[Pkg-utopia-maintainers] Bug#426683: network-manager: nm should have basic firewalling framework

[Michael Biebl]

Ritesh Raj Sarraf wrote:
> Package: network-manager
> Version: 0.6.4-8+b1
> Severity: wishlist
> 
> NetworkManager is cool but it would be cooler if there could be some
> minimal firewalling capabilities clubbed with it.
> 
> Currently, adding a script to /etc/network/if-up.d/firewall does the job.
> 
> rrs at learner:~$ cat /etc/network/if-up.d/firewall
> #!/bin/bash
> 
> if [ $IFACE == "lo" ]; then
>     echo;
> else
>     /sbin/iptables -A INPUT -i $IFACE -m state --state NEW,INVALID -j DROP;
> 
> 
> Probably, you could either put such scripts in the
> /usr/share/doc/$$/example folders and document it in the README.Debian
> file or else add similar framework into Debconf.
> 
> This feature would be good for users.

Nice idea. I'll put some example scripts into
/usr/share/doc/network-manager/examples/

Cheers,
Michael


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