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NAME
firehol-services - FireHOL services list
SYNOPSIS
AH all amanda any anystateless apcupsd apcupsdnis aptproxy asterisk
cups custom cvspserver
darkstat daytime dcc dcpp dhcp dhcprelay dhcpv6 dict distcc dns
echo emule eserver ESP
finger ftp
gift giftui gkrellmd GRE
h323 heartbeat http httpalt https hylafax
iax iax2 ICMP icmp ICMPV6 icmpv6 icp ident imap imaps ipsecnatt ipv6error ipv6mld
ipv6neigh ipv6router irc isakmp
jabber jabberd
l2tp ldap ldaps lpd
microsoft_ds mms msn msnp ms_ds multicast mysql
netbackup netbios_dgm netbios_ns netbios_ssn nfs nis nntp nntps nrpe ntp nut nxserver
openvpn oracle OSPF
ping pop3 pop3s portmap postgres pptp privoxy
radius radiusold radiusoldproxy radiusproxy rdp rndc rsync rtp
samba sane sip smtp smtps snmp snmptrap socks squid ssh stun submission sunrpc swat syslog
telnet tftp time timestamp tomcat
upnp uucp
vmware vmwareauth vmwareweb vnc
webcache webmin whois
xbox xdmcp
DESCRIPTION
service: AH
IPSec Authentication Header (AH)
Example:
server AH accept
Service Type:
• simple
Server Ports:
• 51/any
Client Ports:
• any
Links
• [Wikipedia][WIKI-AH]
Notes
For more information see this Archive of the FreeS/WAN documentation
(http://web.archive.org/web/20100918134143/http://www.freeswan.org/freeswan_trees/freeswan-1.99/doc/ipsec.html#AH.ipsec)
and RFC 2402 (http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2402.txt). [WIKI-AH]:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPsec#Authentication_Header
service: all
Match all traffic
Example:
server all accept
Service Type:
• simple
Server Ports:
• all
Client Ports:
• all
Netfilter Modules
• nf_conntrack_ftp CONFIG_NF_CONNTRACK_FTP (http://cateee.net/lkddb/web-
lkddb/NF_CONNTRACK_FTP.html)
• nf_conntrack_irc CONFIG_NF_CONNTRACK_IRC (http://cateee.net/lkddb/web-
lkddb/NF_CONNTRACK_IRC.html)
• nf_conntrack_sip CONFIG_NF_CONNTRACK_SIP (http://cateee.net/lkddb/web-
lkddb/NF_CONNTRACK_SIP.html)
• nf_conntrack_pptp CONFIG_NF_CONNTRACK_PPTP (http://cateee.net/lkddb/web-
lkddb/NF_CONNTRACK_PPTP.html)
• nf_conntrack_proto_gre CONFIG_NF_CT_PROTO_GRE (http://cateee.net/lkddb/web-
lkddb/NF_CT_PROTO_GRE.html)
Netfilter NAT Modules
• nf_nat_ftp CONFIG_NF_NAT_FTP (http://cateee.net/lkddb/web-lkddb/NF_NAT_FTP.html)
• nf_nat_irc CONFIG_NF_NAT_IRC (http://cateee.net/lkddb/web-lkddb/NF_NAT_IRC.html)
• nf_nat_sip CONFIG_NF_NAT_SIP (http://cateee.net/lkddb/web-lkddb/NF_NAT_SIP.html)
• nf_nat_pptp CONFIG_NF_NAT_PPTP (http://cateee.net/lkddb/web-
lkddb/NF_NAT_PPTP.html)
• nf_nat_proto_gre CONFIG_NF_NAT_PROTO_GRE (http://cateee.net/lkddb/web-
lkddb/NF_NAT_PROTO_GRE.html)
Notes
Matches all traffic (all protocols, ports, etc.). Note that to provide
“connections in one direction with replies” semantics, the kernel connection
tracker is still used: this will therefore still not match packets if they
are not understood as part of a connection (e.g. some ICMPv6 packets,
requests and replies taking different routes, complex protocols with no
helper loaded).
This service may indirectly setup a set of other services, if they require
kernel modules to be loaded. The following complex services are activated:
service: amanda
Advanced Maryland Automatic Network Disk Archiver
Service Type:
• simple
Server Ports:
• udp/10080
Client Ports:
• default
Netfilter Modules
• nf_conntrack_amanda CONFIG_NF_CONNTRACK_AMANDA (http://cateee.net/lkddb/web-
lkddb/NF_CONNTRACK_AMANDA.html)
Netfilter NAT Modules
• nf_nat_amanda CONFIG_NF_NAT_AMANDA (http://cateee.net/lkddb/web-
lkddb/NF_NAT_AMANDA.html)
Links
• Homepage (http://www.amanda.org/)
• Wikipedia
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advanced_Maryland_Automatic_Network_Disk_Archiver)
service: any
Match all traffic (without modules or indirect)
Example:
server any *myname* accept proto 47
Service Type:
• simple
Server Ports:
• all
Client Ports:
• all
Notes
Matches all traffic (all protocols, ports, etc), but does not care about
kernel modules and does not activate any other service indirectly. In
combination with the firehol-params(5) this service can match unusual
traffic (e.g. GRE - protocol 47).
Note that you have to supply your own name in addition to “any”.
service: anystateless
Match all traffic statelessly
Example:
server anystateless *myname* accept proto 47
Service Type:
• complex
Server Ports:
• all
Client Ports:
• all
Notes
Matches all traffic (all protocols, ports, etc), but does not care about
kernel modules and does not activate any other service indirectly. In
combination with the firehol-params(5) this service can match unusual
traffic (e.g. GRE - protocol 47).
This service is identical to “any” but does not care about the state of
traffic.
Note that you have to supply your own name in addition to “anystateless”.
service: apcupsd
APC UPS Daemon
Example:
server apcupsd accept
Service Type:
• simple
Server Ports:
• tcp/6544
Client Ports:
• default
Links
• [Homepage][HOME-apcupsd]
• [Wikipedia][WIKI-apcupsd]
Notes
This service must be defined as “server apcupsd accept” on all machines not
directly connected to the UPS (i.e. slaves).
Note that the port defined here is not the default port (6666) used if you
download and compile APCUPSD, since the default conflicts with IRC and many
distributions (like Debian) have changed this to 6544.
