fedora 9 live firewall

[Eric Penrose]

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> Date: Tue, 2 Dec 2008 13:35:36 -0500
> From: ckjohnson at gwi.net
> To: fedora-list at redhat.com
> Subject: Re: fedora 9 live firewall
> 
> Eric Penrose wrote:
> > I find it confusing that the settings on fedora 9 live for firewall 
> > are such that we tick the options that we trust such as secure http or 
> > http.  If firewall is on anyway, what is the implication of setting 
> > these internet options to trust as opposed to leaving firewall on, but 
> > without these trust settings when going on line?
> The options for service connections to trust do not impact your use of 
> such services elsewhere. They control whether the firewall will permit 
> other machines to connect to those service ports on YOUR box - the one 
> you are setting the firewall options on.  Thus the http option for 
> example is relevant only if you wish to run a web server on the box and 
> make it available to others on the network.
> 
> Examine the file /etc/sysconfig/iptables that is produced by this gui 
> tool, and research 'iptables' if you wish to understand what is going on 
> in greater detail.
> 
> Chris
> 
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