Smoothwall - a beginners question

[surfer_99]

Hi everybody,
I am installing my first linux server and it will be a smoothwall firewall. Can someone tell me how I can set ports to be available for specific computers (such as SMTP, POP3).

I don't know how to configure this.
Thanks in advance.
Markus.

[Choozo]

Why people totally ignores all the documentation available on the projects website (http://www.smoothwall.org) is beyond me .....

[surfer_99]

Hi! I read it, of course! But I can't find an entry, how I can define specific computers to allow only specific ports. I don't want to use the standard config, that all computers can use all ports. Where did you find an entry in the docs on www.smoothwall.org??? (http://www.smoothwall.org???)

[Choozo]

How is your SmoothWall setup: RED+GREEN, RED+ORANGE+GREEN?
Do you want to limit acces for computers from RED or GREEN?
If you want to limit access from RED, just add which IP external computer may have in the 'external access' section, and do the port-forward in the 'forwarding' section.


Joining the smoothwall mailing list is also a good idea. You can find info on how/where to do that on their website too.


[This message has been edited by Choozo (edited 03-21-2002).]

[surfer_99]

My config is RED + GREEN and I only want to allow the clients in GREEN to have controlled port access to Computers in RED, e.g. a computer that only should be able to use NNTP, FTP and HTTP but no other ports.

[Choozo]

Assign fixed IPs to your computers on the GREEN, and read up on 'ipchains' filtering rules. The rules are set up in the /etc/rc.d/rc.firewall.up file on 'Smoothie'.