On Jul 22, 2009, J. Bakshi wrote:

> Michael Rash wrote:
> > On Jul 22, 2009, J. Bakshi wrote:
> >
> >   
> >> Hello All,
> >>     
> >
> > Hi -
> >
> >   
> >> I am already implemented the fwknop successfully in both suse and debian
> >> servers. Both are remote linux box. Special thanks to Michael for his
> >> suggestions which always shown me the right track. I may be permitted to
> >> asks some questions to clear some doubts regarding fwknop.
> >>
> >> issue with whatismyip.com
> >> ( Could not extract external IP from http://www.whatismyip.org/ )
> >> ======================================================
> >>
> >> -R or  -w  with --debug;  fwknop ( version 1.9.11)
> >> reports as below
> >>
> >>
> >> ```````````````````````````````````````````````````
> >> ad...@linux-12ml:~> fwknop -A tcp/22  -R  --debug --User-agent
> >> Fwknop/1.9.11  -k 192.168.1.3 ; ssh [email protected]
> >>
> >> [+] import_perl_modules(): The @INC array:
> >> /usr/lib/fwknop
> >> /usr/lib/fwknop/.
> >> /usr/lib/fwknop/x86_64-linux-thread-multi
> >> /usr/lib/perl5/5.10.0/x86_64-linux-thread-multi
> >> /usr/lib/perl5/5.10.0
> >> /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.10.0/x86_64-linux-thread-multi
> >> /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.10.0
> >> /usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl/5.10.0/x86_64-linux-thread-multi
> >> /usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl/5.10.0
> >> /usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl
> >> .
> >> [+] Term::ReadKey::VERSION 2.30
> >>
> >> [+] ***DEBUG*** Starting fwknop client (SPA mode)...
> >>     Resolving external IP via: http://www.whatismyip.org/
> >> [+] Web server data from: http://www.whatismyip.org/
> >>
> >> [*] Could not extract external IP from http://www.whatismyip.org/
> >>
> >> `````````````````````````
> >>
> >> But if I straight forward visit  http://www.whatismyip.org/ I get the
> >> IP. I have then no problem to connect the fwknop server with that IP
> >>
> >> ```````````````````````
> >> ad...@linux-12ml:~> fwknop -A tcp/22  -a 121.247.128.171  -k 192.168.1.3
> >> ; ssh [email protected]
> >>
> >> [+] Starting fwknop client (SPA mode)...
> >> [+] Enter an encryption key. This key must match a key in the file
> >>     /etc/fwknop/access.conf on the remote system.
> >>
> >> Encryption Key:
> >> `````````````````````````````````
> >>     
> >
> > The IP resolution issue is essentially a bug, and I have attached a
> > small patch that implements a temporary fix.  Most likely the fwknop client
> > will be updated to resolve against a different server than
> > www.whatismyip.org since they don't appear to like automated requests so
> > much (Damien Stuart noticed this a couple of weeks ago).
> >
> >   
> >> Issue with dynamic IP of fwknop server
> >> ======================================
> >>
> >> What to do with those servers having dynamic IP address and pointed with a 
> >> domain from dydns.org or myip.com ?
> >>     
> >
> > Do you mean that it becomes difficult to know what the latest fwknop
> > server IP is, or that there is an issue continuing to sniff packets on
> > an interface where the IP has changed?  The upcoming 1.9.12 release has
> > new code to recover from interface changes, and I can send you a -pre
> > release of 1.9.12 if that is the issue.
> >
> >   
> >> Issue with psad
> >> ============
> >>
> >> both fwknop and psad control iptable. Can we have both psad and fwknop
> >> working in a same box ?
> >> >From theory they should but I don't know if they really co-exists.
> >>     
> >
> > fwknop and psad can co-exist on the same system.  They both create their
> > own custom iptables chains for all rule manipulations, so there is no
> > conflict.
> >
> >   
> >> Issue with multiple fwknop client
> >> =========================
> >>
> >> Please bear with me, I am not very clear about GnuPG technology. Say one
> >> more admin needs access to the fwknop server. Hope giving my client key
> >> which
> >> I use to communicate with the fwknop server will solve the problem. That
> >> admin should place that key in his keyring and communicate with that
> >> key. Hope I am
> >> in the right track.
> >>     
> >
> > There is a key-exchange and signing process to use GnuPG with fwknop.
> > The best instructions for this are here:
> >
> > http://www.cipherdyne.org/fwknop/docs/gpghowto.html
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > --Mike
> >   
> 
> Hello Michael,
> 
> Thanks a lot for all the clarifications .
> 
> IP resolution by whatismyip.com
> =============================
> Thanks for the patch. I am also eagerly waiting for 1.9.12 because I
> also have some debian boxes and debian do provide fwknop as .deb
> 
> dynamic IP of fwknop server
> =======================
> Yes, your first assumption is right. There are some servers ( mainly
> home/office servers ) which has dynamic WAN IP and pointed by domains
> from dydns.org  due to the firewall those servers also drop the ping but
> the ddclient installed in those servers updated their WAN IP.  Is there
> any way to communicate those fwknop servers by their domainname ? Nice
> to know upcoming fwknop server can detect the inteface change too. Great !!

The fwknop client supports DNS lookups, so just use the hostname of the
fwknopd server:

fwknop -A tcp/ 22 -R -D some.host.com

> multiple fwknop client
> =======================
> 
> Thanks for the link. I'll look into it.
> 
> One new question
> ==================
> 
> Generally we use fwknop to protect the ssh port. How can I protect multiple 
> port with fwknop ?

Yes, multiple ports are suppored, either by using multiple SOURCE
stanzas within the /etc/fwknop/access.conf file, or putting multiple
ports within the OPEN_PORTS variable.

Thanks,

--Mike


> ----
> I am eagerly waiting for the final release of 1.9.12 to use in my production 
> servers.
> Once again millions of thanks. Wish you a nice time.
> 
> 
> 
> 
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