text based fw - using linux like packet filtering

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Group,
Is there a text based, linux like, firewall application for windows?

I'm currently using the closest thing I found which is the (now
sunbelt owned) kerio firewall.

I find I cannot set things up so that all smb related traffic just
works. In particular printing with samba and cups fails even though
I set the originating host as trusted and specifically allowed print
sharing.

I want more detailed control of the firewall and to see all aspects in
a text file I can hand edit. I want to be able to try specific
settings and see the detailed result immediately in a log file.

Anyone here that can point me to a firewall app for windows with at
least most of the characteristics above, please respond.
 
Group,
Is there a text based, linux like, firewall application for windows?

I'm currently using the closest thing I found which is the (now
sunbelt owned) kerio firewall.

I find I cannot set things up so that all smb related traffic just
works. In particular printing with samba and cups fails even though
I set the originating host as trusted and specifically allowed print
sharing.

I want more detailed control of the firewall and to see all aspects in
a text file I can hand edit. I want to be able to try specific
settings and see the detailed result immediately in a log file.

Anyone here that can point me to a firewall app for windows with at
least most of the characteristics above, please respond.
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The firewall issue may not be on the Windows side. To use a Linux
firewall w/Samba - If you do not have WINS on the network, then your
network is relying on broadcasted browser announcements for NetBios
resolution. Configure your firewall to allow NetBios broadcasts, with
UDP and TCP ports 137-139 open. You may also need to set Kerio to allow
this on Windows.

This site has an excellent firewall how-to -
http://www.tweakhound.com/linux/samba/page_5.htm

Malke
 
Malke said:
The firewall issue may not be on the Windows side. To use a Linux
firewall w/Samba - If you do not have WINS on the network, then your
network is relying on broadcasted browser announcements for NetBios
resolution. Configure your firewall to allow NetBios broadcasts, with
UDP and TCP ports 137-139 open. You may also need to set Kerio to allow
this on Windows.
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There is no linux firewall involved. If there were I would not have
posted my question. Or at least would have had log info to guide me.

The info you give is appreciated but my problem is not seeing a way to
configure Kerio to allow the ports you mentioned. It should be
covered in the Microsoft file and print sharing (allowed in and out).
I would have thought. But also have allowed all traffic to/from the
specific host where print request would originate.

Killing Kerio on the windows machine stops the problem .. that is
samba traffic then works.

But I'm not after guidance on kerio... I am looking for a text based
firewall for windows.

Do you know of one?
 
Group,
Is there a text based, linux like, firewall application for windows?

I'm currently using the closest thing I found which is the (now
sunbelt owned) kerio firewall.

I find I cannot set things up so that all smb related traffic just
works. In particular printing with samba and cups fails even though
I set the originating host as trusted and specifically allowed print
sharing.

I want more detailed control of the firewall and to see all aspects in
a text file I can hand edit. I want to be able to try specific
settings and see the detailed result immediately in a log file.

Anyone here that can point me to a firewall app for windows with at
least most of the characteristics above, please respond.
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Maybe you are looking for something like this:

http://wipfw.sourceforge.net/
 
There is no linux firewall involved. If there were I would not have
posted my question. Or at least would have had log info to guide me.
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(snip)

I'm so sorry that I misinterpreted your question. Good luck in your
endeavors. I'm sorry that I am unable to help you.

Malke
 
B. Nice said:
Maybe you are looking for something like this:

http://wipfw.sourceforge.net/
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That looks very promising... and is exactly the kind of answer I had
hoped for... Thank you. I'll be more comfortable with ipfw type setup.

It takes some study to understand the syntax and how it works but once
over that hump its much nicer to see the whole of what is happening
and its results than the windows way of hiding important aspects
behind a gui of some kind.

I've looked around several times for something like that... but never
hit that one.
 
That looks very promising... and is exactly the kind of answer I had
hoped for... Thank you. I'll be more comfortable with ipfw type setup.

It takes some study to understand the syntax and how it works but once
over that hump its much nicer to see the whole of what is happening
and its results than the windows way of hiding important aspects
behind a gui of some kind.
Click to expand...

I agree. And it's small, effective and stable. I use it as a packet
filter for my W2K laptop.
 
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