firewall config to allow traffic from/to a VirtualBox bridge
Linux - NetworkingThis forum is for any issue related to networks or networking.
Routing, network cards, OSI, etc. Anything is fair game.
Notices
Welcome to LinuxQuestions.org, a friendly and active Linux Community.
You are currently viewing LQ as a guest. By joining our community you will have the ability to post topics, receive our newsletter, use the advanced search, subscribe to threads and access many other special features. Registration is quick, simple and absolutely free. Join our community today!
Note that registered members see fewer ads, and ContentLink is completely disabled once you log in.
If you have any problems with the registration process or your account login, please contact us. If you need to reset your password, click here.
Having a problem logging in? Please visit this page to clear all LQ-related cookies.
Get a virtual cloud desktop with the Linux distro that you want in less than five minutes with Shells! With over 10 pre-installed distros to choose from, the worry-free installation life is here! Whether you are a digital nomad or just looking for flexibility, Shells can put your Linux machine on the device that you want to use.
Exclusive for LQ members, get up to 45% off per month. Click here for more info.
firewall config to allow traffic from/to a VirtualBox bridge
Hi !
I am trying Innotek VirtualBox and I setup the network in bridge mode, following their tips.
The network for the guest system works only if I disable the host iptables (service iptables stop).
So, the question is How to setup FC8 iptables to allow traffic to/from this bridge ?
I am using the default firewall configuration provided by system-config-firewall. The FC8 host machine is not a server, so there is no services and open ports in this machine.
I try to mark br0 and eth0 as "Trusted interfaces", no luck.
I searched for a solution and no luck either.
I have no proficiency with iptables, and don't know how to create a rule to allow all traffic from/to this brigde.
I had exactly the same problem. The network was working, but the guest could not get access to other machines (neither on LAN nor on internet). It was indeed caused by firewall.
I use Mepis v. 7.0, and Virtualbox-OSE v. 1.6.2 with host networking.
I have guarddog installed as firewall managing GUI, but real filtering is done by iptables. I just followed guarddog help for setting up rules for router (Virtualbox host becomes a router for guests) to allow traffic between computers in my LAN (192.168.1.0/24). It generated following set of rules:
LinuxQuestions.org is looking for people interested in writing
Editorials, Articles, Reviews, and more. If you'd like to contribute
content, let us know.