Specifications

Figure 3.29: Configuration of the Generic Proxy
and asterisk (‘*’). The wild card ‘?’ stands for any character at all. Aster-
isk ‘*’ represents any number of any characters.
If one or more allow attributes are set for a rule, all connections that do not
match any of these attributes are immediately rejected. The same thing is the
case for the deny attributes. Incoming TCP connections from a source ad-
dress that matches a deny rule are immediately rejected. Others are allowed.
Click the ‘IP Filter Configuration’ tab. The automatic IP filter configuration is
activated by default. In addition, you can activate logging for “Access Viola-
tions” by checking it. Then select those IP addresses that should have access
to rinetd and click ‘Add’.
To edit an existing rule, select the rule from the list and click ‘Edit’. A dialog
appears in which the current settings are visible. Make changes and confirm
‘Ok’. To delete a rule, select it and press ‘Delete’. With ‘Finish’, complete the
configuration of the generic proxy.
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