You can define port 6544 in APCUPSD, by changing the value of NETPORT in its
configuration file, or overwrite this FireHOL service definition using the
procedures described in Adding Services in firehol.conf(5). [HOME-apcupsd]:
http://www.apcupsd.com [WIKI-apcupsd]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apcupsd
service: apcupsdnis
APC UPS Daemon Network Information Server
Example:
server apcupsdnis accept
Service Type:
• simple
Server Ports:
• tcp/3551
Client Ports:
• default
Links
• [Homepage][HOME-apcupsdnis]
• [Wikipedia][WIKI-apcupsdnis]
Notes
This service allows the remote WEB interfaces of APCUPSD
(http://www.apcupsd.com/), to connect and get information from the server
directly connected to the UPS device. [HOME-apcupsdnis]:
http://www.apcupsd.com [WIKI-apcupsdnis]:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apcupsd
service: aptproxy
Advanced Packaging Tool Proxy
Example:
server aptproxy accept
Service Type:
• simple
Server Ports:
• tcp/9999
Client Ports:
• default
Links
• Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apt-proxy)
service: asterisk
Asterisk PABX
Example:
server asterisk accept
Service Type:
• simple
Server Ports:
• tcp/5038
Client Ports:
• default
Links
• [Homepage][HOME-asterisk]
• [Wikipedia][WIKI-asterisk]
Notes
This service refers only to the manager interface of asterisk. You should
normally enable sip, h323, rtp, etc. at the firewall level, if you enable
the relative channel drivers of asterisk. [HOME-asterisk]:
http://www.asterisk.org [WIKI-asterisk]:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asterisk_PBX
service: cups
Common UNIX Printing System
Example:
server cups accept
Service Type:
• simple
Server Ports:
• tcp/631 udp/631
Client Ports:
• any
Links
• Homepage (http://www.cups.org)
• Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_Unix_Printing_System)
service: custom
Custom definitions
Example:
server custom myimap tcp/143 default accept
Service Type:
• custom
Server Ports:
• N/A
Client Ports:
• N/A
Notes
The full syntax is:
subcommand custom name svr-proto/ports cli-ports action params
This service is used by FireHOL to allow you create rules for services which
do not have a definition.
subcommand, action and params have their usual meanings.
A name must be supplied along with server ports in the form proto/range and
client ports which takes only a range.
To define services with the built-in extension mechanism to avoid the need
for custom services, see Adding Services in firehol.conf(5).
service: cvspserver
Concurrent Versions System
Example:
server cvspserver accept
Service Type:
• simple
Server Ports:
• tcp/2401
Client Ports:
• default
Links
• Homepage (http://www.nongnu.org/cvs/)
• Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concurrent_Versions_System)
service: darkstat
Darkstat network traffic analyser
Example:
server darkstat accept
Service Type:
• simple
Server Ports:
• tcp/666
Client Ports:
• default
Links
• Homepage (https://unix4lyfe.org/darkstat/)
service: daytime
Daytime Protocol
Example:
server daytime accept
Service Type:
• simple
Server Ports:
• tcp/13
Client Ports:
• default
Links
• Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daytime_Protocol)
service: dcc
Distributed Checksum Clearinghouse
Example:
server dcc accept
Service Type:
• simple
Server Ports:
• udp/6277
Client Ports:
• default
Links
• [Wikipedia][WIKI-dcc]
Notes
See also this DCC FAQ (http://www.rhyolite.com/dcc/FAQ.html#firewall-ports).
[WIKI-dcc]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Distributed_Checksum_Clearinghouse
service: dcpp
Direct Connect++ P2P
Example:
server dcpp accept
Service Type:
• simple
Server Ports:
• tcp/1412 udp/1412
Client Ports:
• default
Links
• Homepage (http://dcplusplus.sourceforge.net)
service: dhcp
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
Example:
server dhcp accept
Service Type:
• complex
Server Ports:
• udp/67
Client Ports:
• 68
Links
• [Wikipedia][WIKI-dhcp]
Notes
The dhcp service is implemented as stateless rules.
DHCP clients broadcast to the network (src 0.0.0.0 dst 255.255.255.255) to
find a DHCP server. If the DHCP service was stateful the iptables
connection tracker would not match the packets and deny to send the reply.
Note that this change does not affect the security of either DHCP servers or
clients, since only the specific ports are allowed (there is no random port
at either the server or the client side).
Note also that the “server dhcp accept” or “client dhcp accept” commands
should placed within interfaces that do not have src and / or dst defined
(because of the initial broadcast).
You can overcome this problem by placing the DHCP service on a separate
interface, without a src or dst but with a policy return. Place this
interface before the one that defines the rest of the services.
For example:
interface eth0 dhcp
policy return
server dhcp accept
interface eth0 lan src "$mylan" dst "$myip"
client all accept
For example: interface eth0 dhcp policy return server dhcp accept interface
eth0 lan src “$mylan" dst "$myip” client all accept
This service implicitly sets its client or server to ipv4 mode. [WIKI-
dhcp]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dhcp
service: dhcprelay
DHCP Relay
Example:
server dhcprelay accept
Service Type:
• simple
Server Ports:
• udp/67
Client Ports:
• 67
Links
• [Wikipedia][WIKI-dhcprelay]
Notes
From RFC 1812 section 9.1.2:
In many cases, BOOTP clients and their associated BOOTP server(s) do not
reside on the same IP (sub)network. In such cases, a third-party agent is
required to transfer BOOTP messages between clients and servers. Such an
agent was originally referred to as a BOOTP forwarding agent. However, to
avoid confusion with the IP forwarding function of a router, the name BOOTP
relay agent has been adopted instead.
For more information about DHCP Relay see section 9.1.2 of RFC 1812
(http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc1812.txt) and section 4 of RFC 1542
(http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc1542.txt) [WIKI-dhcprelay]:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dynamic_Host_Configuration_Protocol#DHCP_relaying
service: dhcpv6
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol for IPv6
Example:
server dhcpv6 accept
client dhcpv6 accept
Service Type:
• complex
Server Ports:
• udp/547
Client Ports:
• udp/546
Links
• [Wikipedia][WIKI-dhcpv6]
Notes
The dhcp service is implemented as stateless rules. It cannot be stateful
as the connection tracker will not match a unicast reply to a broadcast
request. Further, if you wish to add src/dst rule parameters, you must
account for both the broadcast and link-local network prefixes.
Clients broadcast from a link-local address to the multicast address
ff02::1:2 on UDP port 547 to find a server. The server sends a unicast
reply back to the client which listens on UDP port 546.
For a FireHOL interface, creating a client will allow sending to port 547
and receiving on port 546. Creating a server allows sending to port 546 and
receiving on port 547.
Unlike DHCP for IPv4, the source ports to be used are not defined in DHCPv6
- see section 5.2 of RFC3315 (http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc3315.txt). Some
servers are known to make use of this to send from arbitrary ports, so
FireHOL does not assume a source port.
