incoming ssh/sftp blocked by iptables

Will Backman whb at ceimaine.org
Wed Apr 14 20:39:57 UTC 2004


> I would think that the startup script for SSH should
> also punch a hole in iptables in a similar manner.
> 
> 
> Any comments before I Bugzilla it?
> 
This is not a recent change.  I think the special case was added because
ntp uses UDP, and it is hard to use a "related" rule to let a response
back in.

You can easily customize the firewall during install.

I guess you could ask "Should we always open up incoming ports for
services being started?".  I don't know if this is a good idea for a
default.





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