Firewall rules – SnapGear 1.7.8 User Manual

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Use the Add Hosts or Networks section to specify the specific machines or networks to
restrict outgoing access as shown in the following figure:

Figure 6.5 Outgoing access settings

Firewall rules

The Firewall Rules configuration page allows firewall experts to view the current firewall
rules and add custom firewall rules.

To access this page, click Rules in the Firewall menu. Only experts on firewalls and
iptables rules will be able to add effective custom firewall rules. Configuring the
SnapGear firewall via the Incoming Access and Outgoing Access configuration pages
is adequate for most applications.

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