Try the command
lokkit
This gives a slightly more graphical way of doing this from a console - provided the utility is installed.
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Browse All TopicsHello, I was trying to get a Ventrilo Server up and running on my Linux box and I was wondering if anybody knew how to open up a TCP Port in Debian Linux. Just as Windows XP allows exceptions in its built in firewall.
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by: llvllar1onPosted on 2006-08-20 at 14:42:48ID: 17352605
This is sample to open port 80 in firewall
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type this rule when u swith to root.
iptables -I INPUT -p tcp --dport 80 -j ACCEPT
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if u change u mind
iptables -D INPUT -p tcp --dport 80 -j ACCEPT
to delete it.
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type iptables -L -n | head to view the change