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TheBlackCat Registered Member Posts 2945 Karma 8 OS	Firewall configuration module Thu Aug 20, 2009 3:05 pm I think a key configuration module missing from system settings is a module where you can configure your system's firewall. Linux has essentially built-in firewall support, as does windows and I assume mac does as well. But as far as I am aware there is no good, integrated way to configure it under KDE 4. Man is the lowest-cost, 150-pound, nonlinear, all-purpose computer system which can be mass-produced by unskilled labor. -NASA in 1965
Angel Blue01 Registered Member Posts 220 Karma 0 OS	Firewall configuration module Fri Aug 28, 2009 7:11 pm I wasn't aware that Linux has built-in firewall support. opeSUSE for one has isolated it to their own YAST application. But if it can be platform neutrally, I think I'd be great. Proudly dual-booting openSUSE 11.1 with KDE 4.3 and Windows Vista on a Toshiba A205-S4577 since July 2007.
Kryten2X4B Registered Member Posts 911 Karma 4 OS	Firewall configuration module Fri Aug 28, 2009 11:47 pm Angel Blue01 wrote:I wasn't aware that Linux has built-in firewall support. opeSUSE for one has isolated it to their own YAST application. That one is "only" for configuring the firewall. It's lower-level system-software that's doing the real job. OpenSUSE 11.4, 64-bit with KDE 4.6.4 Proud to be a member of KDE forums since 2008-Oct.
Citan Registered Member Posts 9 Karma 0 OS	Firewall configuration module Thu Jan 05, 2012 3:40 pm Hi all, I agree on this point. There is no clear indication in KDE control center, as to the existence of a firewall, which ports are open, and how to open/close other ones. I tried using nmap since it seems to be the reference tool, but frankly I'm a bit lost. A GUI like in Mandriva (or openSuse) would be much appreciated. Note that a KDE app exists in KDE-Look : UFW Kcontrol Module. But there is only the source there, not very user friendly. Thanks for reading, cheers!