The 03.08.16 at 03:04, Matthew Goins wrote:
Sometimes my isp's DHCP server takes a little while to "wake up" or something, so by the time my startup scripts get to the firewall, eth0 is not yet configured. Then when eth0 finally gets going, I have to open YaST and restart the firewall, because nothing works right. Is there a
You do what? :-o
quick way of doing this without firing up YaST? Not that YaST is slow, but there must be a better way.
:-) Of course. Just enter on a console, as root: SuSEfirewall2 and you are done. All services have similar commands; all of them reside in /etc/init.d/. Most of them start with rc, so, on a console (as root), "type rc [tab][tab]" and you will see them all well, (almost).
Matt, always there with the newbie questions.
Ah, that explains it! X'-) The "SuSE User Gide" and the "Administration Guide" makes good bed reading material. Just read a chapter before going to sleep every night, and you will be there :-) -- Cheers, Carlos Robinson