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Old 09-16-2004, 12:34 PM   #1
jeopardyracing
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Wireless Firewall


On my Mac it looks like I can have one set of firewall settings that apply to both network connections (ethernet and wireless)

I just got wireless working on my Fedora core 2 powered Dell and I wonder if the network settings I originall set up apply to both wireless and to ethernet or if I need separate settings for each as in Windows.
 
Old 09-16-2004, 02:23 PM   #2
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Well, if you specify your firewall rules making use of the interface flag ("-i" or "-o"), then you will need to add duplicate rules for your new wireless interface.

If you do not make use of an interface flag, then you most likely don't need to change anything. Granted, I have not made use of any wireless communication within the confines of linux but I do know a good bit about iptables firewalls.
 
  


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