Red Hat Bugzilla – Bug 25932
firewall setup section: trusted nets widget inactive
Last modified: 2007-03-26 23:40:26 EDT
Subject says most of it. When setting up the firewall as part of the install, the widget that allows you to trust networks was inactive. That might have been because the installer didn't see either of my network cards (see earlier bug about sndconf and BIOS settings), but I'd figure I'd report it in case. Firewall rules are valid w/o devices, so I'd like to be able to set them up without the devices having to exist.
I've reinstalled Fisher again, and seem to have validated my hunch about the installer not seeing the NIC's. This install, the widget was perfectly active. I'm pretty sure that makes this bug a feature-request: "Please let me trust interfaces that don't exist yet for firewall rule purposes"
I disagree. I think it would be misleading for devices that don't exist to appear in the device list. Even though those firewall rules would be valid, I don't think it makes sense. However, I think it looks equally silly for an empty list to appear. I'm changing it so that if you don't have any network devices, the trusted devices list will not appear.
Dial-up links and PPP-refering firewall rules? Anyone?
No, because I think making the dial up adapter a trusted device is not a good idea. Brock, please verify that the trusted device widget does not appear if there are no network devices in the system.