Firewalls

Setting up a firewall in your GENI topology is as simple as dragging a node onto the experiment pane. Simply filter your list of resource types using the dropdown menu on the left. Select ‘firewall’:

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And drag it onto your experiment:

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You can network and configure the properties of a firewall just like you can with any other resource type. It’s just another node in the topology:

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In the properties window above, you can specify that the firewall is either open, closed, or basic.

  • Open: All traffic may flow freely
  • Closed: No traffic may flow
  • Basic: SSH and HTTP/HTTPs are allowed

Using an “open” style, you will be able to access the node to define rules at a later time.

Additional Resources

An emulab tutorial with more detail on firewalls: http://www.uky.emulab.net/tutorial/docwrapper.php3?docname=firewall.html