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                  <h2 class="title"><a name="firewall"></a>Firewall
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         <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
              Internet.
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         <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.
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         <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.
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         <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)
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         <p><span class="emphasis"><em>&lt;port-number&gt;/&lt;protocol&gt;</em></span></p>
         
           
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               <td>- <span class="emphasis"><em>&lt;port-number&gt;</em></span> is the value of the
                      port assigned to the service you want to enable (e.g. 873 for the RSYNC
                      service) as defined in <span class="emphasis"><em>RFC-433</em></span>;
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               <td>- <span class="emphasis"><em>&lt;protocol&gt;</em></span> is one of
                      <span class="emphasis"><em>TCP</em></span> or <span class="emphasis"><em>UDP</em></span> - the internet
                      protocol that is used by the service.
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         <p>For instance, the entry for enabling access to the RSYNC service
              therefore is <span class="emphasis"><em>873/tcp</em></span>.
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         <p>In case a service is implemented to use both protocols, you specify 2
              couples for the same port.
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