This service implicitly sets its client or server to ipv6 mode. [WIKI-
dhcpv6]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DHCPv6
service: dict
Dictionary Server Protocol
Example:
server dict accept
Service Type:
• simple
Server Ports:
• tcp/2628
Client Ports:
• default
Links
• [Wikipedia][WIKI-dict]
Notes
See RFC2229 (http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2229.txt). [WIKI-dict]:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DICT
service: distcc
Distributed CC
Example:
server distcc accept
Service Type:
• simple
Server Ports:
• tcp/3632
Client Ports:
• default
Links
• [Homepage][HOME-distcc]
• [Wikipedia][WIKI-distcc]
Notes
For distcc security, please check the distcc security design
(http://distcc.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/doc/web/security.html). [HOME-
distcc]: https://code.google.com/p/distcc/ [WIKI-distcc]:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Distcc
service: dns
Domain Name System
Example:
server dns accept
Service Type:
• simple
Server Ports:
• udp/53 tcp/53
Client Ports:
• any
Links
• [Wikipedia][WIKI-dns]
Notes
On very busy DNS servers you may see a few dropped DNS packets in your logs.
This is normal. The iptables connection tracker will timeout the session
and lose unmatched DNS packets that arrive too late to be useful. [WIKI-
dns]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domain_Name_System
service: echo
Echo Protocol
Example:
server echo accept
Service Type:
• simple
Server Ports:
• tcp/7
Client Ports:
• default
Links
• Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Echo_Protocol)
service: emule
eMule (Donkey network client)
Example:
client emule accept src 192.0.2.1
Service Type:
• complex
Server Ports:
• many
Client Ports:
• many
Links
• [Homepage][HOME-emule]
Notes
According to eMule Port Definitions (http://www.emule-
project.net/home/perl/help.cgi?l=1&rm=show_topic&topic_id=122), FireHOL
defines:
• Accept from any client port to the server at tcp/4661
• Accept from any client port to the server at tcp/4662
• Accept from any client port to the server at udp/4665
• Accept from any client port to the server at udp/4672
• Accept from any server port to the client at tcp/4662
• Accept from any server port to the client at udp/4672
Use the FireHOL firehol-client(5) command to match the eMule client.
Please note that the eMule client is an HTTP client also. [HOME-emule]:
http://www.emule-project.com
service: eserver
eDonkey network server
Example:
server eserver accept
Service Type:
• simple
Server Ports:
• tcp/4661 udp/4661 udp/4665
Client Ports:
• any
Links
• Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eserver)
service: ESP
IPSec Encapsulated Security Payload (ESP)
Example:
server ESP accept
Service Type:
• simple
Server Ports:
• 50/any
Client Ports:
• any
Links
• [Wikipedia][WIKI-ESP]
Notes
For more information see this Archive of the FreeS/WAN documentation
(http://web.archive.org/web/20100918134143/http://www.freeswan.org/freeswan_trees/freeswan-1.99/doc/ipsec.html#ESP.ipsec)
RFC 2406 (http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2406.txt). [WIKI-ESP]:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPsec#Encapsulating_Security_Payload
service: finger
Finger Protocol
Example:
server finger accept
Service Type:
• simple
Server Ports:
• tcp/79
Client Ports:
• default
Links
• Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finger_protocol)
service: ftp
File Transfer Protocol
Example:
server ftp accept
Service Type:
• simple
Server Ports:
• tcp/21
Client Ports:
• default
Netfilter Modules
• nf_conntrack_ftp CONFIG_NF_CONNTRACK_FTP (http://cateee.net/lkddb/web-
lkddb/NF_CONNTRACK_FTP.html)
Netfilter NAT Modules
• nf_nat_ftp CONFIG_NF_NAT_FTP (http://cateee.net/lkddb/web-lkddb/NF_NAT_FTP.html)
Links
• [Wikipedia][WIKI-ftp]
Notes
The FTP service matches both active and passive FTP connections. [WIKI-
ftp]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ftp
service: gift
giFT Internet File Transfer
Example:
server gift accept
Service Type:
• simple
Server Ports:
• tcp/4302 tcp/1214 tcp/2182 tcp/2472
Client Ports:
• any
Links
• [Homepage][HOME-gift]
• [Wikipedia][WIKI-gift]
Notes
The gift FireHOL service supports:
• Gnutella listening at tcp/4302
• FastTrack listening at tcp/1214
• OpenFT listening at tcp/2182 and tcp/2472
The above ports are the defaults given for the corresponding giFT modules.
To allow access to the user interface ports of giFT, use the giftui. [HOME-
gift]: http://gift.sourceforge.net [WIKI-gift]:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GiFT
service: giftui
giFT Internet File Transfer User Interface
Example:
server giftui accept
Service Type:
• simple
Server Ports:
• tcp/1213
Client Ports:
• default
Links
• [Homepage][HOME-giftui]
• [Wikipedia][WIKI-giftui]
Notes
This service refers only to the user interface ports offered by giFT. To
allow gift accept P2P requests, use the gift. [HOME-giftui]:
http://gift.sourceforge.net [WIKI-giftui]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GiFT
service: gkrellmd
GKrellM Daemon
Example:
server gkrellmd accept
Service Type:
• simple
Server Ports:
• tcp/19150
Client Ports:
• default
Links
• Homepage (http://gkrellm.net/)
• Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gkrellm)
service: GRE
Generic Routing Encapsulation
Example:
server GRE accept
Service Type:
• simple
Server Ports:
• 47/any
Client Ports:
• any
Netfilter Modules
• nf_conntrack_proto_gre CONFIG_NF_CT_PROTO_GRE (http://cateee.net/lkddb/web-
lkddb/NF_CT_PROTO_GRE.html)
Netfilter NAT Modules
• nf_nat_proto_gre CONFIG_NF_NAT_PROTO_GRE (http://cateee.net/lkddb/web-
lkddb/NF_NAT_PROTO_GRE.html)
Links
• [Wikipedia][WIKI-GRE]
Notes
Protocol No 47.
For more information see RFC RFC 2784 (http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2784.txt).
[WIKI-GRE]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Generic_Routing_Encapsulation
service: h323
H.323 VoIP
Example:
server h323 accept
Service Type:
• simple
Server Ports:
• udp/1720 tcp/1720
Client Ports:
• default
Netfilter Modules
• nf_conntrack_h323 CONFIG_NF_CONNTRACK_H323 (http://cateee.net/lkddb/web-
lkddb/NF_CONNTRACK_H323.html)
Netfilter NAT Modules
• nf_nat_h323 CONFIG_NF_NAT_H323 (http://cateee.net/lkddb/web-
lkddb/NF_NAT_H323.html)
Links
• Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H323)
service: heartbeat
HeartBeat
Example:
server heartbeat accept
Service Type:
• simple
Server Ports:
• udp/690:699
Client Ports:
• default
Links
• [Homepage][HOME-heartbeat]
Notes
This FireHOL service has been designed such a way that it will allow
multiple heartbeat clusters on the same LAN. [HOME-heartbeat]:
http://www.linux-ha.org/
service: http
Hypertext Transfer Protocol
Example:
server http accept
Service Type:
• simple
Server Ports:
• tcp/80
Client Ports:
• default
Links
• Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Http)
service: httpalt
HTTP alternate port
Example:
server httpalt accept
Service Type:
• simple
Server Ports:
• tcp/8080
Client Ports:
• default
Links
• [Wikipedia][WIKI-httpalt]
Notes
This port is commonly used by web servers, web proxies and caches where the
standard http port is not available or can or should not be used. [WIKI-
httpalt]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Http
service: https
Secure Hypertext Transfer Protocol
Example:
server https accept
Service Type:
• simple
Server Ports:
• tcp/443
Client Ports:
• default
Links
• Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Https)
service: hylafax
HylaFAX
Example:
server hylafax accept
Service Type:
• complex
Server Ports:
• many
Client Ports:
• many
Links
• [Homepage][HOME-hylafax]
• [Wikipedia][WIKI-hylafax]
Notes
This service allows incoming requests to server port tcp/4559 and outgoing
from server port tcp/4558.
