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NAME

lokkit, gnome-lokkit - simple firewall configuration tool

SYNOPSIS

gnome-lokkit [options]
lokkit [options]

DESCRIPTION

This manual page briefly documents the gnome-lokkit and lokkit commands. This manual page was written for the Debian distribution because the original programs do not have a manual page. Instead, it has documentation in HTML format; see below.

lokkit is a basic firewall configuration tool, designed for ease of use and configuration. While it does not meet the needs for a corporate firewall, it is more than sufficient for workstations and for most home network gateways. It can also help detect if you are running an open mail relay.

OPTIONS

These programs follow the usual GNU command line syntax, with long options starting with two dashes (`-'). A summary of options is included below.

-h, --help: Show summary of options.

--version: Show version of program. (gnome-lokkit only)

-f, --fwtype: Write Red Hat-style ipchains rules, rather than a shell script.

LOKKIT OPTIONS

These options are only supported by lokkit.

-q, --quiet: Run non-interactively; only the command-line arguments will be processed.

-n, --nostart: Do not start the firewall after configuration.

--high: Use the highest security level (default).

--medium: Use the medium security level.

--disabled: Disable the firewall.

--dhcp: Allow DHCP messages through the firewall. If your machine is configured using DHCP, you probably should enable this.

-p port:protocol, --port=port:protocol: Allow a specific port through the firewall. Ports can be either numeric or listed in /etc/services, while protocols can be numeric or listed in /etc/protocols. For example, to allow active-mode FTP to work, use ftp-data:tcp.

-t device, --trust=device: Trust all traffic on the specified device (for example, eth0).

--usage: Show a brief usage message.

AUTHOR

This manual page was written by Chris Lawrence <[email protected]>, for the Debian GNU/Linux system (but may be used by others).