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Title: Turn off firewall
Post by: Tony on October 07, 2001, 06:54:43 PM

Is it possible to run SME 5 without firewall?
How can I turn it off?
Thanks.. /Tony

Title: Re: Turn off firewall
Post by: miked on October 08, 2001, 04:22:41 PM

Let me know how you go with this please

Title: Re: Turn off firewall
Post by: enigma01 on October 10, 2001, 06:18:34 PM

configure e-smith as a dedicated server, via the admin console will accomplish this, you then have a server with no firewall, but all other services intact

Cheers

Gavin

Title: Re: Turn off firewall
Post by: Tony on October 10, 2001, 07:29:02 PM

Yes Thanks..
But the thing is.. I need the server to act as an router and without firewall.
/Tony

Title: Re: Turn off firewall
Post by: enigma01 on October 25, 2001, 02:54:42 AM

AFAIK - that is what you will have!

Title: Re: Turn off firewall
Post by: Tony on October 25, 2001, 03:44:26 PM

Hi!
What do you mean?
What is AFAIK ??
/Tony

Title: Re: Turn off firewall
Post by: Geoff Bennion on October 25, 2001, 04:00:48 PM

AFAIK : As Far As I Know.

There is a file called masq which initiates the 'firewall features' of sme/e-smith.

So technically, if you alter this file (via the templates of course) you can turn off
the firewall and just have a masq box.

Why you would want to do this I don't know, sounds risky to me, well not as risky as using Windows 98 Connection Sharing, but still risky.

Geoff Bennion

Title: Re: Turn off firewall
Post by: Tony on October 25, 2001, 11:48:20 PM

Thank you Geoff Bennion for your relpy.

I only need this box to act as a router and traffic shaping, so this box will stay behind the "real" firewall and Internet router. So I need help to turn off the firewall...
How do I do it?
/Tony