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Posted by \"Crash\" Dummy on August 5, 2004, 9:23 am
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>I have had trouble applying the block all inbound rule.
>When I apply this rule I cannot use my machine normally. It blocks
>inbound connections that I want. Many people seem to use this rule
>successfully, but in my case it seems to block the sites I wish to
>visit. Can anyone advise
Unless you are running a server, the only inbound traffic you should need are
certain UDP packets for DNS and possibly DHCP, depending on your internet
service. You will need to add rules to allow those connections and place them
before your block all rule in the rules list.
Set your block all rule to log, try a connection that fails and check the log to
see what is being blocked. Write a permit rule to allow that connection. Make it
as tight as possible.
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Dave "Crash" Dummy - A weapon of mass destruction
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