fwbuilder(1)

1fwbuilder(1)                   Firewall Builder                   fwbuilder(1)
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NAME

6       fwbuilder - Multiplatform firewall configuration tool
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SYNOPSIS

9       /usr/bin/fwbuilder [-ffile.fwb] [-d] [-h] [-ofile] [-Pobject_name] [-r]
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DESCRIPTION

15       fwbuilder is the Graphic User Interface  (GUI)  component  of  Firewall
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18       Firewall Builder consists of a GUI and set of policy compilers for var‐
19       ious firewall platforms. It helps users maintain a database of  objects
20       and  allows  policy  editing using simple drag-and-drop operations. GUI
21       generates firewall description in the form of XML file, which compilers
22       then  interpret and generate platform-specific code. Several algorithms
23       are provided for automated network objects discovery and bulk import of
24       data.  The  GUI  and  policy compilers are completely independent, this
25       provides for a consistent abstract model and the same GUI for different
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28       Firewall  Builder  supports  firewalls  based on iptables (Linux kernel
29       2.4.x and  2.6.x,  see  fwb_ipt(1)),  ipfilter  (variety  of  platforms
30       including  *BSD,  Solaris  and others, see fwb_ipf(1)), pf (OpenBSD and
31       FreeBSD, see fwb_pf(1)), ipfw (FreeBSD and others), Cisco PIX (v6.x and
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OPTIONS

37       -f FILE
38              Specify the name of the file to be loaded when program starts.
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41       -r     When  this  command  line option is given in combination with -f
42              file, the program automatically opens RCS head revision  of  the
43              file  if file is in RCS. If file is not in RCS, this option does
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47       -d     Turns on debug mode. Note that in this mode the  program  gener‐
48              ates  lots  of output on standard error. This is used for debug‐
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61              Print  rules  and  objects for the firewall object "object_name"
62              and immediately exit. The program does not go  into  interactive
63              mode  and  does not need X11. Print output will be placed in the
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65              option  "-o",  print output is stored in the file "print.pdf" in
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FILES

71       $HOME/.qt/firewallbuilder2rc
72              Fwbuilder v2.1 stores user preferences in this file.
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75       $HOME/.config/netcitadel.com/Firewall Builder.conf
76              Fwbuilder v3.0 stores user preferences in this file.
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URL

80       Firewall  Builder  home  page  is  located  at   the   following   URL:
81       http://www.fwbuilder.org/
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BUGS

85       Please report bugs using bug tracking system on SourceForge:
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87       http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?group_id=5314&atid=105314
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