Enable Firewall, But Allow Specific Inbound Connections

[micheal]

On Sat, 2005-01-29 at 20:32 -0500, Robert L Cochran wrote:
> On Fedora Core 3, I want to enable the firewall, permitting inbound TCP 
> connections from anywhere on port 80. I also want to allow inbound 
> connections on port 3306 but only from hosts 192.168.1.1 and  192.168.1.2.
> 
> It looks like I can't do this from the Applications --> System Settings 
> --> Security Level GUI. I can allow ports 80 and 3306, but it doesn't 
> look like I can limit the port 3306 connections to just 2 specific 
> hosts. I would have to craft an IPTABLES script. Am I right here, and if 
> so, what would be the right way to add specific IPTABLES rules without 
> interfering with the Security Level applet?
> 
> Thanks
> 
> Bob Cochran
> Greenbelt, Maryland, USA
> 

Best way, man iptables and lean how to build chains for what you need

Fast way, use your favorite Package Manager and install Firestarter.

MC