Thanks both – so if I do

 

sudo ufw allow from 192.168.0.99 to any port 22 

 

then am I doing anything other than saying 192.168.0.99 can ssh in to this 
machine?   This is what I’m trying to achieve but the “any” is confusing me 
somewhat – though the rule itself does seem to be doing what I want.

 

Cheers

Rob

 

From: Hampshire [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of 
Gareth Evans via Hampshire
Sent: 03 November 2017 15:28
To: Peter B.; Hampshire LUG Discussion List
Subject: Re: [Hampshire] ufw

 

man ufw doesn't seem to have much to say on the matter, but

 

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UFW

 

suggests "any" in this context means any destination IP address (given that 
there may be many associated with a host):

 

Allow by specific port, IP address and protocol

 

sudo ufw allow from <target> to <destination> port <port number> proto 
<protocol name>

 

example: allow IP address 192.168.0.4 access to port 22 using TCP

 

sudo ufw allow from 192.168.0.4 to any port 22 proto tcp

 

 

 

On Fri, 3 Nov 2017, at 14:57, Peter B. via Hampshire wrote:

>From any port on y Maybe?

 

On 3 Nov 2017 14:53, "Rob Malpass via Hampshire" <[email protected]> 
wrote:

Hi all

 

Simple question (I hope).   If I’m opening port x from ip address y on my 
network with the following command

 

sudo ufw allow from y to any port x

 

…then where does the “any” come from?   Anyone know?   Seems strange to say 
“any port” then list the port number – unless I’ve misunderstood the rule.

 

Cheers

Rob

 

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