Hi all,
Quick question, I am new to using Linux and am using openSuse 11.4. I was able to download and figure out Wine to run a Windows application through it. However it tells me I need to configure the firewall to allow it to work. In M$ it would give me the option to allow it, however I do not get that option now.
Is there something I need to get through the Yast to help me configure this?
How will I know what port to open?
Hopefully there is an easy way to do this.
You can configure services in Yast → Firewall → Allowed Services. If the service you want isn’t in the list, you can go “advanced” and add the ports that way. What is the program/service you need?
On Sun, 17 Jul 2011 21:36:03 +0000, FraterAB wrote:
> Hi all,
> Quick question, I am new to using Linux and am using openSuse 11.4. I
> was able to download and figure out Wine to run a Windows application
> through it. However it tells me I need to configure the firewall to
> allow it to work. In M$ it would give me the option to allow it, however
> I do not get that option now.
>
> Is there something I need to get through the Yast to help me configure
> this?
Yes - the YaST firewall manager will let you open the inbound port.
> How will I know what port to open?
I’d start with the software’s documentation.
> Hopefully there is an easy way to do this.
>
> Thanks for your help.
> AB
Hi Swerdna,
Yeah I found the Firewall under yast, thanks so much! The service is Paltalk, its a chat type service so Im guessing I would just put it in under the add button. Hopefully that works. Ill give it a go.
Yeup Im new, the last time I attempted to mess with Linux was Slackware back in 2003, I attempted to put it on an old computer I had laying around. Needless to say I got frustrated and left. One of my Unix admins at work told me about how they have made things a lot easier, and Im quite impressed. so I blew away my windows notebook and just loaded openSuse. Now I am only subjected to using windows at work.
I’m not entirely sure that would need adjustment to the firewall. But let us know what you find works.
I suspect it may not be entirely easy to get it working in wine. There are video/chat alternatives that work in Linux though.
I don’t think you can add a name if the name isn’t in the drop-down list. You would need to add port ranges, TCP 10000-30000, 5000-5013
But – ports might not be the problem. Try first turning the firewall off temporarily and see if Paltalk works. If it does work with the firewall off, then ports are the problem. If it doesn’t work with the firewall off, then ports are not the problem.
This console/terminal command will turn the firewall off (case sensitive): su -c “rcSuSEfirewall2 stop”
And this will turn it back on again: su -c “rcSuSEfirewall2 start”
And if yo get confused, this will tell you where it’s at: su -c “rcSuSEfirewall2 status”
Well I had turned the firewall completely off, and it still didnt work. So there is probably more behind it, oh well still happy with my Dell XPS701 running Linux and not M$, it just works.
thank you all for your help.
