nixpkgs/nixos/doc/manual/configuration/firewall.xml
Robin Gloster 4c8a198f12 tests/docs: remove remnants of old allowPing default ()
This has been defaulting to true since 16.03, we don't need this code
anymore, also the note in the documentation has been obsolete for quite
a while.
2018-10-30 22:26:43 +01:00

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<section xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook"
xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"
xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"
version="5.0"
xml:id="sec-firewall">
<title>Firewall</title>
<para>
NixOS has a simple stateful firewall that blocks incoming connections and
other unexpected packets. The firewall applies to both IPv4 and IPv6 traffic.
It is enabled by default. It can be disabled as follows:
<programlisting>
<xref linkend="opt-networking.firewall.enable"/> = false;
</programlisting>
If the firewall is enabled, you can open specific TCP ports to the outside
world:
<programlisting>
<xref linkend="opt-networking.firewall.allowedTCPPorts"/> = [ 80 443 ];
</programlisting>
Note that TCP port 22 (ssh) is opened automatically if the SSH daemon is
enabled (<option><xref linkend="opt-services.openssh.enable"/> =
true</option>). UDP ports can be opened through
<xref linkend="opt-networking.firewall.allowedUDPPorts"/>.
</para>
<para>
To open ranges of TCP ports:
<programlisting>
<xref linkend="opt-networking.firewall.allowedTCPPortRanges"/> = [
{ from = 4000; to = 4007; }
{ from = 8000; to = 8010; }
];
</programlisting>
Similarly, UDP port ranges can be opened through
<xref linkend="opt-networking.firewall.allowedUDPPortRanges"/>.
</para>
</section>