The correct operation of this service has not been verified.
USE THIS WITH CARE. A HYLAFAX CLIENT MAY OPEN ALL TCP UNPRIVILEGED PORTS TO
ANYONE (from port tcp/4558). [HOME-hylafax]: http://www.hylafax.org/ [WIKI-
hylafax]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hylafax
service: iax
Inter-Asterisk eXchange
Example:
server iax accept
Service Type:
• simple
Server Ports:
• udp/5036
Client Ports:
• default
Links
• [Homepage][HOME-iax]
• [Wikipedia][WIKI-iax]
Notes
This service refers to IAX version 1. There is also iax2. [HOME-iax]:
http://www.asterisk.org [WIKI-iax]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iax
service: iax2
Inter-Asterisk eXchange v2
Example:
server iax2 accept
Service Type:
• simple
Server Ports:
• udp/5469 udp/4569
Client Ports:
• default
Links
• [Homepage][HOME-iax2]
• [Wikipedia][WIKI-iax2]
Notes
This service refers to IAX version 2. There is also iax. [HOME-iax2]:
http://www.asterisk.org [WIKI-iax2]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iax
service: ICMP
Internet Control Message Protocol
Example:
server ICMP accept
Service Type:
• simple
Server Ports:
• icmp/any
Client Ports:
• any
Links
• Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Control_Message_Protocol)
service: icmp
Internet Control Message Protocol
Alias for ICMP
service: ICMPV6
Internet Control Message Protocol v6
Example:
server ICMPV6 accept
Service Type:
• simple
Server Ports:
• icmpv6/any
Client Ports:
• any
Links
• Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ICMPv6)
service: icmpv6
Internet Control Message Protocol v6
Alias for ICMPV6
service: icp
Internet Cache Protocol
Example:
server icp accept
Service Type:
• simple
Server Ports:
• udp/3130
Client Ports:
• 3130
Links
• Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Cache_Protocol)
service: ident
Identification Protocol
Example:
server ident reject with tcp-reset
Service Type:
• simple
Server Ports:
• tcp/113
Client Ports:
• default
Links
• Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ident_protocol)
service: imap
Internet Message Access Protocol
Example:
server imap accept
Service Type:
• simple
Server Ports:
• tcp/143
Client Ports:
• default
Links
• Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imap)
service: imaps
Secure Internet Message Access Protocol
Example:
server imaps accept
Service Type:
• simple
Server Ports:
• tcp/993
Client Ports:
• default
Links
• Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imap)
service: ipsecnatt
NAT traversal and IPsec
Service Type:
• simple
Server Ports:
• udp/4500
Client Ports:
• any
Links
• Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NAT_traversal#IPsec_traversal_across_NAT)
service: ipv6error
ICMPv6 Error Handling
Example:
server ipv6error accept
Service Type:
• complex
Server Ports:
• N/A
Client Ports:
• N/A
Notes
This service is not needed from 3.0.0. It will do nothing but issue a
warning from 3.1.0; it will be removed in 4.0.0.
The linux connection tracker ensures that ICMPv6 errors are marked as
RELATED. Since 3.0.0, these are automatially accepted by FireHOL, making a
separate command redundant.
service: ipv6mld
IPv6 Multicast Listener Discovery for IPv6
Example:
client ipv6mld accept
Service Type:
• complex
Server Ports:
• N/A
Client Ports:
• N/A
Links
• [Wikipedia][WIKI-ipv6mld]
Notes
IPv6 uses Multicast Listener Discovery to discover multicast listeners and
what they are listening for.
In practice all IPv6 nodes are multicast listeners since multicast is used
in the neighbour discovery protocol which replaces ARP in IPv4.
These rules are stateless since reports can happen automatically as well as
on query.
Unless muticast snooping is disabled across the network, MLD should be
enabled for any clients:
client ipv6mld accept
MLD should also be enabled as a server on any hosts acting as a router:
server ipv6mld accept
The rules should generally not be used to pass packets across a firewall
(e.g. in a router definition) unless the firewall is for a bridge.
This service implicitly sets its client or server to ipv6 mode. [WIKI-
ipv6mld]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multicast_Listener_Discovery
service: ipv6neigh
IPv6 Neighbour discovery
Example:
client ipv6neigh accept
server ipv6neigh accept
Service Type:
• complex
Server Ports:
• N/A
Client Ports:
• N/A
Links
• [Wikipedia][WIKI-ipv6neigh]
Notes
IPv6 uses the Neighbour Discovery Protocol to do automatic configuration of
routes and to replace ARP. To allow this functionality the network
neighbour and router solicitation/advertisement messages should be enabled
on each interface.
These rules are stateless since advertisement can happen automatically as
well as on solicitation.
Neighbour discovery (incoming) should always be enabled:
server ipv6neigh accept
Neighbour advertisement (outgoing) should always be enabled:
client ipv6neigh accept
The rules should not be used to pass packets across a firewall (e.g. in a
router definition) unless the firewall is for a bridge.
This service implicitly sets its client or server to ipv6 mode. [WIKI-
ipv6neigh]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neighbor_Discovery_Protocol
service: ipv6router
IPv6 Router discovery
Example:
client ipv6router accept
Service Type:
• complex
Server Ports:
• N/A
Client Ports:
• N/A
Links
• [Wikipedia][WIKI-ipv6router]
Notes
IPv6 uses the Neighbour Discovery Protocol to do automatic configuration of
routes and to replace ARP. To allow this functionality the network
neighbour and router solicitation/advertisement messages should be enabled
on each interface.
These rules are stateless since advertisement can happen automatically as
well as on solicitation.
Router discovery (incoming) should always be enabled:
client ipv6router accept
Router advertisement (outgoing) should be enabled on a host that routes:
server ipv6router accept
The rules should not be used to pass packets across a firewall (e.g. in a
router definition) unless the firewall is for a bridge.
