User Guide

8 Firewall Commands
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firewall assign
Assign a chain to an entry point. An entry point, also referred to as hook or a Packet Interception
Point (PIP) is the location where packets are intercepted to be compared against a chain of rules
SYNTAX:
firewall assign hook = <{input|sink|forward|source|output}>
chain = <string>
hook The entry point's name to assign a chain to.
Choose between:
 input : The point off all incoming traffic.
At this point it can be determined whether the packet is allowed
to reach the SpeedTouchPro with Firewall IP router or local
host.
 sink : The point off all traffic destined to the SpeedTouchPro
with Firewall IP router itself.
At this point it can be determined whether the packet is allowed
to address the local host.
 forward : The point off all traffic to be forwarded by the
SpeedTouchPro with Firewall IP router.
At this point it can be determined whether the packet is allowed
to be handled, i.e. routed.
 source : The point off all traffic sourced by the
SpeedTouchPro with Firewall IP router.
At this point it can be determined whether the packet is allowed
to leave the local host.
 output : The point off all outgoing traffic.
At this point it can be determined whether the packet is allowed
to leave the SpeedTouchPro with Firewall IP router or local
host.
REQUIRED
chain The name of the chain to use. REQUIRED
EXAMPLE:
=>firewall list
assign hook=sink chain=sink
assign hook=forward chain=forward
assign hook=source chain=source
=>firewall chain create chain Telnet
=>firewall assign hook=sink chain=Telnet
=>firewall list
assign hook=sink chain=Telnet
assign hook=forward chain=forward
assign hook=source chain=source
=>
RELATED COMMANDS:
firewall chain create Create a chain.
firewall chain list Show a list of all current chains.