Ramin; Shorewall blocks all ports that you don't specify. So unless you specifically open a port it will remain closed along with all the others that are left untouched. If you want to get into advanced configuration of Shorewall, an easy way to access it is through webmin which should already be installed and running on your system. Using the link below, go to the Networking section and click on Shorewall. If you are accesing webmin from another PC, substitute the IP address of the machine running Shorewall for the term "localhost"
https://localhost:10000 Hope that helps. Lanman *********** REPLY SEPARATOR *********** On 2/8/2004 at 9:57 PM Ramin wrote: >On February 8, 2004 05:29 am, Lanman wrote: >> Maureen; It would be a good idea to block those ports even >> though they are fairly safe as is. Head into your Mandrake >> Control Center and find the Security section, where you can >> setup your firewall. That should allow you to block off the >> ports that you don't want open. >> >> Lanman > >I am having two unused ports open. However firewall setup in the mandrake >control center, the security section does not give me any option to close >those ports. In advance mode, it only gives the option to open ports >�Which >services would you like to allows the internet to connect to?� Then some >general options such as ftp, ssh or everything are mentioned to be checked >or >not and a box where i can open the specified ports! > Besides i don�t know where is the file where one can add lines for the >to >close/open ports. There is a file /etc/services which apparently is just >for >information, right? > Regards, Ramin >-- > >Linux user #310496 > > > >Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? >Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
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