This service implicitly sets its client or server to ipv6 mode. [WIKI-
ipv6router]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neighbor_Discovery_Protocol
service: irc
Internet Relay Chat
Example:
server irc accept
Service Type:
• simple
Server Ports:
• tcp/6667
Client Ports:
• default
Netfilter Modules
• nf_conntrack_irc CONFIG_NF_CONNTRACK_IRC (http://cateee.net/lkddb/web-
lkddb/NF_CONNTRACK_IRC.html)
Netfilter NAT Modules
• nf_nat_irc CONFIG_NF_NAT_IRC (http://cateee.net/lkddb/web-lkddb/NF_NAT_IRC.html)
Links
• Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Relay_Chat)
service: isakmp
Internet Security Association and Key Management Protocol (IKE)
Example:
server isakmp accept
Service Type:
• simple
Server Ports:
• udp/500
Client Ports:
• any
Links
• [Wikipedia][WIKI-isakmp]
Notes
For more information see the Archive of the FreeS/WAN documentation
(http://web.archive.org/web/20100918134143/http://www.freeswan.org/freeswan_trees/freeswan-1.99/doc/ipsec.html#IKE.ipsec)
[WIKI-isakmp]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISAKMP
service: jabber
Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol
Example:
server jabber accept
Service Type:
• simple
Server Ports:
• tcp/5222 tcp/5223
Client Ports:
• default
Links
• [Wikipedia][WIKI-jabber]
Notes
Allows clear and SSL client-to-server connections. [WIKI-jabber]:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jabber
service: jabberd
Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol (Server)
Example:
server jabberd accept
Service Type:
• simple
Server Ports:
• tcp/5222 tcp/5223 tcp/5269
Client Ports:
• default
Links
• [Wikipedia][WIKI-jabberd]
Notes
Allows clear and SSL client-to-server and server-to-server connections.
Use this service for a jabberd server. In all other cases, use the jabber.
[WIKI-jabberd]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jabber
service: l2tp
Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol
Service Type:
• simple
Server Ports:
• udp/1701
Client Ports:
• any
Links
• Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L2tp)
service: ldap
Lightweight Directory Access Protocol
Example:
server ldap accept
Service Type:
• simple
Server Ports:
• tcp/389
Client Ports:
• default
Links
• Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ldap)
service: ldaps
Secure Lightweight Directory Access Protocol
Example:
server ldaps accept
Service Type:
• simple
Server Ports:
• tcp/636
Client Ports:
• default
Links
• Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ldap)
service: lpd
Line Printer Daemon Protocol
Example:
server lpd accept
Service Type:
• simple
Server Ports:
• tcp/515
Client Ports:
• any
Links
• [Wikipedia][WIKI-lpd]
Notes
LPD is documented in RFC 1179 (http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc1179.txt).
Since many operating systems incorrectly use the non-default client ports
for LPD access, this definition allows any client port to access the service
(in addition to the RFC defined 721 to 731 inclusive). [WIKI-lpd]:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Line_Printer_Daemon_protocol
service: microsoft_ds
Direct Hosted (NETBIOS-less) SMB
Example:
server microsoft_ds accept
Service Type:
• simple
Server Ports:
• tcp/445
Client Ports:
• default
Notes
Direct Hosted (i.e. NETBIOS-less SMB)
This is another NETBIOS Session Service with minor differences with
netbios_ssn. It is supported only by Windows 2000 and Windows XP and it
offers the advantage of being independent of WINS for name resolution.
It seems that samba supports transparently this protocol on the netbios_ssn
ports, so that either direct hosted or traditional SMB can be served
simultaneously.
Please refer to the netbios_ssn for more information.
service: mms
Microsoft Media Server
Example:
server mms accept
Service Type:
• simple
Server Ports:
• tcp/1755 udp/1755
Client Ports:
• default
Netfilter Modules
• See here (http://www.netfilter.org/documentation/HOWTO/netfilter-extensions-
HOWTO-5.html#ss5.5).
Netfilter NAT Modules
• See here (http://www.netfilter.org/documentation/HOWTO/netfilter-extensions-
HOWTO-5.html#ss5.5).
Links
• [Wikipedia][WIKI-mms]
Notes
Microsoft’s proprietary network streaming protocol used to transfer unicast
data in Windows Media Services (previously called NetShow Services). [WIKI-
mms]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Media_Server
service: msn
Microsoft MSN Messenger Service
Example:
server msn accept
Service Type:
• simple
Server Ports:
• tcp/1863 udp/1863
Client Ports:
• default
service: msnp
msnp Example:
server msnp accept
Service Type:
• simple
Server Ports:
• tcp/6891
Client Ports:
• default
service: ms_ds
Direct Hosted (NETBIOS-less) SMB
Alias for microsoft_ds
service: multicast
Multicast
Example:
server multicast reject with proto-unreach
Service Type:
• complex
Server Ports:
• N/A
Client Ports:
• N/A
Links
• [Wikipedia][WIKI-multicast]
Notes
The multicast service matches all packets sent to the $MULTICAST_IPS
addresses using IGMP or UDP. For IPv4 that means 224.0.0.0/4 and for IPv6
FF00::/16. [WIKI-multicast]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multicast
service: mysql
MySQL Example:
server mysql accept
Service Type:
• simple
Server Ports:
• tcp/3306
Client Ports:
• default
Links
• Homepage (http://www.mysql.com/)
• Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mysql)
service: netbackup
Veritas NetBackup service
Example:
server netbackup accept
client netbackup accept
Service Type:
• simple
Server Ports:
• tcp/13701 tcp/13711 tcp/13720 tcp/13721 tcp/13724 tcp/13782 tcp/13783
Client Ports:
• any
Links
• [Wikipedia][WIKI-netbackup]
Notes
To use this service you must define it as both client and server in
NetBackup clients and NetBackup servers. [WIKI-netbackup]:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netbackup
service: netbios_dgm
NETBIOS Datagram Distribution Service
Example:
server netbios_dgm accept
Service Type:
• simple
Server Ports:
• udp/138
Client Ports:
• any
Links
• [Wikipedia][WIKI-netbios_dgm]
Notes
See also the samba.
Keep in mind that this service broadcasts (to the broadcast address of your
LAN) UDP packets. If you place this service within an interface that has a
dst parameter, remember to include (in the dst parameter) the broadcast
address of your LAN too. [WIKI-netbios_dgm]:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netbios#Datagram_distribution_service
service: netbios_ns
NETBIOS Name Service
Example:
server netbios_ns accept
Service Type:
• simple
Server Ports:
• udp/137
Client Ports:
• any
Links
• [Wikipedia][WIKI-netbios_ns]
Notes
See also the samba. [WIKI-netbios_ns]:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netbios#Name_service
service: netbios_ssn
NETBIOS Session Service
Example:
server netbios_ssn accept
Service Type:
• simple
Server Ports:
• tcp/139
Client Ports:
• default
Links
• [Wikipedia][WIKI-netbios_ssn]
Notes
See also the samba.
