do to authorize HTTP access from the internet to my firewall ?
What should I do to masquerade HTTP for my local
network ?
What should I do to authorize HTTP access
from my firewall to the internet ?
What should I do to authorize
and masquerade all traffic on my local network ?
I've done a new output and it then appears
in inputs ?
I followed instructions but it doesn't work !
What should I do to authorize HTTP access from the internet to my firewall ? Select "Services
| New input service". In the first combo
box, select your internet interface. Click OK. Apply changes with the File menu.
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What should I do to masquerade HTTP for my local network ? First be sure you have an output service for HTTP to the internet (see below). You need both
an input service for your local network interface, and a masquerading
service : Click OK. Click OK. Apply changes with the File menu.
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What should I do to authorize HTTP access from my firewall to the internet ? Select "Services
| New output service". In the first combo
box, select your internet interface. Click OK. Apply changes with the File menu.
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What should I do to authorize and masquerade all traffic on my local network ? Select "Services
| New input service". Click OK. Next select "Services
| New forward service". Click OK. Apply changes with the File menu.
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I've done a new output and it then appears in inputs ? The GUI displays firewall state from system current state. If a service authorizes all protocols from all ports or to all ports, then the rules matching engine considers it as an input service.
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I followed instructions but it doesn't work ! Be sure you authorize / forward domain service (udp 53). If you don't, names can't be resolved and WWW service, for example, is likely to not work properly. |