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Re: firewall: iptables vs ufw/gufw



On Du, 13 mar 11, 11:15:28, Michael Friendly wrote:
> 
> For example, there is currently one rule allowing me to ssh from a
> PC in my office
> 
> iptables -A INPUT -s 130.xxx.xxx.xx/32 -p tcp --destination-port 22
> -j ACCEPT
> 
> I can mimic this for another PC (e.g., in my lab), but I'd like to
> be able to use ssh from home, where I don't think I have a fixed IP
> address from my service provider.

Is this the only reason you want to "tweak" the firewall? It might be 
easier to setup a dynamic DNS address for home (there are several free 
providers) and use a reverse SSH tunnel. Such a tunnel can be used for 
more than just SSH ;)

Regards,
Andrei
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