Please keep in mind that newer NETBIOS clients prefer to use port 445
(microsoft_ds) for the NETBIOS session service, and when this is not
available they fall back to port 139 (netbios_ssn). Versions of samba above
3.x bind automatically to ports 139 and 445.
If you have an older samba version and your policy on an interface or router
is DROP, clients trying to access port 445 will have to timeout before
falling back to port 139. This timeout can be up to several minutes.
To overcome this problem you can explicitly REJECT the microsoft_ds with a
tcp-reset message:
server microsoft_ds reject with tcp-reset [WIKI-netbios_ssn]:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netbios#Session_service
service: nfs
Network File System
Example:
client nfs accept dst 192.0.2.1
Service Type:
• complex
Server Ports:
• many
Client Ports:
• N/A
Links
• Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Network_File_System_%28protocol%29)
Notes
The NFS service queries the RPC service on the NFS server host to find out
the ports nfsd, mountd, lockd and rquotad are listening. Then, according to
these ports it sets up rules on all the supported protocols (as reported by
RPC) in order the clients to be able to reach the server.
For this reason, the NFS service requires that:
• the firewall is restarted if the NFS server is restarted
• the NFS server must be specified on all nfs statements (only if it is not
the localhost)
Since NFS queries the remote RPC server, it is required to also be allowed
to do so, by allowing the portmap too. Take care that this is allowed by
the running firewall when FireHOL tries to query the RPC server. So you
might have to setup NFS in two steps: First add the portmap service and
activate the firewall, then add the NFS service and restart the firewall.
To avoid this you can setup your NFS server to listen on pre-defined ports,
as documented in NFS Howto (http://nfs.sourceforge.net/nfs-
howto/ar01s06.html#nfs_firewalls). If you do this then you will have to
define the the ports using the procedure described in Adding Services in
firehol.conf(5).
service: nis
Network Information Service
Example:
client nis accept dst 192.0.2.1
Service Type:
• complex
Server Ports:
• many
Client Ports:
• N/A
Links
• [Wikipedia][WIKI-nis]
Notes
The nis service queries the RPC service on the nis server host to find out
the ports ypserv and yppasswdd are listening. Then, according to these
ports it sets up rules on all the supported protocols (as reported by RPC)
in order the clients to be able to reach the server.
For this reason, the nis service requires that:
• the firewall is restarted if the nis server is restarted
• the nis server must be specified on all nis statements (only if it is not
the localhost)
Since nis queries the remote RPC server, it is required to also be allowed
to do so, by allowing the portmap too. Take care that this is allowed by
the running firewall when FireHOL tries to query the RPC server. So you
might have to setup nis in two steps: First add the portmap service and
activate the firewall, then add the nis service and restart the firewall.
This service was added to FireHOL by Carlos Rodrigues
(http://sourceforge.net/p/firehol/feature-requests/20/). His comments
regarding this implementation, are:
These rules work for client access only!
Pushing changes to slave servers won’t work if these rules are active
somewhere between the master and its slaves, because it is impossible to
predict the ports where yppush will be listening on each push.
Pulling changes directly on the slaves will work, and could be improved
performance-wise if these rules are modified to open fypxfrd. This wasn’t
done because it doesn’t make that much sense since pushing changes on the
master server is the most common, and recommended, way to replicate maps.
[WIKI-nis]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Network_Information_Service
service: nntp
Network News Transfer Protocol
Example:
server nntp accept
Service Type:
• simple
Server Ports:
• tcp/119
Client Ports:
• default
Links
• Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nntp)
service: nntps
Secure Network News Transfer Protocol
Example:
server nntps accept
Service Type:
• simple
Server Ports:
• tcp/563
Client Ports:
• default
Links
• Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nntp)
service: nrpe
Nagios NRPE
Service Type:
• simple
Server Ports:
• tcp/5666
Client Ports:
• default
Links
• Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nagios#NRPE)
service: ntp
Network Time Protocol
Example:
server ntp accept
Service Type:
• simple
Server Ports:
• udp/123 tcp/123
Client Ports:
• any
Links
• Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Network_Time_Protocol)
service: nut
Network UPS Tools
Example:
server nut accept
Service Type:
• simple
Server Ports:
• tcp/3493 udp/3493
Client Ports:
• default
Links
• Homepage (http://www.networkupstools.org/)
service: nxserver
NoMachine NX Server
Example:
server nxserver accept
Service Type:
• simple
Server Ports:
• tcp/5000:5200
Client Ports:
• default
Links
• [Wikipedia][WIKI-nxserver]
Notes
Default ports used by NX server for connections without encryption.
Note that nxserver also needs the ssh to be enabled.
This information has been extracted from this The TCP ports used by nxserver
are 4000 + DISPLAY_BASE to 4000 + DISPLAY_BASE + DISPLAY_LIMIT.
DISPLAY_BASE and DISPLAY_LIMIT are set in /usr/NX/etc/node.conf and the
defaults are DISPLAY_BASE=1000 and DISPLAY_LIMIT=200.
For encrypted nxserver sessions, only ssh is needed. [WIKI-nxserver]:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NX_Server
service: openvpn
OpenVPN
Service Type:
• simple
Server Ports:
• tcp/1194 udp/1194
Client Ports:
• default
Links
• Homepage (http://openvpn.net/)
• Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenVPN)
service: oracle
Oracle Database
Example:
server oracle accept
Service Type:
• simple
Server Ports:
• tcp/1521
Client Ports:
• default
Links
• Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oracle_db)
service: OSPF
Open Shortest Path First
Example:
server OSPF accept
Service Type:
• simple
Server Ports:
• 89/any
Client Ports:
• any
Links
• Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ospf)
service: ping
Ping (ICMP echo)
Example:
server ping accept
Service Type:
• complex
Server Ports:
• N/A
Client Ports:
• N/A
Links
• [Wikipedia][WIKI-ping]
Notes
This services matches requests of protocol ICMP and type echo-request
(TYPE=8) and their replies of type echo-reply (TYPE=0).
