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brazzmonkey

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NFS and firewall

hi there,
i'm trying to set up an NFS share. Which ports should I open in shorewall ??
so far i've opened TCP/UDP 111, TCP/UDP 2049, TCP 37587, UDP 34709.
do i need to open any other ports ?

thanks

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fukawi2

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Re: NFS and firewall

NFS is the biggest PITA when it comes to firewalls. Without me repeating info, this page may help you:
http://www.lowth.com/LinWiz/nfs_help.html

...some of the TCP/IP and UDP ports used by components of the service are randomly generated as part of the "SunRPC" mechanism.

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Xyne

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Re: NFS and firewall

Maybe you should look into using openssh or openvpn to tunnel a connection through your firewall.

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brazzmonkey

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Re: NFS and firewall

well, maybe i should think about using ftp instead...

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fk

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Re: NFS and firewall

well, maybe i should think about using ftp instead...

try sftp, simple as ftp and secure like ssh

Last edited by fk (2008-12-22 22:29:02)

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brazzmonkey

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Re: NFS and firewall

i'll check this out.
Thank you guys.

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print

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Re: NFS and firewall

These rules on the server running shorewall and NFS make it work on my LAN:

ACCEPT              net:192.168.1.0/24       $FW     tcp     111,2049,40160
ACCEPT              net:192.168.1.0/24       $FW     udp     111,2049,40160

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fukawi2

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Re: NFS and firewall

http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/For … Bumping.27

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brazzmonkey

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Re: NFS and firewall

Indeed, this is an old thread, I don't even bother using NFS because I figured out FTP was much, much faster.
Thanks anyhow print, hopefully that'll help someone.

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