I need firewall off

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zakoschris

I need firewall off

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how do I turn the firewall off in linux mint?
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Dyfi

Re: I need firewall off

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In a root terminal type ufw disable then use enter on the keyboard.
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zakoschris

Re: I need firewall off

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Thankyou
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Dyfi

Re: I need firewall off

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When you want to restart the firewall ufw enable in a root terminal.
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Re: I need firewall off

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Just curious as to why you would feel the need to turn your firewall off? That's like cancelling your flood insurance during the rainy season, isn't it?

Is there a specific application that you need to give access to that you cannot figure out or something?
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Re: I need firewall off

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MtnDewManiac wrote:That's like cancelling your flood insurance during the rainy season, isn't it?
Not if he's sitting behind a router with NAT. That would be pretty much any router nowadays.
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Re: I need firewall off

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Mint has a GUI tool to turn the firewall off and on. Save yourself some typing. :)
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Re: I need firewall off

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catweazel wrote:
MtnDewManiac wrote:That's like cancelling your flood insurance during the rainy season, isn't it?
Not if he's sitting behind a router with NAT. That would be pretty much any router nowadays.
Unfortunately it has been revealed that almost all consumer grade routers are extremely insecure. I am behind a router with a firewall but I have my local firewall on as well. If my router becomes compromised the local firewall is there as a second line of defense.
I am a belt and suspenders guy when it comes to security.
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