The ping service is stateful. [WIKI-ping]:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ping
service: pop3
Post Office Protocol
Example:
server pop3 accept
Service Type:
• simple
Server Ports:
• tcp/110
Client Ports:
• default
Links
• Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pop3)
service: pop3s
Secure Post Office Protocol
Example:
server pop3s accept
Service Type:
• simple
Server Ports:
• tcp/995
Client Ports:
• default
Links
• Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pop3)
service: portmap
Open Network Computing Remote Procedure Call - Port Mapper
Example:
server portmap accept
Service Type:
• simple
Server Ports:
• udp/111 tcp/111
Client Ports:
• any
Links
• Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portmap)
service: postgres
PostgreSQL
Example:
server postgres accept
Service Type:
• simple
Server Ports:
• tcp/5432
Client Ports:
• default
Links
• Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Postgres)
service: pptp
Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol
Example:
server pptp accept
Service Type:
• simple
Server Ports:
• tcp/1723
Client Ports:
• default
Netfilter Modules
• nf_conntrack_pptp CONFIG_NF_CONNTRACK_PPTP (http://cateee.net/lkddb/web-
lkddb/NF_CONNTRACK_PPTP.html)
• nf_conntrack_proto_gre CONFIG_NF_CT_PROTO_GRE (http://cateee.net/lkddb/web-
lkddb/NF_CT_PROTO_GRE.html)
Netfilter NAT Modules
• nf_nat_pptp CONFIG_NF_NAT_PPTP (http://cateee.net/lkddb/web-
lkddb/NF_NAT_PPTP.html)
• nf_nat_proto_gre CONFIG_NF_NAT_PROTO_GRE (http://cateee.net/lkddb/web-
lkddb/NF_NAT_PROTO_GRE.html)
Links
• Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pptp)
service: privoxy
Privacy Proxy
Example:
server privoxy accept
Service Type:
• simple
Server Ports:
• tcp/8118
Client Ports:
• default
Links
• Homepage (http://www.privoxy.org/)
service: radius
Remote Authentication Dial In User Service (RADIUS)
Example:
server radius accept
Service Type:
• simple
Server Ports:
• udp/1812 udp/1813
Client Ports:
• default
Links
• Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RADIUS)
service: radiusold
Remote Authentication Dial In User Service (RADIUS)
Example:
server radiusold accept
Service Type:
• simple
Server Ports:
• udp/1645 udp/1646
Client Ports:
• default
Links
• Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RADIUS)
service: radiusoldproxy
Remote Authentication Dial In User Service (RADIUS)
Example:
server radiusoldproxy accept
Service Type:
• simple
Server Ports:
• udp/1647
Client Ports:
• default
Links
• Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RADIUS)
service: radiusproxy
Remote Authentication Dial In User Service (RADIUS)
Example:
server radiusproxy accept
Service Type:
• simple
Server Ports:
• udp/1814
Client Ports:
• default
Links
• Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RADIUS)
service: rdp
Remote Desktop Protocol
Example:
server rdp accept
Service Type:
• simple
Server Ports:
• tcp/3389
Client Ports:
• default
Links
• [Wikipedia][WIKI-rdp]
Notes
Remote Desktop Protocol is also known also as Terminal Services. [WIKI-
rdp]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Remote_Desktop_Protocol
service: rndc
Remote Name Daemon Control
Example:
server rndc accept
Service Type:
• simple
Server Ports:
• tcp/953
Client Ports:
• default
Links
• Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rndc)
service: rsync
rsync protocol
Example:
server rsync accept
Service Type:
• simple
Server Ports:
• tcp/873 udp/873
Client Ports:
• default
Links
• Homepage (http://rsync.samba.org/)
• Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rsync)
service: rtp
Real-time Transport Protocol
Example:
server rtp accept
Service Type:
• simple
Server Ports:
• udp/10000:20000
Client Ports:
• any
Links
• [Wikipedia][WIKI-rtp]
Notes
RTP ports are generally all the UDP ports. This definition narrows down RTP
ports to UDP 10000 to 20000. [WIKI-rtp]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Real-
time_Transport_Protocol
service: samba
Samba Example:
server samba accept
Service Type:
• complex
Server Ports:
• many
Client Ports:
• default
Links
• [Homepage][HOME-samba]
• [Wikipedia][WIKI-samba]
Notes
The samba service automatically sets all the rules for netbios_ns,
netbios_dgm, netbios_ssn and microsoft_ds.
Please refer to the notes of the above services for more information.
NETBIOS initiates based on the broadcast address of an interface (request
goes to broadcast address) but the server responds from its own IP address.
This makes the “server samba accept” statement drop the server reply,
because of the way the iptables connection tracker works.
This service definition includes a hack, that allows a Linux samba server to
respond correctly in such situations, by allowing new outgoing connections
from the well known netbios_ns port to the clients high ports.
However, for clients and routers this hack is not applied because it would
open all unprivileged ports to the samba server. The only solution to
overcome the problem in such cases (routers or clients) is to build a trust
relationship between the samba servers and clients. [HOME-samba]:
http://www.samba.org/ [WIKI-samba]:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samba_(software)
service: sane
SANE Scanner service
Service Type:
• simple
Server Ports:
• tcp/6566
Client Ports:
• default
Netfilter Modules
• nf_conntrack_sane CONFIG_NF_CONNTRACK_SANE (http://cateee.net/lkddb/web-
lkddb/NF_CONNTRACK_SANE.html)
Netfilter NAT Modules
• N/A
Links
• Homepage (http://www.sane-project.org/)
service: sip
Session Initiation Protocol
Example:
server sip accept
Service Type:
• simple
Server Ports:
• tcp/5060 udp/5060
Client Ports:
• 5060 default
Netfilter Modules
• nf_conntrack_sip CONFIG_NF_CONNTRACK_SIP (http://cateee.net/lkddb/web-
lkddb/NF_CONNTRACK_SIP.html)
Netfilter NAT Modules
• nf_nat_sip CONFIG_NF_NAT_SIP (http://cateee.net/lkddb/web-lkddb/NF_NAT_SIP.html)
Links
• [Wikipedia][WIKI-sip]
Notes
SIP (http://www.voip-info.org/wiki/view/SIP) is an IETF standard protocol
(RFC 2543) for initiating interactive user sessions involving multimedia
elements such as video, voice, chat, gaming, etc. SIP works in the
application layer of the OSI communications model. [WIKI-sip]:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Session_Initiation_Protocol
service: smtp
Simple Mail Transport Protocol
Example:
server smtp accept
Service Type:
• simple
Server Ports:
• tcp/25
Client Ports:
• default
Links
• Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simple_Mail_Transfer_Protocol)
service: smtps
Secure Simple Mail Transport Protocol
Example:
server smtps accept
Service Type:
• simple
Server Ports:
• tcp/465
Client Ports:
• default
Links
• Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SMTPS)
service: snmp
Simple Network Management Protocol
Example:
server snmp accept
Service Type:
• simple
Server Ports:
• udp/161
Client Ports:
• default
Links
• Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simple_Network_Management_Protocol)
service: snmptrap
SNMP Trap
Example:
server snmptrap accept
Service Type:
• simple
Server Ports:
• udp/162
Client Ports:
• any
Links
• [Wikipedia][WIKI-snmptrap]
Notes
An SNMP trap is a notification from an agent to a manager. [WIKI-snmptrap]:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simple_Network_Management_Protocol#Trap
service: socks
SOCKet Secure
Example:
server socks accept
Service Type:
• simple
Server Ports:
• tcp/1080 udp/1080
Client Ports:
• default
Links
• [Wikipedia][WIKI-socks]
Notes
See also RFC 1928 (http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc1928.txt). [WIKI-socks]:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SOCKS
service: squid
Squid Web Cache
Example:
server squid accept
Service Type:
• simple
Server Ports:
• tcp/3128
Client Ports:
• default
Links
• Homepage (http://www.squid-cache.org/)
• Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Squid_(software))
service: ssh
Secure Shell Protocol
Example:
server ssh accept
Service Type:
• simple
Server Ports:
• tcp/22
Client Ports:
• default
Links
• Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secure_Shell)
service: stun
Session Traversal Utilities for NAT
Example:
server stun accept
Service Type:
• simple
Server Ports:
• udp/3478 udp/3479
Client Ports:
• any
Links
• [Wikipedia][WIKI-stun]
Notes
STUN (http://www.voip-info.org/wiki/view/STUN) is a protocol for assisting
devices behind a NAT firewall or router with their packet routing. [WIKI-
stun]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/STUN
service: submission
SMTP over SSL/TLS submission
Example:
server submission accept
Service Type:
• simple
Server Ports:
• tcp/587
Client Ports:
• default
Links
• [Wikipedia][WIKI-submission]
Notes
Submission is essentially normal SMTP with an SSL/TLS negotiation. [WIKI-
submission]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simple_Mail_Transfer_Protocol
service: sunrpc
Open Network Computing Remote Procedure Call - Port Mapper
Alias for portmap
service: swat
Samba Web Administration Tool
Example:
server swat accept
Service Type:
• simple
Server Ports:
• tcp/901
Client Ports:
• default
Links
• Homepage (http://www.samba.org/samba/docs/man/Samba-HOWTO-Collection/SWAT.html)
service: syslog
Syslog Remote Logging Protocol
Example:
server syslog accept
Service Type:
• simple
Server Ports:
• udp/514
Client Ports:
• 514 default
Links
• Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syslog)
service: telnet
Telnet Example:
server telnet accept
Service Type:
• simple
Server Ports:
• tcp/23
Client Ports:
• default
Links
• Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telnet)
service: tftp
Trivial File Transfer Protocol
Example:
server tftp accept
Service Type:
• simple
Server Ports:
• udp/69
Client Ports:
• default
Netfilter Modules
• nf_conntrack_tftp CONFIG_NF_CONNTRACK_TFTP (http://cateee.net/lkddb/web-
lkddb/NF_CONNTRACK_TFTP.html)
Netfilter NAT Modules
• nf_nat_tftp CONFIG_NF_NAT_TFTP (http://cateee.net/lkddb/web-
lkddb/NF_NAT_TFTP.html)
Links
• Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trivial_File_Transfer_Protocol)
service: time
Time Protocol
Example:
server time accept
Service Type:
• simple
Server Ports:
• tcp/37 udp/37
Client Ports:
• default
Links
• Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_Protocol)
service: timestamp
ICMP Timestamp
Example:
server timestamp accept
Service Type:
• complex
Server Ports:
• N/A
Client Ports:
• N/A
Links
• [Wikipedia][WIKI-timestamp]
Notes
This services matches requests of protocol ICMP and type timestamp-request
(TYPE=13) and their replies of type timestamp-reply (TYPE=14).
The timestamp service is stateful. [WIKI-timestamp]:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Control_Message_Protocol#Timestamp
service: tomcat
HTTP alternate port
Alias for httpalt
service: upnp
Universal Plug and Play
Example:
server upnp accept
Service Type:
• simple
Server Ports:
• udp/1900 tcp/2869
Client Ports:
• default
Links
• [Homepage][HOME-upnp]
• [Wikipedia][WIKI-upnp]
Notes
For a Linux implementation see: Linux IGD (http://linux-
igd.sourceforge.net/). [HOME-upnp]: http://upnp.sourceforge.net/ [WIKI-
upnp]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_Plug_and_Play
service: uucp
Unix-to-Unix Copy
Example:
server uucp accept
Service Type:
• simple
Server Ports:
• tcp/540
Client Ports:
• default
Links
• Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UUCP)
service: vmware
vmware Example:
server vmware accept
Service Type:
• simple
Server Ports:
• tcp/902
Client Ports:
• default
Notes
Used from VMWare 1 and up. See the VMWare KnowledgeBase
(http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalId=1012382).
service: vmwareauth
vmwareauth
Example:
server vmwareauth accept
Service Type:
• simple
Server Ports:
• tcp/903
Client Ports:
• default
Notes
Used from VMWare 1 and up. See the VMWare KnowledgeBase
(http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalId=1012382).
service: vmwareweb
vmwareweb
Example:
server vmwareweb accept
Service Type:
• simple
Server Ports:
• tcp/8222 tcp/8333
Client Ports:
• default
Notes
Used from VMWare 2 and up. See VMWare Server 2.0 release notes
(http://www.vmware.com/support/server2/doc/releasenotes_vmserver2.html) and
the VMWare KnowledgeBase
(http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalId=1012382).
service: vnc
Virtual Network Computing
Example:
server vnc accept
Service Type:
• simple
Server Ports:
• tcp/5900:5903
Client Ports:
• default
Links
• [Wikipedia][WIKI-vnc]
Notes
VNC is a graphical desktop sharing protocol. [WIKI-vnc]:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual_Network_Computing
service: webcache
HTTP alternate port
Alias for httpalt
service: webmin
Webmin Administration System
Example:
server webmin accept
Service Type:
• simple
Server Ports:
• tcp/10000
Client Ports:
• default
Links
• Homepage (http://www.webmin.com/)
service: whois
WHOIS Protocol
Example:
server whois accept
Service Type:
• simple
Server Ports:
• tcp/43
Client Ports:
• default
Links
• Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whois)
service: xbox
Xbox Live
Example:
client xbox accept
Service Type:
• complex
Server Ports:
• many
Client Ports:
• default
Notes
Definition for the Xbox live service.
See program source for contributor details.
service: xdmcp
X Display Manager Control Protocol
Example:
server xdmcp accept
Service Type:
• simple
Server Ports:
• udp/177
Client Ports:
• default
Links
• [Wikipedia][WIKI-xdmcp]
Notes
See Gnome Display Manager (http://www.jirka.org/gdm-documentation/x70.html)
for a discussion about XDMCP and firewalls (Gnome Display Manager is a
replacement for XDM). [WIKI-xdmcp]:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X_display_manager_(program_type)#X_Display_Manager_Control_Protocol
AUTHORS
FireHOL Team.