How to Set Up a Firewall in Linux

Why do I need to configure a firewall for my Linux machine? Isn't it the safer than most other server OSs?

1. Step 1 : Beef-up basic Linux security: ...
2. Step 2: Decide how you want to protect your server: ...
3. Step 1: Retrieve the Iptables firewall: ...
4. Step 2: Discover what Iptables is already configured to do by default:

1. What can be used to setup a firewall on a Linux system?
2. How do I open firewall on Linux?
3. Does Linux have a firewall?
4. How do I setup a firewall?

What can be used to setup a firewall on a Linux system?

Most of the Linux distro's ship with default firewall tools that can be used to configure them. We will be using “IPTables” the default tool provided in Linux to establish a firewall. Iptables is used to set up, maintain and inspect the tables of the IPv4 and IPv6 packet filter rules in the Linux Kernel.

How do I open firewall on Linux?

Ubuntu and Debian

1. Issue the following command to open port 1191 for TCP traffic. sudo ufw allow 1191/tcp.
2. Issue the following command to open a range of ports. sudo ufw allow 60000:61000/tcp.
3. Issue the following command to stop and start Uncomplicated Firewall (UFW). sudo ufw disable sudo ufw enable.

Does Linux have a firewall?

Almost all Linux distributions come without a firewall by default. To be more correct, they have an inactive firewall. Because the Linux kernel has a built-in firewall and technically all Linux distros have a firewall but it is not configured and activated. ... Nevertheless, I recommend to activate a firewall.

How do I setup a firewall?

How to Configure a Firewall in 5 Steps

1. Step 1: Secure your firewall. ...
2. Step 2: Architect your firewall zones and IP addresses. ...
3. Step 3: Configure access control lists. ...
4. Step 4: Configure your other firewall services and logging. ...
5. Step 5: Test your firewall configuration. ...
6. Firewall management.