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diff --git a/firewall.html b/firewall.html index 0357533..fda1923 100644 --- a/firewall.html +++ b/firewall.html @@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ table { font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px } --></style></head> <body bgcolor="white" text="black" link="#0000FF" vlink="#840084" alink="#0000FF"> - <div lang="" class="section" title="Firewall"> + <div lang="en" class="section" title="Firewall"> <div class="titlepage"> <div> <div> @@ -22,42 +22,48 @@ </div> </div> </div> + + + + - <p><a name="firewall-pa1"></a>This section allows to configure - some simple firewall rules: they determine which type of message from the - Internet will be accepted by the target system. This, in turn, allows the - corresponding services on the system to be accessible from the + + + <p><a name="firewall-pa1"></a>This section allows you to + configure some simple firewall rules: they determine which type of message + from the Internet will be accepted by the target system. This, in turn, + allows the corresponding services on the system to be accessible from the Internet. </p> - <p>In the default setting, no button is checked - no service of the - system is accessibly from the network. The "<span class="emphasis"><em>Everything (no - firewall)</em></span>" button has a particular role: it enables access to all - services of the machine - an option that does not make much sense in the - context of the installer since it would create a totally unprotected system. - Its veritable use is in the context of the Mageia Control Center (which uses - the same GUI layout) for temporarily disabling the entire set of firewall - rules for testing and debugging purposes. + + + <p>In the default setting (no button is checked), no service of the + system is accessible from the network. The <span class="emphasis"><em>Everything (no + firewall)</em></span> option enables access to all services of the machine - + an option that does not make much sense in the context of the installer + since it would create a totally unprotected system. Its veritable use is in + the context of the Mageia Control Center (which uses the same GUI layout) + for temporarily disabling the entire set of firewall rules for testing and + debugging purposes. </p> - <p>All other checkbuttons are more or less self-explanatory. As an - example, you will check the "CUPS server" button if you want printers on - your machine to be accessible from the network. + <p>All other options are more or less self-explanatory. As an example, + you will enable the CUPS server if you want printers on your machine to be + accessible from the network. </p> <p><span class="bold"><strong>Advanced</strong></span></p> - <p>The set of checkbuttons only comprises the most common services. The - "Advanced" button allows to enable messages that correspond to a service for - which no checkbutton exists. The "<span class="emphasis"><em>Advanced</em></span>" button - opens a window where you can enable a series of services by typing a list of - couples (blank separated) + <p>The <span class="emphasis"><em>Advanced</em></span> option opens a window where you can + enable a series of services by typing a list of <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">couples</span>”</span> + (blank separated) </p> |