[Novalug] UFW question

Kevin Starkey kevin.linuxfan@gmail.com
Wed Jul 15 22:40:52 EDT 2009


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Thanks Daniel!

I'll give it a go right now, and let you know how it goes.

Daniel Chen wrote:
> Use tcpdump/tshark/wireshark to see which ports are being attempted,
> then add rules.
> 
>> On Jul 15, 2009 9:31 PM, "Kevin Starkey" <kevin.linuxfan@gmail.com
>> <mailto:kevin.linuxfan@gmail.com>> wrote:
>>
> Hi all,
> 
> I've been trying to learn a bit about Linux firewalls.  I enabled ufw in
> Ubuntu 9.04.
> 
> I'm using gufw.  So far the only problem I'm finding is printing to my
> network printer.
> 
> I've got ufw set up to deny everything, with 2 Rules to allow ..., but
> I'm sure I need to add another rule to allow for printing, but I'm not
> finding it.  Thoughts?
> 
> It's a laser printer, plugged into a network drive (which I can
> mount/access), plugged into a wireless router.
> 
> Before, I'd print to it wirelessly from my laptop.  Now, to print, I
> have to disable the firewall.
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