opening a port

Robin01 · 11-16-2004, 08:43 PM

Hello everybody,

I have mandrake 10 and like to know how i can open and close a port on demand...
is there a command line command i can run to open a port and close it when i'm done with what i was doing?

any help u can give me would be greatly appreciated.
thanks

Tap-Out · 11-16-2004, 09:36 PM

iptables is the tool you're looking for. It's run right from the shell so you don't know any gui tools or anything like that.

However I do not remember the exact syntax for opening ports using it, but I'm sure if you do a google search for "Opening Ports Using IPTABLES" or something similier I'm sure you will get your answer soon enough.

Cheers

Tap

Robin01 · 11-17-2004, 06:13 PM

Thanks for your help...
i will look up the iptale in google...
Robin

bendeco13 · 11-17-2004, 10:40 PM

If you're running KDE...goto the kmenu -> System Settings -> Security Level
From here you can add the ports to the text box at the bottom...

Sorry if I misinterpreted the question...but this is how I've done it...