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= Graphical User Interface
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There are several graphical user interfaces available to configure iptables.
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* link:http://www.fwbuilder.org/_fwbuilder[fwbuilder]: Very complete GUI tools
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to configure iptables.
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* link:http://shorewall.net/_Shorewall[Shorewall]: Another very complete GUI
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like fwbuilder.
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* link:http://www.turtlefirewall.com/_Turtle_firewall_project[Turtle firewall
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project]: Web interface and integrated to webmin. But it can not handle all
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iptables options.
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* link:http://users.telenet.be/stes/ipmenu.html_IPmenu[IPmenu] :A console based
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interface that covers all iptables functionality.
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The following section describes yet another frontend: `system-config-firewall`.
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== system-config-firewall
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The GUI interface is similar to the text based interface just more friendly.
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The first time you start the GUI you will receive a warning. The program will
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*not* load your custom configuration. So any preexisting rules will be
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overwritten.
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image:Firewall_GUI_First_Time_Startup.PNG[First time
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startup message,title="fig:First time startup message"]
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Before you start, you have to enable your firewall to activate the
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configuration utility.
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image:FireWwall_GUI_startup.PNG[Firewall Gui startup
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screen,title="Firewall Gui startup screen"]
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The initial configuration is empty and will not allow any network traffic.
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image:No_configuration.PNG[No firewall
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configuration,title="No firewall configuration"]
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You can ignore the warning and start the wizard. Click _forward_:
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image:Firewall_Wizard.PNG[Firewall Wizard : welcome
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screen,title="Firewall Wizard : welcome screen"]
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Choose _System with network access_ to enable the firewall. The other option
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_System without network access_ would disable the firewall and don't allow
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access to any network.
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image:Firewall_Wizard_2.PNG[Firewall Wizard : network
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access?,title="Firewall Wizard : network access?"]
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Next, you have to choose your skill level. The *Beginner* options only
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allows the configuration of _trusted services_. This option is fine if you only
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want to use services like _ftp_, _dns_, _http_, etc. It does not allow you to
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configure customs port ranges. If you select *Expert*, you will have access to
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firewall options. You can change the skill level later via _Options_ in the
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main window.
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image:Firewall_Wizard_3.PNG[Firewall Wizard :
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skill?,title="Firewall Wizard : skill?"]
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You can choose from a set of default configurations to start with. The *Server*
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template will only enable SSH on the firewall. The _desktop template_ enables
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additional ports (_IPsec_, _multicast DNS_, _Network Printing Client_ and
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_SSH_). For convenience select *Desktop* and continue:
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image:Firewall_Wizard_4.PNG[Firewall Wizard : configuration
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base?,title="Firewall Wizard : configuration base?"]
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To enable additional _trusted services_ just choose the services from the list.
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image:Firewall_Wizard_5.PNG[Firewall Main interface :
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enabled,title="Firewall Main interface : enabled"]
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You can add custom rules after choosing *Other ports* from the side bar. Click
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the *Add* button and either choose form services list on the right or tick
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*User Defined* and fill in the requested information.
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image:Firewall_GUI_other_ports.PNG[Firewall GUI : edit other ports
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rules.,title="Firewall GUI : edit other ports rules."]
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The other options in the sidebar *Trusted Interfaces*, *Masquerading*, *Port
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Forwarding* and so on work exactly as in the text based interface.
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When you finished the configuration, click *Apply* to save and activate the
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firewall.
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