http://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=537980 User lnussel@novell.com added comment http://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=537980#c6 Ludwig Nussel <lnussel@novell.com> changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- CC| |lnussel@novell.com --- Comment #6 from Ludwig Nussel <lnussel@novell.com> 2009-09-14 02:43:22 MDT --- (In reply to comment #5)
If there is only one item "disabled and closed" vs. "enabled and open", there is no need to confuse people by mentioning the firewall at all.
I tend to agree. I'd suggest to implement a "remote access/login" proposal instead of a firewall proposal, at least in the install mode without interactive second stage. ie something like * remote access is disabled I'd not offer quick switch buttons. Instead clicking the line should always open a full configuration dialog.
But I still fail to see a point in closing the port of a not running service,
The port isn't explicitly 'closed'. Instead the Firewall just drops all packets you don't explicitly allow.
and of starting sshd, but not opening the port as well.
When configuring a router you'd have interfaces in the external and in the internal zone. ssh would automatically be accessible from the internal zones in that case. Opening the port here would mean allowing ssh access from the internet. -- Configure bugmail: http://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.