Hi rob
You could always test it from the machine you are allowing...
Use telnet and try to connect to another port that you know is running a
service on the destination machine..
Thanks
G
On 3 Nov 2017 3:41 p.m., "Rob Malpass via Hampshire" <
hampshire@???> wrote:
> Thanks both – so if I do
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> sudo ufw allow from 192.168.0.99 to any port 22
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> then am I doing anything other than saying 192.168.0.99 can ssh in to this
> machine? This is what I’m trying to achieve but the “any” is confusing me
> somewhat – though the rule itself does seem to be doing what I want.
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> Cheers
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> Rob
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> *From:* Hampshire [mailto:hampshire-bounces@mailman.lug.org.uk] *On
> Behalf Of *Gareth Evans via Hampshire
> *Sent:* 03 November 2017 15:28
> *To:* Peter B.; Hampshire LUG Discussion List
> *Subject:* Re: [Hampshire] ufw
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> man ufw doesn't seem to have much to say on the matter, but
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> https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UFW
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> suggests "any" in this context means any destination IP address (given
> that there may be many associated with a host):
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> *Allow by specific port, IP address and protocol*
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> sudo ufw allow from <target> to <destination> port <port number> proto
> <protocol name>
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> *example: allow IP address 192.168.0.4 access to port 22 using TCP*
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> sudo ufw allow from 192.168.0.4 to any port 22 proto tcp
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> On Fri, 3 Nov 2017, at 14:57, Peter B. via Hampshire wrote:
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> From any port on y Maybe?
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> On 3 Nov 2017 14:53, "Rob Malpass via Hampshire" <
> hampshire@???> wrote:
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> Hi all
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> Simple question (I hope). If I’m opening port x from ip address y on my
> network with the following command
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> sudo ufw allow from y to any port x
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> …then where does the “any” come from? Anyone know? Seems strange to
> say “any port” then list the port number – unless I’ve misunderstood the
> rule.
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> Cheers
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> Rob
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