fwb_ipfw(1) Firewall Builder fwb_ipfw(1)NAME
fwb_ipfw - Policy compiler for ipfw
SYNOPSIS
fwb_ipfw [-vVx] [-d wdir] [-o output.fw] [-i] -f data_file.xml object_name
DESCRIPTION
fwb_ipfw is a firewall policy compiler component of Firewall Builder (see fwbuilder(1)). This compiler generates code for ipfw - a firewall
and traffic shaper in FreeBSD (see ipfw(8)). Compiler reads objects definitions and firewall description from the data file specified with
"-f" option and generates firewall configuration and activation script.
The generated file has a name that starts with the name of the firewall object, with an extension ".fw". It is a shell script that flushes
current policy, then loads new filter and nat rules.
The data file and the name of the firewall objects must be specified on the command line. Other command line parameters are optional.
OPTIONS -f FILE
Specify the name of the data file to be processed.
-o output.fw
Specify output file name
-d wdir
Specify working directory. Compiler creates firewall activation script in this directory. If this parameter is missing, then all
files will be placed in the current working directory.
-v Be verbose: compiler prints diagnostic messages when it works.
-V Print version number and quit.
-i When this option is present, the last argument on the command line is supposed to be firewall object ID rather than its name
-x Generate debugging information while working. This option is intended for debugging only and may produce lots of cryptic messages.
NOTES
Support for ipfw was added in version 1.0.10 of Firewall Builder
URL
Firewall Builder home page is located at the following URL: http://www.fwbuilder.org/
BUGS
Please report bugs using bug tracking system on SourceForge:
http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?group_id=5314&atid=105314
SEE ALSO fwbuilder(1), fwb_ipt(1), fwb_pf(1)fwb_ipf(1)FWB fwb_ipfw(1)
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fwbuilder(1) Firewall Builder fwbuilder(1)NAME
fwbuilder - Multiplatform firewall configuration tool
SYNOPSIS
/usr/bin/fwbuilder [-ffile.fwb] [-d] [-h] [-ofile] [-Pobject_name] [-r] [-v]
DESCRIPTION
fwbuilder is the Graphic User Interface (GUI) component of Firewall Builder.
Firewall Builder consists of a GUI and set of policy compilers for various firewall platforms. It helps users maintain a database of
objects and allows policy editing using simple drag-and-drop operations. GUI generates firewall description in the form of XML file, which
compilers then interpret and generate platform-specific code. Several algorithms are provided for automated network objects discovery and
bulk import of data. The GUI and policy compilers are completely independent, this provides for a consistent abstract model and the same
GUI for different firewall platforms.
Firewall Builder supports firewalls based on iptables (Linux kernel 2.4.x and 2.6.x, see fwb_ipt(1)), ipfilter (variety of platforms
including *BSD, Solaris and others, see fwb_ipf(1)), pf (OpenBSD and FreeBSD, see fwb_pf(1)), ipfw (FreeBSD and others), Cisco PIX (v6.x
and 7.x) and Cisco IOS extended access lists.
OPTIONS -f FILE
Specify the name of the file to be loaded when program starts.
-r When this command line option is given in combination with -f file, the program automatically opens RCS head revision of the file if
file is in RCS. If file is not in RCS, this option does nothing and the file is opened as usual.
-d Turns on debug mode. Note that in this mode the program generates lots of output on standard error. This is used for debugging.
-h Prints brief help message
-o file
Specify the name of the file for the print output, see option "-P".
-P object_name
Print rules and objects for the firewall object "object_name" and immediately exit. The program does not go into interactive mode.
Print output will be placed in the file specified with "-o" option. If file name is not given with option "-o", print output is
stored in the file "print.pdf" in the current directory.
FILES
$HOME/.qt/firewallbuilder2rc
Fwbuilder v2.1 stores user preferences in this file.
$HOME/.config/netcitadel.com/Firewall Builder.conf
Fwbuilder v3.0 stores user preferences in this file.
URL
Firewall Builder home page is located at the following URL: http://www.fwbuilder.org/
BUGS
Please report bugs using bug tracking system on SourceForge:
http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?group_id=5314&atid=105314
SEE ALSO fwblookup(1), fwb_ipt(1), fwb_ipf(1), fwb_pf(1)FWB fwbuilder(1)